Forgone healthcare among Asian adolescents in New Zealand linked to racism from health providers

 

This paper uses Youth19 data to explore factors predicting forgone healthcare among Asian adolescents

The study found that some factors impacting students’ access to health services, such as discrimination by healthcare professionals, were consistent across Asian groups. Other factors varied between South and East Asian students, highlighting the importance of disaggregating Asian youth data.

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