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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“The beautiful thing about the growing number of young New Zealanders who name Asia as a place of origin is that they simply cannot be contained within the boxes that New Zealand often assigns to them – and their many special strengths, challenges, and experiences are mapped out in these pages.” –– Anya Satyanand, CEO Leadership New Zealand

This report highlights the health and wellbeing findings for Asian students living in Aotearoa from the Youth19 Rangatahi Smart Survey. Watch our launch webinar here.