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Inequalities In Social Determinants Of Health In The Ontario Transgender Population, Rachel E. Giblon
Inequalities In Social Determinants Of Health In The Ontario Transgender Population, Rachel E. Giblon
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This study examined how everyday living conditions known to influence health outcomes – social determinants of health – differ between transgender Ontarians and the general Ontario population. Previously collected data on social determinants, demographics, health, and health care from trans (n=433) and non-trans individuals (n=39980) living in Ontario were used. Standardized risk differences showed that significantly more trans individuals were underpaid and underemployed, unable to complete their post-secondary education, and had experienced food insecurity, social exclusion and unmet health care needs. Differences were largest comparing trans men to cisgender men of the same age distribution. Findings from this study identified …
Access To Care And The Impact Of Inequality Among Individuals With A History Of Mental Illness, Heather Atyeo
Access To Care And The Impact Of Inequality Among Individuals With A History Of Mental Illness, Heather Atyeo
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Using an Intersectionality framework, a secondary analysis of pre-existing data from the CURA2 Poverty and Social Inclusion study (Forchuk et al., 2010-2015) was used to explore the relationship between experiences of oppression and self-rated health among a cross-section of 293 community dwelling participants with a mental illness. Binary logistic regression was used to estimate the association between self-rated health and social identity (gender, ethnicity, education, homelessness, employment, disability); health care access was tested for both mediating and moderating effects. The final model explained between 18.9-25.2% of the variance in self-rated health; four independent variables made unique statistically significant contributions to …