Inequitable health service use in a Canadian paediatric population: A cross ‐sectional study of individual‐ and contextual‐level factors

ConclusionsResults may inform future investigation of the potential inequity of health service use for subgroups of children whose mothers are of lower parity and not Canadian‐born. An understanding of these inequities may inform future healthcare policy and care for paediatric populations.Key Messages A novel method to analytically assess inequity in health service use was explored. The effect of children's health condition on health service use depended on maternal parity and nativity to Canada. Child health service use did not vary by the neighbourhood in which children resided. Healthcare policy could benefit from further investigation of the observed inequities.

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Source: Child: Care, Health and Development - July 23, 2017 Category: Child Development Authors: C. Holtz, J. Gilliland, A. Thind, P. Wilk, M. K. Campbell Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research