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Mercedes Miranda-Tueros, Sonny Sthefanie Velarde-Meza, J Jhonnel Alarco
medRxiv, 2023
medRxiv, 2023
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Miranda-Tueros, M., Velarde-Meza, S. S., & Alarco, J. J. (2023). Disability associated with failure to seek medical care among Venezuelan immigrants in Peru. medRxiv.
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Miranda-Tueros, Mercedes, Sonny Sthefanie Velarde-Meza, and J Jhonnel Alarco. “Disability Associated with Failure to Seek Medical Care among Venezuelan Immigrants in Peru.” MedRxiv, 2023.
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Miranda-Tueros, Mercedes, et al. “Disability Associated with Failure to Seek Medical Care among Venezuelan Immigrants in Peru.” MedRxiv, 2023.
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@unpublished{miranda-tueros2023a,
title = {Disability associated with failure to seek medical care among Venezuelan immigrants in Peru},
year = {2023},
journal = {medRxiv},
author = {Miranda-Tueros, Mercedes and Velarde-Meza, Sonny Sthefanie and Alarco, J Jhonnel}
}
Abstract
Background Currently, there are more than six million Venezuelan immigrants worldwide. This study aimed to estimate the association between disability and failure to seek medical care among Venezuelan immigrants in Peru.
Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted using secondary data of the Encuesta Dirigida a la Población Venezolana que Reside en el País (ENPOVE) 2018. We developed four Poisson regression models and calculated prevalence ratios (PR) with their 95% confidence intervals (95% CI).
Results After adjusting for multiple confounding variables, we found that immigrants who reported having only one type of disability were 78% more likely not to seek medical care compared with immigrants without disability (PR = 1.78; 95% CI 1.15–2.76).
Conclusions Venezuelan immigrants with disabilities in Peru seek less medical care than those without disabilities.
Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted using secondary data of the Encuesta Dirigida a la Población Venezolana que Reside en el País (ENPOVE) 2018. We developed four Poisson regression models and calculated prevalence ratios (PR) with their 95% confidence intervals (95% CI).
Results After adjusting for multiple confounding variables, we found that immigrants who reported having only one type of disability were 78% more likely not to seek medical care compared with immigrants without disability (PR = 1.78; 95% CI 1.15–2.76).
Conclusions Venezuelan immigrants with disabilities in Peru seek less medical care than those without disabilities.