Perceived discrimination as a barrier for the adequate treatment of chronic diseases in Venezuelan migrants from Peru

Abstract

Objective: To determine the association between perceived discrimination and receiving adequate treatment for chronic diseases in Venezuelan migrants. Methodology: A cross-sectional study was performed. This is a secondary analysis of the ENPOVE national survey from Peru. The association between the perceived discrimination and receiving adequate treatment for chronic diseases was evaluated using a Poisson regression model, considering the adjusted effect of the multistage sampling. Results: A total of 865 migrants were evaluated (age: 36.6 ± 0.7 years and 58.2% women). Of these, 54.8% perceived discrimination, and 89.2% did not receive adequate treatment for chronic diseases. Perceived discrimination was significantly associated with a lower prevalence of receiving adequate treatment for chronic diseases (PRa = 0.49; 95%CI 0.25 – 0.97). Conclusion: This study evidenced that perceived discrimination decreases the prevalence of receiving adequate treatment for chronic diseases by approximately 50% compared with those who did not perceive discrimination.

Políticas públicas dirigidas al acceso de vacunación de COVID-19 para migrantes en situación irregular: Análisis desde un marco de interseccionalidad

“…En promedio, el 68% de migrantes venezolanos que ingresaron a Brasil, Chile, Colombia y Ecuador durante el inicio de la pandemia por COVID-19 lo hicieron de manera irregular debido al cierre de fronteras, el endurecimiento de restricciones, así como el vencimiento de visas de residencia y permisos de trabajo (Inter-Agency Coordination Platform for Refugees and Migrants from Venezuela, 2022a). Los migrantes en situación irregular son particularmente vulnerables frente al COVID-19 debido a los peligros e insalubridad a la que están expuestos durante el tránsito (Liberona Concha, 2020), el hacinamiento y la precarización en las condiciones del trabajo informal (Sector Regional de Protección de la Plataforma R4V et al, 2021), y los obstáculos legales, financieros y de discriminación en la atención médica (Delgado-Flores et al, 2021).…”