Social Discrimination As A Barrier For The Treatment Of Chronic Diseases In Venezuelan Migrants Of Peru

Abstract

Objective: To determine the association between discrimination and treatment of chronic diseases in Venezuelan emigrants. Methodology: Cross-sectional study, secondary analysis of the database of the "Survey directed at the Venezuelan population residing in the country" (ENPOVE), carried out in Peru in 2018. To evaluate the main association, we used a regression model of poisson, by adjusting the effect of the multistage sample using the svy command, and obtaining prevalence ratios (RP) with their respective confidence intervals (95% CI).Results: A population of 865 Venezuelans (58.2% women, mean age: 36.6 ± 0.7 years) were evaluated, in which 54.8% reported having felt discriminated against for being Venezuelan and 89.2% reported not receiving treatment for their chronic disease. A statistically significant association was found between having been discriminated for being Venezuelan and having received treatment for chronic diseases, in the bivariate model (RPc: 0.38; 95% CI: 0.20–0.73) and the adjusted model (RPa: 0.49; 95% CI: 0.25–0.97).Conclusion: Our study found that having felt discriminated against decreases the prevalence of receiving treatment for chronic diseases by approximately 50% compared to those who did not report having been discriminated against. Future studies are necessary to evaluate the consistency of the results, with a larger population of Venezuelans residing in Peru.