Demographic and socio-cultural correlates of medical mistrust in two Australian States: Victoria and South Australia

Andre Renzaho; Michael Jay Polonsky; Zoe McQuilten; Neil Waters

doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2013.09.010

Demographic and socio-cultural correlates of medical mistrust in two Australian States: Victoria and South Australia

Andre Renzaho
, Michael Jay Polonsky
, Zoe McQuilten
, Neil Waters

School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine

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Abstract

Studies on medical mistrust have mainly focused on depicting the association between medical mistrust and access/utilization of healthcare services. The effect of broader socio-demographic and psycho-social factors on medical mistrust remains poorly documented. The study examined the effect of broader socio-demographic factors, acculturation, and discrimination on medical mistrust among 425 African migrants living in Victoria and South Australia, Australia. After adjusting for socio-demographic factors, low medical mistrust scores (i.e., more trusting of the system) were associated with refugee (?=-4.27, p

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	216 - 224
Number of pages	9
Journal	Health and Place
Volume	24
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2013.09.010
Publication status	Published - 2013

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Demographic and socio-cultural correlates of medical mistrust in two Australian States: Victoria and South Australia

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