Objectives: We sought to determine if trust in government institutions mediate the relationship between experiences of discrimination and health care utilization during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods: We used data from Statistics Canada's Crowdsourcing Data: Impacts of COVID-19 on Canadians-Experiences of Discrimination. We used generalized linear latent and mixed models (Gllamm) with a binomial and logit link function as well as generalized structural equation modeling (GSEM) to determine if reported discrimination and trust were associated with difficulties in accessing health services, health care, and the likelihood of experiencing negative health impacts. We also examined if trust mediated the relationship between experiences of discrimination and these health outcomes. Our analytical sample consisted of 2568 individuals who self-identified as belonging to a visible minority group.
Results: The multivariate results indicate that experiences of discrimination during COVID-19 were associated with higher odds of reporting difficulties in accessing general health services (OR = 1.99, p ≤ 0.01), receiving care (OR = 1.65, p ≤ 0.01), and higher likelihood of reporting negative health impacts (OR = 1.68, p ≤ 0.01). Our mediation analysis indicated that trust in public institutions explained a substantial portion of the association between reported discrimination and all the health outcomes, although the effects of experiencing discrimination remain significant and robust.
Conclusion: The findings show that building and maintaining trust is important and critical in a pandemic recovery world to build back better.
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