Cultural Beliefs Flashcards
How may pharmaceutical companies discriminate against a person
By making a drug that is more effective for a specific ethnic background
Can diseases be discriminating?
Yes
E.g. black and Asian patients more likely to die from covid
Is age a discriminating factor in patients?
Yes
Older patients more likely to die from covid
Why are BAME patients discriminated against?
Due to lack of evidence
Lack of research into why conditions affect BAME patients more
Doctors unaware of BAME diseases and symptoms
What does BAME stand for
Black, Asian, minority ethnic
What is the tutor hearts inverse care law and an example
“Those with the greatest need and greatest propensity to benefit are likely to get the least”
Bangladesh’s in uk have some of the lowest benefit claims even though amongst highest poverty levels
What are the significant variations in non-whites receiving healthcare
- less likely to be given advice
- less likely to have BP checked
- usually recieve lower quality of care
- usually have to wait longer for treatment
2 factors that affect access and outcomes of healthcare
- Provider
competence of practitioner. They aware of BAME diseases?
Drugs effective for BAME?
Interpreter
Efficient referral? - Structural
Resources available?
BAME job aligning with gp times?
Legal insurance of migrants fr healthcare services
What is intersectionality???
Interaction of “Interlocking influences” that affect health outcome
Influences: location, access to health service, experience & education, poverty
All these factors influence each other
What is culture?
When a group of people is characterised by a set of shared attitudes, values & practices
Factors that determine a culture:
Religion
Diet
Language
History
Music
Family
Impact of racism
Not only ethnicity: deaf, LQBT, sexual orientation
What contributes to a persons ethnicity
Location
Poverty
Access to services
Education and experience
