Abstracts
Résumé
Cette étude a utilisé les données sur les médecins, la facturation et le recensement de 2016 dont dispose l’ICES pour examiner l’accès potentiel à des médecins de famille francophones pour les francophones résidant dans 1 643 aires de diffusion agrégées (ADA) de l’Ontario. L’Ontario compte 550 280 francophones, soit 4,1 % de sa population. Nous avons identifié 8 199 médecins de famille, parmi lesquels 1 169 se sont autodéclarés francophones. Le ratio provincial global pour les francophones était de 2,12 médecins par 1 000 résidentes et résidents, comparativement à un ratio de 0,66 pour les anglophones. Dans les ADA où les francophones étaient majoritaires, le ratio pour les francophones était inférieur au ratio pour les anglophones (0,63 vs 2,02), alors que dans toutes les autres ADA, le ratio francophone était plus élevé (3,46 vs 0,62 dans les 83,4 % des ADA où les francophones représentaient >0 % à <5 % de la population). Huit ADA du Nord-Est et de l’Est de l’Ontario présentaient un déficit relatif important de médecins de famille francophones par rapport au ratio provincial. Ces résultats donnent un aperçu des régions qui pourraient bénéficier de programmes visant à éliminer les barrières linguistiques.
Mots-clés :
- Concordance linguistique,
- médecins de famille,
- accès aux soins primaires,
- francophones,
- Ontario
Abstract
This study used physician, billing and 2016 Census data held at IC/ES to examine the potential for access to French-speaking family physicians for Francophones residing in 1,643 aggregate dissemination areas (ADAs). Ontario has 550,280 francophone residents, making up 4.1% of its population. We identified 8,199 family physicians, among them 1,169 self-reported as French-speaking. The overall provincial Francophone ratio was 2.12 family physicians per 1000 Francophone residents, compared to an Anglophone ratio of 0.66 per 1000 Anglophone residents. In ADAs where Francophones constituted the majority, the mean Francophone ratio was lower than the Anglophone ratio (0.63 vs. 2.02), whereas in all other ADAs the mean Francophone ratio was higher (3.46 vs. 0.62 in the 83.4% of ADAs where Francophones were >0% to <5% of the population). Eight ADAs in northeastern and eastern Ontario had a large relative deficit in French-speaking family physicians compared to the provincial ratio. These findings offer insights about areas that could benefit from strategies addressing linguistic barriers.
Keywords:
- Language concordance,
- family physicians,
- access to primary care,
- Francophones,
- Ontario
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