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Role of English Proficiency and Area of Residence in the Use of Adult Preventive Health Services Among Latino Subgroups
Little is known about the use of preventive services among Hispanic subgroups residing in rural areas. The present study is exploratory and descriptive. It will analyze the use of preventive health services among Mexican-Americans, Puerto Ricans, Cuban-Americans and other Latinos and its relationship to language and place of residence (urban vs. rural). The results will be compared to non-Hispanic Whites and non-Hispanic African Americans. We will perform a cross-sectional analysis using data from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) data for the years 1998, 1999, and 2000. An exploratory analysis, not separating rural from urban residents, suggests differences in preventive health services use across Latino populations, as well as in contrast with other groups.
Publications
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Use of Preventive Services Among Hispanic Sub-Groups: Does One Size Fit All?
Author(s): Myriam E. Torres, Jessica D. Bellinger, Janice C. Probst, Nusrat Harun, and Andrew O. Johnson
Date: 07 / 2007
The Hispanic population, the largest and fastest growing minority group in the nation, is generally under-served with regard to health services. This executive summary includes results from the exploration of the use of preventive health services among Mexicans, Puerto-Ricans, Cubans, and “other” Latinos (persons from all other Spanish-speaking countries such as Spain, Central and South America) and examined how the use of preventive services was influenced by nation of origin and by rural versus urban residence.
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Use of Preventive Services Among Hispanic Sub-Groups: Does One Size Fit All? (Fact Sheet)
Author(s): Myriam E. Torres, Jessica D. Bellinger, Janice C. Probst, Nusrat Harun, and Andrew O. Johnson
Date: 2007
This Fact Sheet provides key facts on preventive health services provided to rural Hispanics.
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