Arch Mainous, PhD

Phone: 843.792.6986
E-mail: mainouag@musc.edu

University of South Carolina

Completed Projects

Diabetes and Hypertension in Rural Hispanics, Lead researcher
Research center: South Carolina Rural Health Research Center
Funder: Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics: Chronic diseases and conditions, Cultural competency, Health disparities, Hispanics, Minority health
The project will examine the similarities and differences between rural and urban Hispanics and Caucasian adults diagnosed with diabetes mellitus and hypertension.

Insurance Status and Quality of Care for Children in Rural Areas: 1993-2000, Lead researcher
Research center: South Carolina Rural Health Research Center
Funder: Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics: Children, Health insurance and the uninsured, Minority health, Poverty, Quality

Publications

• Rural Minority Children's Access To And Timeliness Of Immunizations: 1993-2001
  Author(s): Arch G. Mainous III, Terrence E. Steyer, Mark E. Geesey
  Research center: South Carolina Rural Health Research Center
  Topics: Children, Health promotion and disease prevention, Minority health
  Date: 11 / 2003
  The purpose of this study is to assess the quality of pediatric health care provided to rural minorities using timeliness of immunization receipt as a marker for quality. Findings include: 1) Children living in rural areas are less likely to receive newly recommended vaccines within the first two years after introduction of the recommendation.; 2) There are no significant differences in the percentages of children up-to-date with their immunizations between Whites, Blacks, and Hispanics living in urban and rural areas.; 3) By 2001 lack of health insurance was the strongest predictor for children not receiving their immunizations in a timely manner.; 4) When using national surveys, there is significant year-to-year variation in the percentage of children who are up-to-date with their immunizations. Executive summary available online.
• Rural Residence and Hispanic Ethnicity: Doubly Disadvantaged for Diabetes?
  Author(s): Richelle J. Koopman, Arch G. Mainous III, Mark E. Geesey
  Research center: South Carolina Rural Health Research Center
  Topics: Chronic diseases and conditions, Hispanics, Minority health
  Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 22(1), 63-8
  Date: 2006
  Reports the results of a study to determine whether living in a rural area and being Hispanic confers special risks for diagnosis and control of diabetes.