Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the factors that are associated with health care access and utilization among Mexican-origin Latinos in the United States. This study focused on the association between citizenship status, insurance type, and demographic characteristics and how health care is accessed and utilized (i.e.., physician visit, usual source of care, foregone or delay in care, visit the emergency department). This quantitative study analyzed secondary data obtained from the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS). There were several significant findings in health usage among Mexican-Americans in the United States. The study found that women visited the doctor more than males. A majority of the respondents reported seeing the doctor at least once in the past year, had a usual source of care, and did not experience a delay in medical care. Non-citizens were least likely to visit the emergency room in the past 12 months. Medicare recipients averaged more visits than respondents with other insurance types. The results found that respondents who had Medicare had more number of doctor visits in the past year than the respondents who had Medicaid and employer-based insurance. Nearly a quarter of the uninsured did not have a usual source of care.

Details

Title
Health Care Access among Mexican-Origin Latinos in the United States: A Quantitative Study
Author
Mendoza, Jennifer Nancy
Publication year
2021
Publisher
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses
ISBN
9798538102303
Source type
Dissertation or Thesis
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2572603383
Copyright
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