Where Would You Rather Live If You Were Insured? Assessing Community Uninsurance Spillover Effects on the InsuredSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 14 - Trang 706-714 - 2011
Rachel R. Hardeman, Carolyn García, José A. Pagán
This study sought to understand the cost, quality of, and access to health care for the insured population in the context of spillover effects resulting from community-level uninsurance. We examined the health care access, quality, and cost experienced by insured Latina mothers in two communities, Minneapolis, Minnesota and McAllen, Texas. These communities differ substantially by the size of the ...... hiện toàn bộ
Binge Drinking Among Male Mexican Immigrants in Rural North CarolinaSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 13 - Trang 664-670 - 2010
Sharon Loury, Elizabeth Jesse, Qiang Wu
While it is clear that alcohol use among immigrants from Mexico has serious consequences, limited data exist on the correlates of this behavior for Mexican immigrants residing in rural, traditionally non-Hispanic settings. A cross-sectional survey with an outreach approach was used to target 173 male Mexican immigrants in rural eastern North Carolina. Questionnaires including demographics, pre and...... hiện toàn bộ
Patient and Physician Factors Associated with Undisclosed Prostate Cancer Screening in a Sample of Predominantly Immigrant Black MenSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 19 - Trang 1343-1350 - 2016
Stephen J. Lepore, Rasmi G. Nair, Stacy N. Davis, Randi L. Wolf, Charles E. Basch, Nigel Thomas, Celia Shmukler, Ralph Ullman
Medical guidelines do not recommend prostate cancer screening, particularly without informed and shared decision making. This study investigates undisclosed opportunistic screening using prostate specific antigen (PSA) testing in black immigrant and African American men. Participants (N = 142) were insured urban men, 45- to 70-years old. Patients’ reports of testing were compared with medical clai...... hiện toàn bộ
Maternal Health Concerns for Pregnant Labor-Trafficked People: A Scoping ReviewSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 25 - Trang 899-905 - 2023
Jaya Prakash, Tahireh Markert, Paul A. Bain, Hanni Stoklosa
We set out to map the (1) living/occupational hazards, (2) health outcomes, and (3) barriers to care that exist for pregnant labor-trafficked people. Eight databases were systematically searched based on inclusion criteria. Five papers were eligible for inclusion. Data on study characteristics, social determinants, hazardous exposures, health outcomes, and barriers to care were extracted and synth...... hiện toàn bộ
Correlates of Physical Activity Differ by Sex and Country of Birth Among Mexican-Heritage YouthSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - - 2016
Anna V. Wilkinson, Erline E. Miller, Laura M. Koehly, Carrie R. Daniel, Michele R. Forman
Barriers to physical activity (PA) may be experienced differently by sex and country of birth. We examine psychosocial correlates of PA in four groups based on sex (boy/girl) and country of birth [Mexico/United States (U.S.)]. 1154 Mexican heritage adolescents residing in Houston, Texas provided psychosocial data in 2008–09 and PA (number of days per week active for at least 60 min) in 2010–11 (N ...... hiện toàn bộ
Morbidity, Self-Perceived Health and Mortality Among non-Western Immigrants and Their Descendants in Denmark in a Life Phase PerspectiveSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 19 - Trang 448-476 - 2016
Signe Smith Jervelund, Sanam Malik, Nanna Ahlmark, Sarah Fredsted Villadsen, Annemette Nielsen, Kathrine Vitus
To enable preventive policies to address health inequity across ethnic groups, this review overviews the current knowledge on morbidity, self-perceived health and mortality among non-Western immigrants and their descendants in Denmark. A systematic search in PUBMED, SCOPUS, Embase and Cochrane as well as in national databases was undertaken. The final number of publications included was 45. Adult ...... hiện toàn bộ