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ArticleAmerican journal of public health2008

Language spoken and differences in health status, access to care, and receipt of preventive services among US Hispanics.

C Annette DuBard, Ziya Gizlice

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Article in American journal of public health, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 205 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

C Annette DuBardCecil G Sheps Center for Health Services Research, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7590, USA. adubard@schsr.unc.edu
Ziya Gizlice
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesWe examined self-reported health status, health behaviors, access to care, and use of preventive services of the US Hispanic adult population to identify language-associated disparities.

methodsWe analyzed 2003 to 2005 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data from 45 076 Hispanic adults in 23 states, who represented 90% of the US Hispanic population, and compared 25 health indicators between Spanish-speaking Hispanics and English-speaking Hispanics.

resultsPhysical activity and rates of chronic disease, obesity, and smoking were significantly lower among Spanish-speaking Hispanics than among English-speaking Hispanics. Spanish-speaking Hispanics reported far worse health status and access to care than did English-speaking Hispanics (39% vs 17% in fair or poor health, 55% vs 23% uninsured, and 58% vs 29% without a personal doctor) and received less preventive care. Adjustment for demographic and socioeconomic factors did not mitigate the influence of language on these health indicators.

conclusionsSpanish-language preference marks a particularly vulnerable subpopulation of US Hispanics who have less access to care and use of preventive services. Priority areas for Spanish-speaking adults include maintenance of healthy behaviors, promotion of physical activity and preventive health care, and increased access to care.

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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemHealth Status IndicatorsAcculturationAdultAgedChronic DiseaseFemaleHealth BehaviorHealth Services AccessibilityHispanic or LatinoHumansLanguageMaleMass ScreeningMiddle AgedPrevalence

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PMID18799780
PMCPMC2636430
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