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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2024

Examining Health-Seeking Behavior among Diverse Ethnic Subgroups within Black Populations in the United States and Canada: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Yordanos M Tiruneh, Oluwatunmininu Anwoju, Ariel C Harrison, Martha T Garcia, Shauna K Elbers

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Yordanos M TirunehSchool of Medicine, University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, TX 75708, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9296-9908
Oluwatunmininu AnwojuHCA Houston Healthcare, Kingwood, TX 77339, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3413-3835
Ariel C HarrisonSchool of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Martha T GarciaSchool of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA.
Shauna K ElbersSchool of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, University of Washington Bothell, Bothell, WA 98011, USA.

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University of Washington Bothell, School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences Initiatives to Develop Interdisciplinary Scholarship and Collaboration grantUniversity of Washington Bothell, School of Nursing and Health Studies Interdisciplinary Pilot Grant
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The Black populations, often treated as ethnically homogenous, face a constant challenge in accessing and utilizing healthcare services. This study examines the intra-group differences in health-seeking behavior among diverse ethnic subgroups within Black communities. A cross-sectional analysis included 239 adults ≥18 years of age who self-identified as Black in the United States and Canada. Multiple logistic regression assessed the relationship between health-seeking behaviors and ethnic origin, controlling for selected social and health-related factors. The mean age of the participants was 38.6 years, 31% were male, and 20% were unemployed. Sixty-one percent reported a very good or excellent health status, and 59.7% were not receiving treatment for chronic conditions. Advancing age (OR = 1.05, CI: 1.01-1.09), female gender (OR = 3.09, CI: 1.47-6.47), and unemployment (OR = 3.46, CI: 1.35-8.90) were associated with favorable health-seeking behaviors. Compared with the participants with graduate degrees, individuals with high school diplomas or less (OR = 3.80, CI: 1.07-13.4) and bachelor's degrees (OR = 3.57, CI: 1.3-9.23) were more inclined to have engaged in favorable health-seeking behavior compared to those with graduate degrees. Across the Black communities in our sample, irrespective of ethnic origins or country of birth, determinants of health-seeking behavior were age, gender, employment status, and educational attainment.

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EthnicityHealth BehaviorAdultBlack or African AmericanBlack PeopleCanadaCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMalePatient Acceptance of Health CareUnited StatesAfricanAfrican Americanblack populationsCaribbeanethnic disparitiesethnic subgroupshealthcare utilizationhealth-seeking behaviorintra-group difference

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PMID38541367
PMCPMC10970228

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