ArticleBMJ public health2024
Persistent effects of legal status on healthcare access and outcomes: findings from a state-wide representative cross-sectional survey in California.
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- When Being Hispanic Isn't Enough: Intersectional Race-Sex Inequalities in Functional Limitations Among Immigrants.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Employment Exclusions and Health Care Access among Latine and Asian Immigrants in the Context of Racialization.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Childhood adversity and self-rated health disparities by citizenship in middle-aged-and-older Latino adults in California.Preventive medicine reports · 2026Article
- Living with(out) Citizenship: The Impact of Naturalization on Mortality Risk among U.S. Immigrants.Journal of health and social behavior · 2025Article
- Examining Emergency Department Utilization and Hospital Admissions Among Older Undocumented Immigrants: Insights From a Primary Care County Program.The Gerontologist · 2025Article
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Abstract
Background: To examine how legal status and past undocumented status are associated with healthcare access and health outcomes. Methods: Data were collected between 2018 and 2020 as a follow-on, cross-sectional survey to the California Health Interview Survey (N=2010). We used multiple regression models to assess associations between past and current legal status and usual source of care, delayed medical care and psychological distress. Results: Overall, 26.2% of the sample had ever been undocumented. Compared with citizens who have always held lawful status (CLS), non-citizens who were previously undocumented (adjusted OR (aOR)=0.48, p<0.05) and non-citizens who have always held lawful status (NLS) (aOR=0.41, p<0.01) were less likely to have a usual source of care. Citizens who were previously undocumented were more likely to delay medical care (aOR=2.32, p<0.05) compared with CLS. NLS were more likely to have moderate and above distress (aOR=2.31, p<0.01) compared with CLS. Conclusion: Public health efforts are needed to address the burden of trauma and disadvantage among those experiencing persistent effects of undocumented status.
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