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ArticleSocial psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology2025

Mediation of Latinx health status disparities during the COVID-19 pandemic by social determinants of health.

Jorge I Ramírez García, Veronica Oro, Elizabeth L Budd, Anne Marie Mauricio, Stephanie De Anda, Ellen H McWhirter, Leslie D Leve, David S DeGarmo

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Jorge I Ramírez GarcíaPrevention Science Institute, University of Oregon, Eugene, USA. jorge.populationhealth@outlook.com.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0374-5468
Veronica OroPrevention Science Institute, University of Oregon, Eugene, USA.
Elizabeth L BuddPrevention Science Institute, University of Oregon, Eugene, USA.
Anne Marie MauricioPrevention Science Institute, University of Oregon, Eugene, USA.
Stephanie De AndaPrevention Science Institute, University of Oregon, Eugene, USA.
Ellen H McWhirterDepartment of Counseling Psychology and Human Services, University of Oregon, Eugene, USA.
Leslie D LevePrevention Science Institute, University of Oregon, Eugene, USA.
David S DeGarmoPrevention Science Institute, University of Oregon, Eugene, USA.

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NIDA NIH HHS P50DA048756-03S2
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Abstract

purposeThe hypothesis that health status disparities exist because of high levels of social disadvantages, the Social Determinants of Health - Health Disparities (SDOH-HD) hypothesis by Ramírez García [1], was investigated among adults (N = 1,833) attending SARS-CoV-2 testing events at 71 community sites.

methodsA Multilevel Structural Equation Model (CFI = 1.0, SRMRs ≤ 0.03), with cross-sectional self-reported data, operationalized health status with latent individual level and latent community site level variables. At the individual level, health variables met full or partial metric equivalence between participants who answered the survey in Spanish versus in English (CFIs = 0.99, SRMRs ≤ 0.03).

resultsConsistent with the SDOH-HD, high food insecurity and/or low levels of education among Latinxs putatively mediated (abs = 0.01 to 0.08, ps < 0.05) worse individual level general health (Within Level Model R

conclusionTaken together, the results delineate that equitable implementation of food security and education interventions may mitigate health status Latinx disparities. The SDOH-HD was partially supported, underscoring the need to investigate further these and additional SDOH-HD pathways.

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COVID-19Health Status DisparitiesHispanic or LatinoSocial Determinants of HealthAdultCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleFood InsecurityHumansMaleMiddle AgedPandemicsSARS-CoV-2Socioeconomic FactorsCOVID-19General HealthHealth Status DisparitiesHispanic or LatinoPsychological DistressSocial Determinants of Health

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