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The Use of Preventive Health Care in Asian Americans: The Cross-level Interactions between Individual and Neighborhood Factors in the United States.
- Source :
- Journal of Health Care for the Poor & Underserved; May2023, Vol. 34 Issue 2, p598-612, 15p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- The present study explored how individual- and neighborhood-level factors contribute to predicting the use of preventive health care in a sample of Asian Americans. The cross-level interaction between individual- and neighborhood-level factors was also examined. We found a significant interaction between individual-level health insurance coverage and neighborhood health care providers' availability. Those who were uninsured and living in areas with limited health care provider availability (bottom 20%) were the most disadvantaged. This study adds to the growing literature on the effect of neighborhood-level factors on health care as sources of disparities. For health care policy, identifying individuals without health insurance coverage and living in a neighborhood with limited health care providers should be a priority to diminish disparities in access to care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10492089
- Volume :
- 34
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Health Care for the Poor & Underserved
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 163486992
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2023.0052