Document Type
Article
Original Publication Date
2014
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Volume
16
Issue
2
First Page
189
Last Page
194
DOI of Original Publication
10.1007/s10903-012-9729-9
Date of Submission
February 2015
Abstract
Previous studies have not examined whether documentation status has an effect on healthcare utilization among US Hispanic immigrants with diabetes. A secondary analysis was conducted using data from the Pew Hispanic Center and Robert Johnson Wood Foundation’s 2007 Hispanic Healthcare Survey. Hispanic immigrants diagnosed with diabetes were included in analyses. The association between documentation status and healthcare utilization was assessed using logistic regressions. Of N = 577 Hispanic immigrants with diabetes, 80 % were documented immigrants and 81 % reported having visited a healthcare provider in the last 6 months. Adjusting for confounders, those who were undocumented faced higher odds of having seen a healthcare provider more than 6 months ago or never when compared to those who were documented (OR = 1.79; 95 % CI 1.01, 3.14). Unique opportunities in addressing healthcare disparities can be found in focusing on the Hispanic immigrant population living with diabetes.
Rights
Copyright © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2012. This is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 2014, Volume 16, Issue 2, pp 189-194. The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10903-012-9729-9.
Is Part Of
VCU Social and Behavioral Health Publications
Comments
The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10903-012-9729-9.
PDF of record indicates "Published online: 5 October 2012". Author manuscript is presented here following a 12 month embargo.