Preventive and Curative Care Utilization Among Mexican Immigrant Women in Birmingham, AL

ABSTRACT: his study aims to describe the utilization of curative and preventive care among Mexican immigrant women in the country of origin versus the US, and to identify factors associated with preventive and curative care utilization. A cross-sectional sample of 185 Mexican immigrant women living in Birmingham, AL between 2004 and 2005 were included in this study. Fisher’s Exact tests showed that there was a statistically significant difference between seeking curative care (p < 0.0001) and preventive care (p < 0.0001) in country of origin versus the US. Differences in the reasons for lack of utilization of both curative and preventive care were also observed in the US and the country of origin. These findings suggest that difference in healthcare-seeking behaviors and utilization among Mexican immigrant women between the US and their country of origin may be useful in the development of interventions aimed at increasing the use of preventive and curative care services to this immigrant population in the US.

• Autores: Garcés Palacio, Isabel Cristina; Hidalgo, Bertha; Scarinci, Isabel
• Tipo de recurso: Article of investigation
• Fecha de publicación: 2012
• Institución: Universidad de Antioquia
• Repositorio: Repositorio UdeA
• Idioma: eng
• OAI Identifier: oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/40711
• Acceso en línea: https://hdl.handle.net/10495/40711
• Palabra clave: Hispánicos o Latinos; Hispanic or Latino; Aceptación de la Atención de Salud; Patient Acceptance of Health Care; Emigrantes e Inmigrantes; Emigrants and Immigrants; Conducta de Búsqueda de Ayuda; Help-Seeking Behavior; Atención Primaria de Salud; Primary Health Care; https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006630; https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010342; https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D054242; https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000066505; https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011320
• Rights: openAccess
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/co/