Routine Physical Examination and Forgone Health Care among Latino Adolescent Immigrants in the United States

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Sarmiento, Olga L.
Miller, William C.
Ford, Carol A.
Schoenbach, Victor J.
Adimora, Adaora A.
Viadro, Claire Isabel
Suchindran, Chirayath M.

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2005

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Journal of Immigrant Health

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7

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4

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305-16

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10.1007/s10903-005-5128-9

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2799

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Knowledge concerning patterns of health care utilization among Latino-adolescent immigrants is needed to develop culturally-appropriate programs. The objectives of this study were to estimate the annual prevalence of having had a routine physical exam and episodes of adolescents’ not seeking health care when they thought they should (forgone health care) among Latino adolescents by immigrant-generational status. Cross-sectional analysis of data from Latino adolescents in Wave I of the National Longitudinal Adolescent Health Study. First-generation immigrants who had lived in the U.S. ? 5 years were less likely to receive routine care than third-generation immigrants (39.0% vs. 54.9%). This disparity decreased after adjustment for insurance status, parental education and poverty among Mexican origin adolescents. On average, 16.0% of first-generation immigrants who had lived in the U.S. ? 5 years and 22.5% of third-generation immigrants reported forgoing health care. After adjustment for age, insurance status, parental education and routine care, recent arrivals were less likely than third-generation immigrants to forgo health care. Recent arrivals were less likely to receive a routine physical exam and to forgo care than third-generation immigrants. Future studies should explore the effect of acculturation on knowledge, beliefs and perceptions about health, illness and care-seeking behaviors.

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Population Movement, Diversity, Inequality

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Sarmiento, Olga L.; Miller, William C.; Ford, Carol A.; Schoenbach, Victor J.; Adimora, Adaora A.; Viadro, Claire Isabel; & Suchindran, Chirayath M. (2005). Routine Physical Examination and Forgone Health Care among Latino Adolescent Immigrants in the United States. Journal of Immigrant Health, 7(4), 305-16.