Barriers to medical care of Mexican-Americans: the role of social class, acculturation, and social isolation.
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Chesney, AP; Chavira, JA; Hall, RP; Gary, HE
Published in: Med Care
September 1982
Literature on medical care utilization by Mexican-Americans suggests that patterns of utilization can be explained, in part, by acculturation, social class and social isolation. The relative importance of these variables is explored in a survey of a rural Mexican-American community in Southern Texas. Data on 152 families are analyzed using a logit analysis, with utilization as the outcome variable. The results suggest that acculturation has a direct effect, while social class and social isolation interact to have a weak effect independent of acculturation. These results confirm the importance of understanding all three variables in planning and implementing medical care programs in Mexican-American communities.
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Med Care
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0025-7079
Publication Date
September 1982
Volume
20
Issue
9
Start / End Page
883 / 891
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Texas
- Social Isolation
- Social Class
- Random Allocation
- Middle Aged
- Mexico
- Male
- Humans
- Hispanic or Latino
- Health Services
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Chesney, A. P., Chavira, J. A., Hall, R. P., & Gary, H. E. (1982). Barriers to medical care of Mexican-Americans: the role of social class, acculturation, and social isolation. Med Care, 20(9), 883–891. https://doi.org/10.1097/00005650-198209000-00002
Chesney, A. P., J. A. Chavira, R. P. Hall, and H. E. Gary. “Barriers to medical care of Mexican-Americans: the role of social class, acculturation, and social isolation.” Med Care 20, no. 9 (September 1982): 883–91. https://doi.org/10.1097/00005650-198209000-00002.
Chesney AP, Chavira JA, Hall RP, Gary HE. Barriers to medical care of Mexican-Americans: the role of social class, acculturation, and social isolation. Med Care. 1982 Sep;20(9):883–91.
Chesney, A. P., et al. “Barriers to medical care of Mexican-Americans: the role of social class, acculturation, and social isolation.” Med Care, vol. 20, no. 9, Sept. 1982, pp. 883–91. Pubmed, doi:10.1097/00005650-198209000-00002.
Chesney AP, Chavira JA, Hall RP, Gary HE. Barriers to medical care of Mexican-Americans: the role of social class, acculturation, and social isolation. Med Care. 1982 Sep;20(9):883–891.
Published In
Med Care
DOI
ISSN
0025-7079
Publication Date
September 1982
Volume
20
Issue
9
Start / End Page
883 / 891
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Texas
- Social Isolation
- Social Class
- Random Allocation
- Middle Aged
- Mexico
- Male
- Humans
- Hispanic or Latino
- Health Services