دورية أكاديمية
Overall Health and Health Care Utilization Among Latino American Men in the United States
العنوان: | Overall Health and Health Care Utilization Among Latino American Men in the United States |
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المؤلفون: | Amy L. Ai PhD, La Tonya Noël PhD, Hoa B. Appel PhD, MPH, Bu Huang PhD, William E. Hefley PhD, MSSM, MS |
المصدر: | American Journal of Men's Health, Vol 7 (2013) |
بيانات النشر: | SAGE Publishing, 2013. |
سنة النشر: | 2013 |
المجموعة: | LCC:Medicine |
مصطلحات موضوعية: | Medicine |
الوصف: | Although the Latino American male population is increasing, the subgroup Latino men’s health remains underinvestigated. This study examined the overall pattern of Latino male health and health care utilization in major subgroups, using a nationally representative sample ( N = 1,127) from the National Latino and Asian American Study. The authors evaluated rates of chronic, behavioral, and mental health service utilization in this first nationally representative survey. The results identified significant cross-subgroup differences in most physical and chronic conditions with Puerto Rican American men having high rates in 8 of 15 physical ailments, including life-altering conditions such as cardiovascular diseases. Despite differences in racial/ethnic, socioeconomic, and cultural factors, Cuban American men shared similar rates of heart diseases and cancer with Puerto Rican American men. In addition, Puerto Rican American men had higher rates of substance abuse than other Latinos. For health providers, the authors’ findings encourage awareness of subgroup differences regarding overall health issues of Latino American men to provide culturally appropriate care. |
نوع الوثيقة: | article |
وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
اللغة: | English |
تدمد: | 1557-9883 1557-9891 15579883 |
Relation: | https://doaj.org/toc/1557-9883; https://doaj.org/toc/1557-9891 |
DOI: | 10.1177/1557988312452752 |
URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/cb9998a64f094ba1906b01a8279993de |
رقم الأكسشن: | edsdoj.b9998a64f094ba1906b01a8279993de |
قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
تدمد: | 15579883 15579891 |
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DOI: | 10.1177/1557988312452752 |