Sources and barriers to health care coverage for Haitian immigrants in Miami-Dade county, Florida.
J Health Care Poor Underserved
; 16(1): 29-41, 2005 Feb.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15741707
Haitian immigrants represent one of the largest foreign-born groups in Florida. Limited information is available on the health care issues that they face. This study's objective was to identify and evaluate the sources of and barriers to health care coverage for the Haitian immigrant community of Miami-Dade County, Florida. Information was collected on demographic characteristic and health needs and access from a probability sample of county residents of Haitian origin. Chi-square and logistic regression methods were used for data analysis. Only half of the participants had any type of health coverage, including 28% with private insurance and 15% with publicly financed coverage. Education, family income, U.S. citizenship status, length of U.S. residence, and English proficiency were associated with health coverage in bivariate analysis. Gender, citizenship, family income, and length of residence were also associated with coverage in adjusted analysis. These findings suggest that this community confronts serious access challenges that may negatively affect the health outcomes of Haitians in the U.S.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Cobertura del Seguro
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Emigración e Inmigración
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Accesibilidad a los Servicios de Salud
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Seguro de Salud
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
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Equity_inequality
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Implementation_research
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
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Infant
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Middle aged
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Newborn
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
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Caribe
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Haiti
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Health Care Poor Underserved
Asunto de la revista:
SERVICOS DE SAUDE
Año:
2005
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos