Health Issues Among Foreign Born Uninsured Children Visiting an Inner City Pediatric Emergency Department
| Autor: | Angelique Ferayorni, Frederick W. McDonald, Madhumita Sinha |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Pediatrics Urban Population Epidemiology Health Status media_common.quotation_subject Immigration Emigrants and Immigrants Logistic regression Health Services Accessibility Interviews as Topic Foreign born Health care Humans Medicine Child Health policy media_common Medically Uninsured business.industry Public health Arizona Infant Newborn Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Infant Odds ratio Cross-Sectional Studies Social Class Child Preschool Family medicine Household income Female Emergency Service Hospital business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. 13:434-444 |
| ISSN: | 1557-1920 1557-1912 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10903-010-9386-9 |
| Popis: | To study the demographic and socio-economic characteristics of foreign born children visiting an inner city pediatric emergency department (PED) and to assess their access to care, unmet health care needs, barriers to care and follow-up care. A cross-sectional study was conducted in October and November 2006; parents of children visiting an inner city PED underwent face-to-face interview regarding their socio-economic status, access to health care, unmet medical needs and barriers to care. A follow-up telephonic interview was conducted within 1 week of the ED visit to assess compliance with follow-up care. 385 patients (Mean age 4.63 years, 51.9% male) were enrolled prospectively. 297 (77%) children had health insurance and 88 (23%) were uninsured. 38 (43%) uninsured children were foreign born. Of those uninsured, 53 (60%) were uninsured for >a year and 35 (40%) had been uninsured part year. Compared with insured children, fewer uninsured children had a regular place for medical care (89 vs. 46%, P |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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