Abstract
The goal of this study is to identify the underlying structure of Health Competence and its value as a predictor of access to care among the Latino population in Baltimore, Maryland. Data on a cross-sectional urban probability sample were collected from 330 foreign-born Latino men and women aged 21-75 years residing in Baltimore at the time of the survey. Principal components analysis yielded a two-component solution: the first component comprised "factors enabling" access to care; the second, "perceived barriers". When testing the predictive power of the Health Competence construct using model building and the log likelihood criteria the "enabling factors" added significantly (P < .005) to the power of the socio-demographic variables to predict access to care, making it an important tool for programs aiming to improve US Latinos' health.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 354-360 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 2010 |
Keywords
- Access to care
- Health competence
- Health seeking behavior
- Hispanics
- Latinos
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Epidemiology
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health