Another Brick in the Wall: Healthcare Access Difficulties and Their Implications for Undocumented Latino/a Immigrants.
J Immigr Minor Health
; 23(5): 885-894, 2021 Oct.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1146068
ABSTRACT
The mounting evidence highlighting the disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in ethnic minority communities underscores the need to understand how distress and healthcare access impacts the well-being of undocumented Latino/a immigrants (ULIs), one of the most marginalized and vulnerable ethnic minority communities in the U.S. We used existing data from a cross sectional study (Proyecto Voces) of 252 ULIs to conduct path analyses that explored the relations among distress due to immigration legal status, healthcare access difficulties, and the health of ULIs. Results demonstrated that distress due to immigration legal status is related to the physical and mental health of ULIs, and that difficulties in accessing healthcare explained these relations. These data support the importance of immediate, targeted efforts for increasing access to healthcare among undocumented immigrants and highlight the long-term importance of a much-needed healthcare reform for improving access to marginalized populations.
Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Hispanic or Latino
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Emigrants and Immigrants
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Undocumented Immigrants
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Health Services Accessibility
Type of study:
Observational study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J Immigr Minor Health
Journal subject:
Social Sciences
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Public Health
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S10903-021-01187-7
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