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Unmet Healthcare Needs among College Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Implications for System-Wide and Structural Changes for Service Delivery.
Becerra, Monideepa B; Roland, Thomas Charles; Avina, Robert M; Becerra, Benjamin J.
  • Becerra MB; Center for Health Equity, Department of Health Science & Human Ecology, California State University, San Bernardino, CA 92407, USA.
  • Roland TC; Center for Health Equity, Department of Health Science & Human Ecology, California State University, San Bernardino, CA 92407, USA.
  • Avina RM; Center for Health Equity, Department of Health Science & Human Ecology, California State University, San Bernardino, CA 92407, USA.
  • Becerra BJ; Center for Health Equity, Department of Information and Decision Sciences, California State University, San Bernardino, CA 92407, USA.
Healthcare (Basel) ; 10(8)2022 Jul 22.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1957266
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

During the COVID-19 pandemic, college students faced health disparities in addition to a negative burden on academic performance; however, little is reported in the literature regarding healthcare utilization.

METHODS:

A cross-sectional survey was conducted among consenting college student participants aged 18 or older from a Hispanic-serving institution. Descriptive and bivariate statistics were used to analyze demographic characteristics and the types of healthcare services needed by such characteristics. Logistic regression was used to adjust for noted sex differences in associations between reporting limited healthcare services and types of healthcare services.

RESULTS:

The study population of 223 participants was mostly Hispanic/Latino (65%) and female (73%). Of the population, 11% reported they could not obtain needed healthcare services, with time being reported as the most common reason. Significant associations were found between seeking general healthcare services/routine screening, seeking mental health services, and seeking sexual health services with reporting limited healthcare services, with sex-adjusted odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals of 1.90 (95% CI 1.08, 3.36), 3.21 (95% CI 1.44, 4.15), and 2.58 (95% CI 1.05, 6.35), respectively.

CONCLUSIONS:

Availability and inability to obtain health services may exacerbate college student health disparities. Targeted interventions are needed in the population to mitigate the potential burdens of unmet healthcare needs, particularly among minority college students.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Language: English Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Healthcare10081360

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Language: English Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Healthcare10081360