Racial and ethnic differences in family planning telehealth use during the onset of the COVID-19 response in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma.
Contraception
; 104(3): 262-264, 2021 09.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1279563
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To explore racial/ethnic disparities in family planning telehealth use. STUDYDESIGN:
We analyzed telehealth and in-clinic visits (n = 3142) from ten family planning clinics (April 1-July 31, 2020) by race/ethnicity and month.RESULTS:
Telehealth comprised 1257/3142 (40.0%) of overall visits. Telehealth was used by 242/765 (31.6%) of Black/African American and 31/106 (29.2%) multiracial patients. Patients with unknown (162/295, 54.9%), White (771/1870, 41.2%), and other (51/106, 48.1%) identities comprised the majority of telehealth visits.CONCLUSIONS:
Our study found differences in telehealth use during the COVID-19 pandemic response. IMPLICATIONS Understanding barriers and facilitators to telehealth is critical to reducing disparities in access.Palabras clave
Texto completo:
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Colección:
Bases de datos internacionales
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Aceptación de la Atención de Salud
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Telemedicina
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Disparidades en Atención de Salud
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Servicios de Planificación Familiar
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Utilización de Instalaciones y Servicios
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COVID-19
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Accesibilidad a los Servicios de Salud
Tipo de estudio:
Ensayo controlado aleatorizado
Límite:
Femenino
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Humanos
País/Región como asunto:
America del Norte
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Contraception
Año:
2021
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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