In Brief OBJECTIVE: To estimate how well a convenience sample of women from the general population could self-screen for contraindications to combined oral contraceptives using medical checklist. METHODS: Women 18–49 years old (N=1,271) were recruited at two shopping malls and flea market in El Paso, Texas, asked first whether they thought birth control pills medically safe them. They then used checklist determine presence level 3 or 4 according World Health Organization Medical Eligibility...

Abstract Research on the COVID-19 pandemic in United States has consistently found disproportionately high mortality among ethnoracial minorities, but reports differ with respect to magnitude of disparities and reach different conclusions regarding which groups were most impacted. We suggest that these variations stem from differences temporal scope data used difficulties inherent measuring race ethnicity. To circumvent issues, we link Social Security Administration death records for 2010...

Objectives. Compared to other groups, Mexican American women screen less frequently for cervical and breast cancer. The most significant barriers reported by previous researchers include not having a usual source of care, lacking health insurance English-language difficulties. In this paper we document examine the factors associated with disparities in cancer screening between border non-border residents language interview (Spanish or English) among Texas Hispanic women. We hypothesize that,...

Race and ethnicity responses can change over time across contexts – a component of population not usually taken into account. To what extent do race and/or Hispanic origin change? Is more common to/from some race/ethnic groups than others? Does the propensity to vary by characteristics individual? these changes affect researchers? We use internal Census Bureau data from 2000 2010 censuses in which individuals’ have been linked years. Approximately 9.8 million people (about 6 percent) our...

Objective To measure the Medicaid undercount and analyze response error in 2007‐2011 Current Population Survey Annual Social Economic Supplement ( CPS ASEC ). Data Sources/Study Setting Statistical Information System MSIS ) 2006‐2010 enrollment data linked to person records. Study Design By linking individuals across datasets, we false‐negative false‐positive reports of enrollment. We use regression analysis identify factors associated with 2011 . Principal Findings find that ranged between...

Background: Breast (and cervical) cancer affects a growing proportion of women in South Africa. Although treatable, where health literacy is low, typically seek medical attention only when their condition at an advanced stage and difficult to contain.Objectives: To understand the sociodemographic characteristics who present with breast order intervene proactively primary care.Method: A retrospective analysis (Stage IIb higher) Level 2 regional hospital Africa (2007–2010).Results: The average...

Abstract The geographic and cultural proximity of sister cities along the U.S.‐Mexico border suggests that U.S. residents may circumvent financial, social, legal barriers to healthcare by seeking care in Mexico. While most reports suggest cross‐border use is a common practice among low‐income Spanish‐speaking residents, little known about groups with other socioeconomic profiles. We data from survey students enrolled university examine their utilization healthcare. find diminishes...

We investigate whether there is a relationship between religious affiliation and child mortality among indigenous nonindigenous groups in Chiapas, México. Our analysis relies on Brass‐type estimates of by ethnicity multivariate analyses that adjust for various socioeconomic demographic factors. The data are from the 2000 Mexican Census 10 percent sample. Among people, Presbyterians have lower rates than Catholics. However, no significant differentials found people. health ministry...

Background: This research focused on patients’ views regarding healthcare services and identified factors associated with understanding of their management plan.Aim: To develop a baseline for patient–clinician collaboration the extent to which patients felt included understood treatment plan.Setting: Tshwane district (South Africa) public health outpatient clinics.Method: Medical students interviewed 447 in 22 clinics district. Agreement was measured by percentage cases clinicians were...

Monitoring and addressing racial ethnic disparities in health care require the collection analysis of reliable demographic information. With intention improving measurement monitoring disparities, certain provisions Patient Protection Affordable Care Act (ACA) 2010 states to collect, report, analyze data on characteristics applicants participants Medicaid other federally supported programs. In this large-scale study we link records Census 2000, Census, American Community Survey for years...

The U.S. Census Bureau is researching ways to incorporate administrative data in decennial census and survey operations.Critical this work an understanding of the coverage population by records.Using federal third party linked American Community Survey (ACS), we evaluate extent which records provide on foreign-born individuals ACS employ multinomial logistic regression techniques characteristics those who are relative not.We find that overall, high our sample for whom a match can be...

Race and Hispanic origin data are required to produce official statistics in the United States. Data collected through American Community Survey decennial census address missing traditional imputation methods, often relying on information from neighbors. These methods work well if neighbors share similar characteristics, however, shape patterns of neighborhoods States changing. Administrative records may provide more accurate compared for race responses. This paper first describes...

Abstract Major demographic processes (fertility, mortality and migration) are both causes consequences of future previous processes. Demographers in border locations have special methodological challenges usually face more rapidly changing dynamics than other locations. Migration is a process most difficult to measure understand; unlike birth death, it does not happen everyone, but selective. Age, education, health, wealth, occupation, gender family composition all contribute making person...