Racial disparities in access to health care and preventive services between Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders and Non-Hispanic Whites.

摘要: OBJECTIVE: Large-scale comparison and comprehensive estimate on the access to health care preventive services between Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) Non-Hispanic Whites (NHWs) has not been available. This study examines racial disparities in AAPIs NHWs USA. METHODS: Cross-sectional of among compared NHWs, using data from Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 2005 2007 908,154 respondents aged > or = 18 years. RESULTS: The percentages (aged years) who reported having a personal healthcare provider, Pap test (women =18), fecal occult blood 50) sigmoidoscopy/colonoscopy 50), PSA (men 40), cholesterol checked =18 yrs), pneumococcal vaccination 65 yrs) were 76.7%, 83.1%, 27.5%, 47.5%, 35.5%, 74.2%, 51.2%, respectively. Compared significantly less likely have provider (adjusted odds ratio: 0.69 [95% confidence interval: 0.63-0.75]), (0.18 [0.13-0.28]), (0.50 [0.39-0.631), (0.64 [0.50-0.81]), (0.35 [0.26-0.47]), (0.71 [0.64-0.80]), (0.52 [0.42-0.65]). CONCLUSION: suggests that exist 1 4 selected indicators 6 8 services.