In this review, the authors provide an approach to the study of health disparities in the US
Latino population and evaluate the evidence, using mortality rates for discrete medical …

Importance Area-level factors have been identified as important social determinants of
health (SDoH) that impact many health-related outcomes. Less is known about how the …

Background: Although it is widely accepted that Papanicolaou (Pap) screening can reduce
cervical cancer mortality, many women still do not maintain regular cervical cancer …

El propósito de este estudio fue examinar las relaciones entre la discriminación, la
depresión y la salud entre una muestra de diversos inmigrantes Latinxs. Un segundo …

This study, using three waves of US National Alcohol Surveys (1995–2005), examines
lifetime alcohol treatment utilization and perceived treatment barriers among Latinos. The …

Abstract Introduction: Evidence suggests Latinas residing along the United States-Mexico
border face higher breast cancer mortality rates compared to Latinas in the interior of either …

A majority of individuals with limited English proficiency (LEP) in the US are foreign-born,
creating a complex intersection of language, socio-economic, and policy barriers to …

This study examined associations between patient characteristics, health behaviors, and
health outcomes and explored the role of health literacy as a potential mediator of outcomes …

Despite the effectiveness of cancer screening procedures, its utilization among Latinas
remains low. Guided, in part, by the Behavioral Model for Vulnerable Populations, this study …

Although self-efficacy, a construct from social cognitive theory, has been shown to influence
other screening behaviors, few measures currently exist for measuring Papanicolaou test …