Cross-border utilization of health care: evidence from a population-based study in south Texas.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the prevalence of health care utilization in Mexico by Texas border residents and to identify the main contributing factors to their cross-border utilization of health care services.

Data and methods

This study used primary data from a population-based telephone survey that was conducted in the whole Texas border area in 2008. The survey included responses from 1,405 adults. Multivariate logistic regression models were estimated to determine predictors of utilizing a wide range of health care services in Mexico.

Principal findings

Forty-nine percent of the sample reported having ever purchased medications in Mexico, followed by 41 percent for dentist visits, 37.3 percent for doctor visits, and 6.7 percent for inpatient care. The most significant pr

SUBMITTER: Su D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3097406 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature