Access to health care for uninsured Latina immigrants in South Carolina.

ABSTRACT:

Background

South Carolina is considered a "new destination" state for Latino immigrants. Language barriers, transportation difficulties, low socioeconomic status, inflexible work schedules, different cultural norms, and anxiety and fear related to the current anti-immigrant political climate all negatively impact Latino immigrants' frequency of contact with the health care system, and consequently they suffer poor health outcomes. The study objective was to explore uninsured Latina immigrant women's access to health care and alternative treatment strategies in coastal South Carolina.

Methods

The study design was a qualitative interview design. Thirty women participated in semi-structured interviews in community sites. Thematic analysis identified salient categories of topics

SUBMITTER: Luque JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5930513 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature