Limited treatment accessibility: Implications for alcohol treatment disparities among Mexican Americans living in the U.S.-Mexico border region.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Receipt of alcohol-related care for alcohol use is particularly low among those residing in the U.S.-Mexico border region. One reason for this disparity may be limited treatment accessibility, making it difficult for those who need it to access needed treatment. The current study assesses whether differences in treatment utilization are mediated by differences in treatment accessibility in cities within and outside of the border region.

Methods

We used data from the U.S.-Mexico Study of Alcohol and Related Conditions involving a probability sample of Mexican-origin adults surveyed in three cities in Texas (2011-2013). We included only participants with a lifetime history of alcohol use disorder (AUD) (n = 792). We examined two lifetime measures of self-reported alcoh

SUBMITTER: Bensley KMK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8459699 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature