Differences in Health Care Access and Satisfaction Across Intersections of Race/Ethnicity and Sexual Identity.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Racial/ethnic and sexual minorities experience numerous health disparities compared with their White and heterosexual counterparts, which may be exacerbated when these social identities intersect. The authors tested for differences in health care access and satisfaction across intersections of sexual identity and race/ethnicity.

Method

A cross-sectional secondary data analysis of the 2012-2018 waves of the Association of American Medical Colleges biannual online Consumer Survey of Health Care Access was conducted. This survey captures a national sample of U.S. adults who reported needing health care in the past 12 months. The analytic sample included 29,628 participants. Sixteen possible combinations of sexual identity and race/ethnicity were examined. Health care ac

SUBMITTER: Turpin RE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8867382 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature