The Use of Prescription Medications Obtained from Non-medical Sources among Immigrant Latinos in the Rural Southeastern U.S

We explored the relationships between behavioral, socio-cultural, and psychological characteristics and the use of prescription medications obtained from non-medical sources among predominantly Spanish-speaking Latinos in the rural southeastern U.S. Respondent-driven sampling (RDS) was used to ident...

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Published in:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved 2012-05, Vol.23 (2), p.678-693
Main Authors: Song, Eun-Young, Leichliter, Jami S, Bloom, Frederick R, Vissman, Aaron T, O'Brien, Mary Claire, Rhodes, Scott D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Bilingualism
Data collection
Discount coupons
Emigrants and Immigrants
Female
Flea markets
Health care
Health care policy
Hispanic Americans
Hispanic people
Humans
Immigrants
Immigration policy
Latin American people
Literacy
Male
Noncitizens
Prescription Drugs - supply & distribution
Prescription Drugs - therapeutic use
Prescriptions
Prevalence
Rural areas
Rural communities
Rural Population
Seeds
Southeastern United States
Spanish language
Surveys and Questionnaires
Young Adult
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Summary:We explored the relationships between behavioral, socio-cultural, and psychological characteristics and the use of prescription medications obtained from non-medical sources among predominantly Spanish-speaking Latinos in the rural southeastern U.S. Respondent-driven sampling (RDS) was used to identify, recruit, and enroll immigrant Latinos to participate in an interviewer-administered assessment. A total of 164 respondents were interviewed in 2009. Average age was 34 years old, 64% of respondents were female, and nearly 85% reported being from Mexico. Unweighted and RDS-weighted prevalence estimates of any non-medical source of prescription medications were 22.6% and 15.1%, respectively. In multivariable modeling, respondents who perceived their documentation status as a barrier to health care and those with higher educational attainment were significantly more likely to report use of non-medical sources. Interventions are needed to increase knowledge of eligibility to sources of medical care and treatment and ensure culturally congruent services for immigrant communities in the U.S.
ISSN:1049-2089
1548-6869
1548-6869
DOI:10.1353/hpu.2012.0063