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. 2023 Apr;25(2):324-330.
doi: 10.1007/s10903-022-01406-9. Epub 2022 Nov 1.

Determining Regional Differences in Barriers to Accessing Health Care Among Farmworkers Using the National Agricultural Workers Survey

Sheila Soto  1 , Aaron Meck Yoder  2 , Benjamin Aceves  3 , Tomas Nuño  2 , Refugio Sepulveda  4 , Cecilia Ballesteros Rosales  4
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Determining Regional Differences in Barriers to Accessing Health Care Among Farmworkers Using the National Agricultural Workers Survey

Sheila Soto et al. J Immigr Minor Health. 2023 Apr.

Abstract

Farmworkers are an essential workforce in the U.S. We assessed the regions in the National Agricultural Workers Survey on the difficulty of accessing health care among farmworkers in the U.S. The study included 9577 farmworkers. Farmworkers in all regions were more likely to report having difficulty accessing health care because it was too expensive. The overall odds ratio for difficulty accessing health care was lower in the MW after adjusting. Farmworkers employed in the SE had greater difficulty accessing health care because of language barriers. Farmworkers employed in CA had difficulty accessing health care in the U.S. because it was too expensive or far away. Results follow previous studies on barriers to access health care among the farmworker population. Understanding regional disparities in the presence of barriers to accessing health care among farmworkers is an essential step to improving equitable health care access in the U.S.

Keywords: Access; Farmworker; Health services; NAWs.

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Geographical regions where farmworkers were selected to participate in the NAWS
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