Journal
JOURNAL OF HEALTH CARE FOR THE POOR AND UNDERSERVED
Volume 16, Issue 3, Pages 464-474Publisher
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2005.0059
Keywords
Indians; North American; Inuit; primary health care; urban population
Funding
- AHRQ HHS [P01 HS10854] Funding Source: Medline
- NIA NIH HHS [1P30AG/NE15292] Funding Source: Medline
- NIMH NIH HHS [MH43175] Funding Source: Medline
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The objectives of this study were to ascertain the extent of, and health-related characteristics associated with, travel to reservations in a low-income, urban American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) population. We surveyed more than 500 AI/AN adults at a primary care clinic. Measures included time spent visiting a reservation during the past year, and sociodemographic, cultural, and clinical characteristics. More than half (52%) of the patients had not traveled, 34% had traveled up to 30 days, and 14% had spent more than 30 days traveling to reservations. Multivariate ordinal regression revealed that a strong Native American cultural identification, presence of lung disease, absence of thyroid and mental problems, and greater dissatisfaction with care were independently associated with more travel to reservations (p <= 0.05). This research begins to augment the paucity of information on such travel and its relationship to health status and use of health services among urban AI/ANs.
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