Our study revealed a significant black-white gap in the use of preventive care among children under-five, and these results are in consonance with other reports in the literature, further confirming the notion that race/ethnicity remains an important marker for underutilization of preventive care services. It does appear that current efforts and resources have proven inadequate [...]
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The sample comprised a total of 10,525 children who were <5 years of age. Characteristics of female parents of these children are given in Table 1. In Table 2, we present the results of the comparison of selected sociodemographic characteristics between black and white female parents of the children. Black mothers tended to be older, [...]
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Data Source
We used the 1996-2000 series of public use files from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) for this analysis. The files provide an extensive data set on the use of health services and healthcare in the United States. The MEPS data contain nationally representative estimates of healthcare use; expenditure; sources of payment; and insurance [...]
Pediatric preventive care utilization is an important part of primary and secondary prevention, and immunization and dental visits represent two major activities that significantly impact child health and well-being, which may be critical in averting subsequent chronic morbidity and premature mortality. Due to its importance and in order to augment childhood preventive care use, several [...]
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