Little is known about the use of preventive services among Hispanic subgroups residing in rural areas. The present study is exploratory and descriptive. It will analyze the use of preventive health services among Mexican-Americans, Puerto Ricans, Cuban-Americans and other Latinos and its relationship to language and place of residence (urban vs. rural). The results will be compared to non-Hispanic Whites and non-Hispanic African Americans. We will perform a cross-sectional analysis using data from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) data for the years 1998, 1999, and 2000. An exploratory analysis, not separating rural from urban residents, suggests differences in preventive health services use across Latino populations, as well as in contrast with other groups.

Publications

• Use of Preventive Services Among Hispanic Sub-Groups: Does One Size Fit All?
  Rural and Minority Health Research Center
  Date: 07/2007
  This executive summary includes results from the exploration of the use of preventive health services among Mexicans, Puerto-Ricans, Cubans, and other Latinos and examined how the use of preventive services was influenced by nation of origin and by rural versus urban residence.
• Use of Preventive Services Among Hispanic Sub-Groups: Does One Size Fit All? (Fact Sheet)
  Fact Sheet
  Rural and Minority Health Research Center
  Date: 2007
  This fact sheet provides key facts on preventive health services provided to rural Hispanics.