Investigators from Hunter College Zero in on Health Insurance (Factors Influencing Health Service Utilization Among Asian Immigrant Nail Salon Workers in the Greater New York City Area)

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Managed Care Weekly Digest -- Researchers detail new data in Health Insurance. According to news originating from New York City, New York, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, "Most nail salon workers in the greater New York City area are Asian immigrant women. They are exposed daily to potentially toxic chemicals and hazards in their workplace, making them more vulnerable for possible health problems."

Financial supporters for this research include Clinical &Translational Science Center in Weill Cornell Medical College, Alpha Phi Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing (see also Health Insurance).

Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from Hunter College, "The study's primary purpose was to identify factors influencing past year healthcare utilization among Asian immigrant women working in nail salons. A cross-sectional study was conducted based on a modification of Andersen's behavioral model of healthcare utilization in which 148 Korean and Chinese immigrant women currently working in nail salons were surveyed. The questionnaire included: (1) individual health determinants, (2) health service utilization in the past year, and (3) work environment, work-related health concerns, and work-related health problems. Descriptive statistics and multivariate logistic regression models assessed factors related to past year healthcare utilization. Women who had health insurance (p <.01), a usual source of care (p <.01), low educational attainment (p <.05), and more work-related health symptoms (p <.05) were more likely to visit a primary care provider. Women who had health insurance (p <.01), a usual source of care (p <.05), and low educational attainment (p <.05), were also more likely to visit a woman's health provider. Korean (rather than Chinese) women (p <.05) and women who perceived themselves to be in fair/poor health (p <.05) were more likely to see a traditional provider of Eastern medicine. Asian immigrant women who work in nail salons have workplace health and safety concerns."

According to the news editors, the research concluded: "They generally use Western rather than traditional medicine, with different factors related to these two types of medicine."

For more information on this research see: Factors Influencing Health Service Utilization Among Asian Immigrant Nail Salon Workers in the Greater New York City Area. Journal of Community Health, 2019;44(1):1-11. Journal of Community Health can be contacted at: Springer, 233 Spring St, New York, NY 10013, USA. (Springer - www.springer.com; Journal of Community Health - www.springerlink.com/content/0094-5145/)

The news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained from J.Y. Seo, Hunter College, Hunter Bellevue Sch Nursing, New York, NY 10010, United States. Additional authors for this research include Y.Y. Chao, K.M. Yeung and S.M. Strauss.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10900-018-0544-7. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.

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