Exploring the Use of Nonmedical Sources of Prescription Drugs among Immigrant Latinos in the Rural Southeastern USA

Autor/inn/en	Vissman, Aaron T.; Bloom, Fred R.; Leichliter, Jami S.; Bachmann, Laura H.; Montano, Jaime; Topmiller, Michael; Rhodes, Scott D.
Titel	Exploring the Use of Nonmedical Sources of Prescription Drugs among Immigrant Latinos in the Rural Southeastern USA
Quelle	In: Journal of Rural Health, 27 (2011) 2, S.159-167 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0890-765X
DOI	10.1111/j.1748-0361.2010.00323.x
Schlagwörter	Health Services; Participatory Research; Social Networks; Immigrants; Social Support Groups; Hispanic Americans; Medical Services; Health Needs; Rural Areas; Rural Population; Public Health; Access to Health Care; Drug Therapy; Health Education; Interviews; North Carolina + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Health service; Gesundheitsdienst; Gesundheitswesen; Forschungstätigkeit; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; Arzt; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Landbevölkerung; Gesundheitsaufklärung; Gesundheitsbildung; Gesundheitserziehung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik
Abstract	Background: Little is known about access to medicine among immigrant Latinos in the United States (US). This study explored access to, and use of, prescription drugs obtained from nonmedical sources among recently arrived, Spanish-speaking immigrant Latinos in rural North Carolina (NC). Methods: Our community-based participatory research partnership collected, analyzed, and interpreted data from individual in-depth interviews with Latino community members and rural health service providers. A purposive sample of 30 community members, including traditional healers, religious leaders, transgender Latinos, heterosexual Latino men and women, and Latino gay men, were interviewed to gain emic ("insider") perspectives on use of nonmedical sources of prescription drugs. Six local Latino health service providers also were interviewed to gain etic ("outsider") perspectives on use. Results: Participants described the roles of "tiendas" (grocers), family, and social networks in accessing treatment advice and prescription drugs. They described health care expectations among immigrants and contingencies for accessing prescription drugs in the US. Prescription medicines (eg, antibiotics, hormones, Viagra, analgesics), injection equipment (eg, syringes), and medical advice were identified as readily available from nonmedical sources. Conclusions: Increased access to formalized health care and effective health education initiatives are needed to meet the challenges facing immigrant Latinos. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10