White Kari, Blackburn Justin, Manzella Bryn, Welty Elisabeth, Menachemi Nir
J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2014 Nov;25(4):1844-52. doi: 10.1353/hpu.2014.0194.
Several states have enacted legislation restricting undocumented immigrants' access to publicly funded health benefits not protected by federal law. Using electronic health records from 140,856 county health department visits, we assessed the monthly change in Latino patients' visits compared to non-Latinos 12 months before and after implementation of Alabama's immigration law. We used ICD-9 diagnosis codes to determine whether visits included services exempt under the law: immunizations, testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and communicable diseases, and family planning. Differences between groups in the mean percent change were assessed with t-tests. Among children younger than 18 years, there were no significant differences by ethnicity. Visits among Latino adults decreased by 28% for communicable diseases, 25% for STIs, and 13% for family planning; this was significantly different from changes among non-Latino adults (p <.05). State-level legislation may reduce immigrants' access to protected benefits, which could adversely affect the broader public's health.
几个州已经颁布立法,限制无证移民获得不受联邦法律保护的公共资助医疗福利。利用来自140856次县卫生部门就诊的电子健康记录,我们评估了阿拉巴马州移民法实施前后12个月拉丁裔患者就诊次数与非拉丁裔患者相比的月度变化。我们使用国际疾病分类第九版(ICD - 9)诊断代码来确定就诊是否包括法律规定的豁免服务:免疫接种、性传播感染(STIs)和传染病的检测与治疗,以及计划生育。通过t检验评估组间平均百分比变化的差异。在18岁以下儿童中,按种族划分没有显著差异。拉丁裔成年人中,传染病就诊次数减少了28%,性传播感染就诊次数减少了25%,计划生育就诊次数减少了13%;这与非拉丁裔成年人的变化有显著差异(p<.05)。州级立法可能会减少移民获得受保护福利的机会,这可能会对更广泛公众的健康产生不利影响。
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