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26 April 2023 Acculturation, Hispanic ethnicity, and trust: Verifying and explaining racial/ethnic differences in trust in health providers in North Carolina Medicaid
Galen H. Smith III, Cicily Hampton, Hollie L. Tripp, William P. Brandon
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Abstract

Three North Carolina Medicaid surveys conducted from 2000 to 2012 reported increasing numbers of Hispanic children enrolled in Medicaid and much lower trust in providers expressed by their adult caregiver respondents compared with responses for non-Hispanic Black and White children. To verify and explain this apparent trust chasm, we used bivariate and regression analyses. The variables employed included trust (dependent variable); child's race/ethnicity, age, and sex; satisfaction and health status scales; two utilization measures; respondent's age, sex, and education; geographical region; and population density of county of residence. Race/ethnicity was strongly associated with trust (p < .001), controlling for other independent variables. Access, satisfaction, and respondent's age and education were also significant. Our results fit the Behavioral Model for Vulnerable Populations, which maps the role of significant variables in health-seeking behavior. After analyzing the concept of trust, we argue that lower acculturation explains lower Hispanic trust compared with non-Hispanic Blacks. We suggest policies to improve acculturation.

Galen H. Smith III, Cicily Hampton, Hollie L. Tripp, and William P. Brandon "Acculturation, Hispanic ethnicity, and trust: Verifying and explaining racial/ethnic differences in trust in health providers in North Carolina Medicaid," Politics and the Life Sciences 42(1), 120-145, (26 April 2023). https://doi.org/10.1017/pls.2023.3
Published: 26 April 2023
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KEYWORDS
acculturation
Behavioral Model for Vulnerable Populations
cultural competency
ETHNICITY
federalized Medicaid
hispanic
Medicaid
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