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Child health services; Children; Children of minorities; Children – Social conditions; Health care access; Nevada; Pre-school / kindergarten; Poor children; Public schools; Socio-demographic
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Health Care Access Disparities Among Children Entering Kindergarten In Nevada, Nadia Deashinta
Health Care Access Disparities Among Children Entering Kindergarten In Nevada, Nadia Deashinta
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
Access to health care is an important factor for the well-being of America's children. The principal goal of this study was examine the 2008-2009 Kindergarten Health Survey data to advance understanding and appreciation of the health status of children in addition to their discrepancies in accessing health care in the state of Nevada (n = 11,073). This dataset serves as a secondary data source to determine whether socio-demographic and medical factors are associated with disparity in accessing health care for children entering kindergarten. This study looked at both independent and combined effects of annual household income, race/ethnicity, primary language spoken …