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The Effect Of Provider-Patient Racial Concordance On Student Health Services, Sophia B. Gilliam Apr 2022

The Effect Of Provider-Patient Racial Concordance On Student Health Services, Sophia B. Gilliam

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Objective: This research aimed to evaluate the effect of provider-patient racial concordance on perceived care received by University of South Carolina students at Student Health Services.

Methods: A total of 173 students at the University of South Carolina Columbia campus who have received care from Student Health Services within the past 2 years participated in the study. Participants were questioned about their experience with Student Health Services using an adaptation of the CAHPS® Clinician & Group Survey Version 3.0. Independent samples t-tests and descriptive analyses were used for comparisons between the 25 non-white respondents and a randomly selected proportionate group …