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Exploring Healthcare Services Utilization And Medication Adherence Of The Arab Descent Americans In South Florida, Haifa Abdulrahman Fadil
Exploring Healthcare Services Utilization And Medication Adherence Of The Arab Descent Americans In South Florida, Haifa Abdulrahman Fadil
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Research into health outcomes of Arab-descent Americans (ADAs) is sparse. ADAs identify as “White,” instead of in a separate census category, contributing to their underrepresentation in the census and the limited amount of research on their health outcomes. In the current U.S. sociopolitical climate, better understandings are needed of the impact of discrimination and Arabic culture, including level of health literacy, on ADAs’ general health and health outcomes. This study employed mixed methods to explore the impact of health literacy level and perceived discrimination on HSU and medication adherence for ADAs in South Florida. In its qualitative phase, a convenience …