Epidemiological data suggests increased morbidity, prevalence and mortality associated with asthma among African-American children. This population tends to over-utilize the emergency department for asthma care although preventive asthma care within the primary care setting is more optimal to control and manage asthma-associated morbidity. Previous studies have suggested that racial differences in the rates of preventive asthma care utilization can be attributed to several factors, including the disparity in health insurance coverage between racial groups, social, financial and system barriers to preventive asthma care, and divergent health care seeking beliefs among African-American women. For my dissertation research, I plan to investigate how """"""""race"""""""" when defined explicitly as social class, culturally derived health beliefs, and exposure to structural forces such as racism mediates my outcome of interest, utilization of preventive asthma care.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Type
Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)
Project #
5F31HS011929-03
Application #
6734745
Study Section
HSR Health Care Research Training SS (HCRT)
Program Officer
Benjamin, Shelley
Project Start
2002-04-01
Project End
2006-03-31
Budget Start
2004-04-01
Budget End
2005-03-31
Support Year
3
Fiscal Year
2004
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Department
Other Health Professions
Type
Schools of Public Health
DUNS #
608195277
City
Chapel Hill
State
NC
Country
United States
Zip Code
27599