Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 46, Issue 4 , Pages 393-395, April 2010

Who Gets Confidential Care? Disparities in a National Sample of Adolescents

Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, California

Received 8 May 2009; accepted 16 September 2009. published online 17 November 2009.

Abstract 

Using the 2001–2004 Medical Expenditures Panel Survey, we examined rates of past-year adolescent time alone with a clinician by visit type, and among youths with a preventive visit, examined age, gender, and race/ethnicity differences. Youths with a preventive visit have higher rates of time alone; rates for these youths increase with age, are higher for males (42%) versus females (37%), and are lowest among Hispanics. Time alone rates are low, especially for younger females and Hispanic youths. Special efforts are needed to increase time alone in these populations.

Keywords: Adolescent health, Preventive care, Confidentiality, Health disparities

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PII: S1054-139X(09)00364-4

doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2009.09.003

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Volume 46, Issue 4 , Pages 393-395, April 2010

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