2021
Health Care Utilization Before and After the “Muslim Ban” Executive Order Among People Born in Muslim-Majority Countries and Living in the US
Samuels EA, Orr L, White EB, Saadi A, Padela AI, Westerhaus M, Bhatt AD, Agrawal P, Wang D, Gonsalves G. Health Care Utilization Before and After the “Muslim Ban” Executive Order Among People Born in Muslim-Majority Countries and Living in the US. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2118216. PMID: 34328502, PMCID: PMC8325073, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.18216.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAmbulatory Care FacilitiesAppointments and SchedulesEmergency Service, HospitalEmigrants and ImmigrantsEmigration and ImmigrationFemaleHumansIslamMaleMiddle AgedMinnesotaPatient Acceptance of Health CarePrimary Health CareRefugeesRetrospective StudiesUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsPrimary care appointmentsHealth care utilizationED visitsCare appointmentsCohort studyCare utilizationEmergency departmentGroup 1Primary care clinic visitsAdditional ED visitsRetrospective cohort studyPrimary care visitsPrimary care clinicsCare visitsAdult patientsClinic visitsPrimary outcomeCare clinicsStudy groupMAIN OUTCOMEGroup 2Group 3Visit trendsPatientsVisits
2017
Factors Associated with Refugee Acute Healthcare Utilization in Southern Connecticut
Semere W, Agrawal P, Yun K, Di Bartolo I, Annamalai A, Ross JS. Factors Associated with Refugee Acute Healthcare Utilization in Southern Connecticut. Journal Of Immigrant And Minority Health 2017, 20: 327-333. PMID: 28382427, DOI: 10.1007/s10903-017-0574-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsConnecticutFemaleHealth StatusHumansMaleMental HealthPatient Acceptance of Health CareRefugeesRetrospective StudiesSex FactorsSocioeconomic FactorsConceptsAcute care useAcute care visitsCare useMonths of arrivalCare visitsMedical evaluationDay of arrivalAcute healthcare utilizationRetrospective cohort studyAcute care utilizationCohort studyCare utilizationHealthcare utilizationMale sexHospital visitsEmergency roomPrior historyHealth characteristicsLower likelihoodSouthern ConnecticutGreater likelihoodVisitsTimely evaluationAdult refugeesMonths