title: Ethnic differences in elders' home remedy use: sociostructural explanations.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine if ethnic differences in elders' use of home remedies are explained by structured inequalities.
  
  
  METHODS
  Dichotomous indicators of "food" and "other" home remedies were obtained from a randomly selected cohort of older adults with diabetes (N=701). Analyses evaluated if differences in availability of care, economic hardship, and health status explained ethnic differences in home remedy use.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Differences in residential location, discretionary money, and health partially explained greater home remedy use among Black and Native American elders relative to whites.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Ethnic differences in elders' use of home remedies are not largely attributed to socially structured inequalities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family and Community Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1084, USA. grzywacz@wfubmc.edu
authors.forename: Joseph G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Grzywacz
authors.forename: Thomas A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Arcury
authors.forename: Ronny A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Bell
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Lang
authors.forename: Cynthia K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Suerken
authors.forename: Shannon L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Sara A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Quandt
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000628:therapy*; D019587:Dietary Supplements / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009657:North Carolina; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000208:ethnology*; D008517:Phytotherapy / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D028321:Plant Preparations / Q000191:economics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D012424:Rural Population; D012651:Self Medication / Q000145:classification / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012944:Social Support; D044465:White People / Q000523:psychology*
chemical_list: D028321:Plant Preparations