title: Perceived discrimination in healthcare settings among Latinos with limited English proficiency in South Carolina.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Perceived discrimination in healthcare settings is reported frequently by Latino adults and is associated with reductions in healthcare utilization and having a usual source of care. Little is known about discrimination perceived by Latino adults with limited English proficiency (LEP) who also frequently experience difficulties with healthcare access and utilization. The objective of this pilot study was to examine perceived discrimination in healthcare settings among Latino adults with LEP living in South Carolina.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sixty-two Latino adults with LEP were surveyed to examine perceived discrimination in healthcare settings using the 10-question Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Reactions to Race Module.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Seventy percent of the sample reported thinking about race/ethnicity on a daily basis. Twenty-one percent reported experiencing physical symptoms and 26% reported feeling emotionally upset in the past 30 days based on how they were treated by others because of their race. When seeking healthcare services, only 11.5% perceived discrimination in healthcare settings.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although a significant percentage of the sample reported thinking about race/ethnicity daily, only approximately 25% reported experiencing health symptoms based on how they were treated as a result of their race and few perceived discrimination in healthcare settings.
authors: From the Department of Health Professions, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, and the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina.
authors: Hazel L
authors: HL
authors: Breland
authors: From the Department of Health Professions, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, and the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina.
authors: Charles
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authors: Ellis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003144:Communication Barriers; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006306:Health Surveys; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008913:Minority Groups; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D063508:Social Discrimination / Q000523:psychology*; D013022:South Carolina; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires