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Fear Is the Main Reason Migrants in the U.S. Avoid Medical Care

From La Jornada · () Spanish

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  • A confidential, anonymous survey found that fear is the main factor limiting access to medical care among Mexicans in the southeastern United States.
  • The survey was conducted by the Mexican consulate’s Health Window in Atlanta and Emory University’s School of Nursing.

Fear is “the main factor that makes it difficult to access medical services” for the Mexican community in the southeastern United States, according to a confidential and anonymous survey.

The survey was conducted by the Mexican consulate’s Health Window in Atlanta in cooperation with Emory University’s School of Nursing.

the main factor that makes it difficult to access medical services

· Survey findingThe survey identified fear as the leading barrier to healthcare access among Mexicans in the southeastern United States.
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