Provider: Ingenta Connect Database: Ingenta Connect Content: application/x-research-info-systems TY - ABST AU - Gai, Yunwei AU - Feng, Li TI - Factors Associated With First-Time Use of Preventive Services in the United States JO - American Journal of Health Behavior PY - 2013-03-01T00:00:00/// VL - 37 IS - 2 SP - 257 EP - 268 KW - SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS KW - INSURANCE COVERAGE KW - MEDICAL EXPENDITURE PANEL SURVEY KW - BEHAVIORAL MODEL OF HEALTH SERVICES KW - ACCESS TO CARE KW - PREVENTIVE SERVICES N2 - Objective: To examine factors associated with first-time use of preventive services based on the Behavioral Model of Health Services Use. Methods: Nine panels of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey were merged to identify first-time users of 8 preventive services: blood pressure check, cholesterol screening, colonoscopy, flu vaccination, routine physical, Pap smear, mammogram, and clinical breast examination. Multivariate logistic regressions and sample weights were used. Results: Insurance coverage, access to care, and racial/ethnic minorities are associated with higher odds of first-time use. Findings based on cross-sectional data may not be valid for first-time use. Conclusions: Increased insurance coverage, better access to care, and a focus on minority population can help nonusers of preventive care to make the transition. UR - https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/png/ajhb/2013/00000037/00000002/art00013 M3 - doi:10.5993/AJHB.37.2.13 UR - https://doi.org/10.5993/AJHB.37.2.13 ER -