Financial Barriers to Care Among Low-Income Children With Asthma

Overcoming Barriers to Care for Vulnerable Children with Asthma

Reducing financial barriers to obstetric care in low-income countries: the need for action

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 536,000 women die in 2005 from pregnancy-related causes, and almost all of these deaths occur in developing countries (WHO 2007). In Niger, the lifetime risk of death is estimated at one in seven (WHO 2007). Maternal causes are responsible for 18% of deaths in women in less developed countries (World Bank 1993). 75% of these are estimated to be...

Parental Attitudes, Behaviors, and Barriers to School Readiness among Parents of Low-Income Latino Children

We sought to explore parental attitudes, behaviors, and barriers regarding school readiness in a county clinic serving low income, Latino children. Between December 2013-September 2014, we conducted a cross sectional survey of parents during 3-6 years well-child appointments about school readiness (SR) across: (1) attitudes/behaviors; (2) barriers; and (3) awareness; and (4) use of local resour...

Exposing barriers to asthma care in Hispanic children.

The Nurse Practitioner • April 2008 37 sthma is a chronic disorder characterized by airflow obstruction, bronchial hyperresponsiveness, and inflammation. Physical findings include paroxysmal dyspnea, wheezing on expiration due to constriction of the bronchi, coughing, and viscous mucoid bronchial secretions. Asthma attacks vary from mild to life threatening in severity, and are triggered by fac...

The Financial Returns to Low-Income Homeownership

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