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Utilization of a Migrant Outreach Nursing Service *
Author(s) -
Mendelson Marilyn A.,
PlewsOgan James,
Johnson Jeffrey A.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
the journal of rural health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.439
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1748-0361
pISSN - 0890-765X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-0361.1986.tb00144.x
Subject(s) - outreach , ethnic group , population , service (business) , medicine , demography , health services , health care , gerontology , family medicine , nursing , environmental health , business , political science , sociology , marketing , law
The utilization of an outreach primary care health service provided by nurse practitioners to the migrant farm work population on the Eastern Shore of Virginia in 1984 was examined by migrants’ethnicity, gender, and age. Seventy percent of a population of Black, Mexican American, and Haitian workers and dependents were seen in 5,937 camp encounters. The population and first‐encounter patient distributions were equivalent except for gender: relatively more moles than females received service. First‐ and subsequent‐encounter distributions were disproportional for ethnicity, gènder, and age: subsequent service was provided more frequently to Blacks, females, and patients over 30 years of age. High penetration and subsequent rates were obtained for this comprehensive, readily accessible health service.