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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Aug 14.
Published in final edited form as: J Transcult Nurs. 2009 Apr 22;20(3):278–285. doi: 10.1177/1043659609334852

Table 3.

Health Barriers by Acculturation Status (N = 179)

Barrier % More Acculturated (n = 112) % Less Acculturated (n = 67)
How likely is it that you would stop taking a prescribed medication if:
 The medicine was costing a lot of money. 40 45
 You felt worse when you took the medicine. 68 60
 Taking the medicine was hard to fit into your daily routine. 14 24
 You heard that taking the medicine might be dangerous to your health, even though your doctors prescribed it for you. 54 39

Note: Respondents were asked to answer on a 5-point Likert-type scale. Values represent a response of very likely/likely or very unlikely/unlikely.