Table 2.
Health Care Characteristics for American Indian/Alaska Native College Students Who Participated in Focus Groups (N=108) (n; percentage of subset)
| Where do you get most of your health care? | What type of health care provider do you see most of the time? | Do you see the same provider most of the time? | ||||
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| Freshman Women (n=27) | Indian Health Service | 13 (54%) | Doctor | 17(72%) | Yes | 16 (59%) |
| Tribal Clinic | 5 (21%) | Physician’s Asst | 2 (8%) | No | 11 (41%) | |
| Other | 6 (25%) | Traditional Healer | 1 (4%) | |||
| Nurse Practitioner | 4 (16%) | |||||
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| Freshman Men (n=34) | Indian Health Service | 14 (50%) | Doctor | 30(88%) | Yes | 24 (71%) |
| Tribal Clinic | 8 (29%) | Physician’s Asst | 1 (4%) | No | 10 (29%) | |
| Other | 6 (21%) | Traditional Healer | 1 (4%) | |||
| Nurse Practitioner | 1 (4%) | |||||
| Other | 1 (4%) | |||||
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| Upper-class Women (n=25) | Indian Health Service | 12 (52%) | Doctor | 12 (52%) | Yes | 19 (76%) |
| Tribal Clinic | 6 (22%) | Physician’s Asst | 1 (4%) | No | 6 (24%) | |
| Other | 6 (26%) | Traditional Healer | 2 (9%) | |||
| Nurse Practitioner | 8 (35%) | |||||
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| Upper-class Men (n=22) | Indian Health Service | 11 (55%) | Doctor | 16 (73%) | Yes | 5 (23%) |
| Tribal Clinic | 4 (20%) | Physician’s Asst | 1 (4.5%) | No | 17(77%) | |
| Other | 5 (25%) | Traditional Healer | 3 (13.5%) | |||
| Nurse Practitioner | 1 (4.5%) | |||||
| Other | 1 (4.5%) | |||||