Table 4.
Prevalence, acceptance rates and rates of participation: by race/ethnicity and insurance status 1
| Prevalence/Eligible | Accepted 2 treatment1 | Participated 3 (as % of Eligibles) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |||
| Infection | White | 13 (28.9)*** | 11 (84.6) | 10 (76.9) |
Race/Ethnicity
1
|
| Black | 210 (63.4) | 189 (90.0) | 178 (84.8) | ||
| Hispanic | 38 (49.4) | 36 (94.7) | 34 (89.5) | ||
| Private | 72 (51.8) | 64 (88.9) | 59 (81.9) |
Insurance Status
|
|
| MA/Uninsured | 194 (59.9) | 176 (90.7) | 167 (86.1) | ||
| Periodontal disease | White | 10 (23.8)*** | 4 (40.0)*** | 2 (20.0) | |
| Black | 198 (61.5) | 183 (91.9) | 102 (51.5) | ||
| Hispanic | 49 (69.0) | 41 (83.7) | 21 (42.9) | ||
| Private | 71 (51.8) | 59 (83.1) | 33 (46.5) | ||
| MA/Uninsured | 189 (61.4) | 173 (91.1) | 94 (49.7) | ||
| Smoking status | White | 20 (43.5) | 10 (50.0) | 5 (25.0) | |
| Black | 132 (39.3) | 75 (56.8) | 37 (28.0) | ||
| Hispanic | 32 (41.6) | 20 (62.5) | 9 (28.1) | ||
| Private | 34 (23.9)*** | 18 (52.9) | 12 (35.3) | ||
| MA/Uninsured | 151 (46.2) | 88 (58.3) | 40 (26.5) | ||
| Clinical depression | White | 7 (15.2) | 6 (85.7) | 5 (71.4) | |
| Black | 53 (15.7) | 50 (94.3) | 40 (75.5) | ||
| Hispanic | 19 (24.7) | 19 (100) | 13 (68.4) | ||
| Private | 15 (10.5)** | 14 (93.3) | 12 (80.0) | ||
| MA/Uninsured | 66 (20.1) | 63 (95.5) | 48 (72.7) | ||
| Housing instability | White | 27 (58.7)*** | 22 (81.5) | 15 (55.6) | |
| Black | 289 (85.8) | 265 (91.7) | 192 (66.4) | ||
| Hispanic | 65 (84.4) | 61 (93.9) | 44 (67.7) | ||
| Private | 102 (71.8)*** | 85 (83.3)** | 62 (60.8) | ||
| MA/Uninsured | 289 (88.1) | 271 (93.8) | 197 (68.2) | ||
| Low literacy | White | 4 (8.7) | 1 (25.0) | 1 (25.0) | |
| Black | 81 (24.0) | 57 (70.4) | 31 (37.8) | ||
| Hispanic | 19 (24.7) | 13 (68.4) | 10 (52.6) | ||
| Private | 20 (14.1)** | 9 (45.0)* | 7 (35.0) | ||
| MA/Uninsured | 86 (26.2) | 64 (74.4) | 36 (41.4) | ||
1There were 13 women who identified themselves as being something other than white, black or Hispanic; because of the small number they were not included in the figures for Race/Ethnicity shown here.
2A women was classified as having accepted if she was identified as having a risk factor and agreed to receive the risk-appropriate treatment or service as defined in Table 1.
3See last column of Table 1 for explanation of how “participation” was defined.
***p < .0001; **p < .01; *p < .05.