Pharmacy Accessibility and Cost-Related Underuse of Prescription Medications in Low-Income Black and Hispanic Urban Communities

. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Mar 1.

Published in final edited form as: J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2017 Jan 30;57(2):162–169.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.japh.2016.12.065

	PRIMARY PHARMACY LOCATION
	Located within Study Region	Not Located within Study Region	All Primary Pharmacies
Number of Pharmacies, %	34 (65.0%)	18 (35.0%)	52 (100.0%)
Utilization Rate, N (%)	117(81%)	27 (19%)	144(100.0%)
Pharmacy Type
Chain	22 (64.1%)	14 (77.8%)	36 (69.2%)
Independent	6 (17.7%)	1 (5.6%)	7 (13.5%)
Clinic/CHC	6 (17.6%)	3 (16.7%)	9 (17.3%)
Community Racial/Ethnic Composition^*
Predominately Black	25 (83.3%)	5 (27.8%)	30 (62.5%)
Predominately Hispanic	1 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)
Predominately White	2 (6.7%)	11 (61.1%)	13 (27.1%)
Diverse/Integrated	2 (6.7%)	2 (11.1%)	4 (8.3%)

Notes: Sample of 144 respondents excludes 9 respondents reporting the use of mail-order pharmacies. Differences in primary pharmacy utilization rates between pharmacy locations (located on Chicago’s South Side vs. not located on Chicago’s South Side) were tested using Pearson Chi Square Statistic;

Statistically significant difference at p<0.05