Gender, Acculturation, and Other Barriers to Alcohol Treatment Utilization Among Latinos in Three National Alcohol Surveys

Using National Alcohol Surveys from 1995 through 2005, this study examines lifetime alcohol treatment utilization and perceived barriers among Latinos.  Predictors of higher utilization included: male gender, English language interview, older age, lower education, greater social pressures, greater legal consequences, greater dependence symptoms, and public insurance.  Analysis showed greater barriers among Spanish-speaking interviewees and showed under utilization among Latina women. 

Zemore, S. E., N. Mulia, et al. (2009). Gender, acculturation, and other barriers to alcohol treatment utilization among Latinos in three National Alcohol Surveys. J Subst Abuse Treat, 36(4), 446-56. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19004599