2017-06-292026-03-272017-06-292009Tomás Martínez Ibarra0740-547210.1016/j.jsat.2008.09.005   https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2008.09.005https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2735411/https://repositorio.inprf.gob.mx/handle/123456789/5304This study, using three waves of U.S. National Alcohol Surveys (1995-2005). examines lifetime alcohol treatment utilization and perceived treatment barriers among Latinos. The sample included 4,204 Latinos (2,178 women and 2,024 men); data were weighted. Analyses were linear and logistic regressions. Controlling for survey year, severity, and other covariates, male gender and English language interview predicted higher utilization generally and Alcoholics Anonymous use specifically; English interview was also associated with institutional treatment. (Effects for gender on general utilization were marginal.) Other predictors of utilization included older age, lower education, greater social pressures, greater legal consequences, greater dependence symptoms, and public insurance. Whereas men and women differed little on perceived barriers, analyses showed greater barriers among Spanish (vs. English) interviewees. Latina women's underutilization of alcohol treatment requires further research but may be partially explained by stigma. Associations between language of interview and treatment utilization imply a need for outreach and culturally sensitive programming. (C) 2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.engacceso cerradoAcculturationAdolescentAdultAlcoholics AnonymousAlcoholism-EthnologyAlcoholism-RehabilitationFemaleHealth Care SurveysHealth services-UtilizationHealth Services Accessibility-Statistics & numerical dataHealthcare disparitiesHispanic Americans-PsychologyHispanic Americans-Statistics & numerical dataHumansLogistic modelsMaleMiddle agedSeverity of Illness IndexSex factorsStereotypingUnited States-EpidemiologyYoung adultarticle4Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz446-456Oxford36Substance abuse-TreatmentMental health servicesMexican-AmericansGeneral populationUnited StatesDisordersDrug-TreatmentHispanicsDrinkingTrendsAbuso de sustancias-TratamientoServicios de salud mentalMexicoamericanosPoblación generalEstados UnidosTrastornosDrogas-TratamientoHispanosBebidaTendenciasHispanicLatinoAlcoholTreatmentAcculturationGender