Arts and Social Sciences Journal

Department of Clinical Skills and Community Engagement, San Juan Bautista School of Medicine, Puerto Rico, USA

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• Research Article   
  Sociodemographic and Clinical Profile of Punto Esperanza Clinic: A Student-Run Free Urban Community Primary Care Clinic
  Author(s): Grisel Burgos-Barreto*, Edison Martínez-Monegro and German Garcia
  
  Background: Access to primary care services in low-income rural and urban areas of Puerto Rico remains a significant public health challenge. Punto Esperanza Clinic (PEC) is a free primary care medical clinic in the urban area of Santurce, which is a densely populated, low-income area with a mixed local Puerto Rican and immigrant community. The present study aims to establish a sociodemographic and clinical profile of the patient population at PEC. Methods: Sociodemographic and clinical data were collected from clinical interviews and surveys provided to participants over a two-year period from 2018 to 2020. Results: The population (145) between ages 22-97 years that received medical care services at Punto Esperanza Clinic from January 2018 to March 2020, had a mean age of 60.6. In addition, 57.9% were males a.. Read More»
  

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