Past-year mental health visit and health care satisfaction among AfroLatine adults in the United States.

This study examined the association between having a past-year mental health care encounter and health care satisfaction among Latine adults and whether race moderates this relationship. Attention was given to AfroLatine adults, individuals who identify as both Black and Latine, whose experiences are often rendered invisible in mental health disparities research. We analyzed 6 years of cross-sectional data (2013-2018) from the National Health Interview Survey, focusing on a nationally representative sample of Latine adults (N = 21,937). The outcome was health care satisfaction, with past-year mental health care professional visit as the independent variable and race as the moderator. Logistic regression models, adjusted for demographic, socioeconomic, and health-related factors, estimated odds ratios and predicted probability plots interpreted the odds ratios. AfroLatine adults had significantly lower odds of health care satisfaction compared with WhiteLatine adults (adjusted odds ratio = 0.14, 95% CI [0.06, 0.37], p < .001). A significant interaction showed that having a past-year mental health care professional visit was associated with lower satisfaction among AfroLatines (from 92% to 72%) but higher satisfaction among WhiteLatines (from 92% to 94%). Findings suggest that having a past-year mental health care encounter may not benefit all Latine groups equally. Framed by critical race theory and cultural humility, these results underscore the need for multilevel antiracist, equity-driven approaches in mental health care that affirm AfroLatine clients. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2026 APA, all rights reserved).