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Slemon A, Handlovsky I, Dhari S. Capturing Intersections of Discrimination: Quantitative Analysis of Nursing Students' Experiences. ANS Adv Nurs Sci 2024:00012272-990000000-00098. [PMID: 39356109 DOI: 10.1097/ans.0000000000000541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/03/2024]
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While prior literature has established that nursing students experience racism, mental health stigma, and ableism within their programs, there is a dearth of knowledge of how students experience discrimination more broadly, across intersecting identities. This analysis draws on Crenshaw's intersectionality theory to conduct an intersectional analysis of cross-sectional survey data of nursing students' experiences of discrimination. Results illustrate that discrimination operates in complex ways across students' social locations, as experiences of intersecting impacts of racism, homophobia/transphobia, mental health stigma, religious discrimination, ableism, and other forms of discrimination. Such experiences further unfold across clinical, classroom, and policy contexts.
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- Allie Slemon
- Author Affiliations: School of Nursing, Human & Social Development, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (Drs Slemon and Handlovsky); and School of Nursing, School of Health and Human Services, Camosun College, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (Ms Dhari)
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Raner GA, Shapiro JS, Tse T, Armstrong K, Potter E. Binary and Nonbinary Transgender Patient Experiences Accessing Gender-affirming Top Surgery. PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY-GLOBAL OPEN 2024; 12:e6198. [PMID: 39372883 PMCID: PMC11452094 DOI: 10.1097/gox.0000000000006198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2024] [Accepted: 08/02/2024] [Indexed: 10/08/2024]
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Background Transgender and gender diverse (TGD) individuals face barriers when seeking top surgery, or bilateral mastectomies, as part of surgical transition, leading to delayed care and adverse health outcomes. Understanding differential experiences between nonbinary and binary patients is crucial for improving TGD patient care, but this distinction is seldom made in the current literature. Methods This single-center cross-sectional mixed-methods survey study conducted between 2022 and 2023 enrolled all consecutive TGD patients undergoing top surgery. Significant differences between datasets were determined by two-sample unpaired t tests. Summative content analysis and descriptive analysis were performed for free-text responses. Results Thirty-seven binary and 71 nonbinary patients completed the survey. Lack of funding, long wait times within the healthcare system, and long wait times to access surgery were the three most impactful barriers for both cohorts. Nonbinary patients were more impacted by a lack of TGD-friendly surgeons and community physicians, prejudice from surgical center staff and community doctors, and employment concerns. More binary patients desired a "masculine chest" and to stop using a binder. The nonbinary group more frequently desired a "smaller chest" and had greater variability of surgical goals. Conclusions Binary and nonbinary TGD patients both experience barriers to top surgery; however nonbinary patients may experience distinct barriers and have differential surgical goals. It is important to discuss specific surgery goals and offer top surgery options beyond bilateral mastectomy with nipple grafting, especially with nonbinary patients.
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- Gavin A. Raner
- From the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Canada
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- From the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Canada
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- Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto School, Toronto, Canada
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- Transition Related Surgery Program, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, Canada
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- Transition Related Surgery Program, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, Canada
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Scott D. 'It's not a me thing': the role of transcendence and critical politics in Black LGBTQ wellness in Montreal. CULTURE, HEALTH & SEXUALITY 2024:1-17. [PMID: 39225031 DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2024.2390893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2024] [Accepted: 08/07/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024]
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This study explores well-being strategies and challenges for Black LGBTQ individuals in Montreal, Canada. Semi-structured interviews were conducted between March and May 2023 with key informants, or advocates and service providers for LGBTQ communities in the Montreal metropolitan area. Thematic analysis was used and involved transcription, memo-writing and a multi-step, inductive coding process using MAXQDA. The findings highlight three areas of well-noted challenges for Black LGBTQ individuals: systemic barriers; lack of targeted support; and challenges to accessing services. Two strategic domains emerged as innovative approaches to support well-being: transcendental practices and intersectional sociopolitical awareness raising. Transcendental practices, ranging from fine arts and dance to reiki energy healing, offered avenues for healing and community-building. Intersectional sociopolitical awareness was described as crucial in informing and contributing to existing efforts to improve well-being such as therapeutic engagement with clients and facilitating mutual aid. The identified transcendental practices and political awareness offer promising avenues for holistic well-being and comprehensive approaches to challenges such as inequitable HIV burden. Recognising the convergence of identities and social power axes can inform future interventions to foster more inclusive and empowering health strategies for Black LGBTQ communities.
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- Darius Scott
- Department of Geography, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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Wang K, Chen XS, Gu D, Smith BD, Dong Y, Peet JZ. Examining First- and Second-Level Digital Divide at the Intersection of Race/Ethnicity, Gender, and Socioeconomic Status: An Analysis of the National Health and Aging Trends Study. THE GERONTOLOGIST 2024; 64:gnae079. [PMID: 38898816 PMCID: PMC11308174 DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnae079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2023] [Indexed: 06/21/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Significant societal and technological changes in the 2010s called for an up-to-date understanding of the digital divide among older adults in the United States. This trend study aimed to examine the effects of race/ethnicity and the intersecting effects of race/ethnicity with other marginalized identities related to gender, income, education, and occupation on the first- and second-level digital divide. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Utilizing a nationally representative sample of older community dwellers from the National Health and Aging Trends Study, we conducted weighted logistic regressions at 3 time points (2011/2013, 2015, and 2019). The first-level digital divide was measured by access to working phones or computers/laptops; the second-level divide was measured by 7 activities in personal task, social, and health-related Internet use. RESULTS The first-level racial/ethnic digital divide became nonsignificant in 2019, whereas the disparities in all second-level measures persisted. The intersecting effects of race/ethnicity with low education and/or low income became nonsignificant in 2019 for personal-task use. However, the interactions with low education and/or low income became significant for social and health-related use in 2015 and/or 2019. DISCUSSION AND IMPLICATIONS This study highlights the persistence of the second-level racial/ethnic digital divide among older community dwellers in the United States, especially the exacerbated social and health-related digital divide for people of color with low socioeconomic status. By considering intersections of marginalized social identities, policymakers and stakeholders should develop targeted strategies to bridge the digital divide, promote health outcomes, and reduce health disparities.
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- Kun Wang
- Department of Social Work, College of Community and Public Affairs, The State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, New York, USA
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- School of Social Work, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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- Independent Researcher, New York, New York, USA
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- School of Social Work, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
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- School of Social Welfare, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, New York, USA
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- Department of Social Work, College of Community and Public Affairs, The State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, New York, USA
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Funkhouser JA, Gregory M, Sanz C. Promoting inclusivity in ecology, evolution, and behavioral biology education through course-based undergraduate research experiences. Bioscience 2024; 74:567-576. [PMID: 39229624 PMCID: PMC11367669 DOI: 10.1093/biosci/biae060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2023] [Revised: 05/13/2024] [Accepted: 05/23/2024] [Indexed: 09/05/2024] Open
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Access to independent research experiences is a persistent barrier that stifles the recruitment and retention of students from diverse backgrounds in ecology, evolution, and behavioral biology. The benefits of field experiences are not equitably available to historically excluded and minoritized students. In this article, we summarize evidence that indicates course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) provide a solution to ensure equitable access to independent research experiences in the life sciences. We draw from our own experiences of teaching CUREs in ecology, evolution, and behavioral biology and provide the complete curriculum for our effective and largely materials-free CURE in behavioral ecology (CURE-BxEco). We advocate for greater access to and synthesize the benefits of CUREs to promote inclusivity in education. The proliferation of such innovative pedagogical practices benefits science because these classroom methods are critical in recruiting and retaining historically excluded and minoritized students, who offer diverse perspectives in research.
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- Jake A Funkhouser
- Department of Anthropology at Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
- Department of Evolutionary Anthropology at the University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- College Writing Program and with the Center for Teaching and Learning at Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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- Department of Anthropology at Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
- Wildlife Conservation Society's Congo Program, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo
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Dai HD, Subica A, Mattingly DT, Harlow A, Leventhal AM. Association of Race-Ethnicity Intersection With Disparities in Cigarette Smoking in U.S. Adults. Nicotine Tob Res 2024; 26:1066-1071. [PMID: 38401167 PMCID: PMC11260889 DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntae041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2023] [Revised: 12/18/2023] [Accepted: 02/13/2024] [Indexed: 02/26/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Detailed estimates of disparities in cigarette smoking across single- and multi-race groups and their intersections with ethnicity are lacking. This study estimates the prevalence of self-reported current smoking among intersecting adult race-ethnicity groups in the United States. AIMS AND METHODS The analysis uses 2018-2019 data from the Tobacco Use Supplement-Current Population Supplement (TUS-CPS; n = 137 471). Self-reported Hispanic origin and race were recoded into 19 mutually exclusive race-by-ethnicity intersecting groups. Weighted race-ethnicity group smoking prevalence were compared to the overall population prevalence and one another. RESULTS Compared to the U.S. population current smoking prevalence (11.4% [95% CI = 11.2% to 11.6%]), smoking was particularly higher in non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) groups (20.7% [95% CI = 17.8% to 24.0%]) and non-Hispanic multiracial AI/AN/White (24.4% [95% CI = 20.3% to 29.1%]) and AI/AN/Black (22.4% [95% CI = 14.4% to 33.2%]) groups. Non-Hispanic single-race Asian (5.0% [95% CI = 4.4% to 5.6%]) and Hispanic single-race White (7.2% [95% CI = 6.7% to 7.7%]) smoking prevalence undercut the overall U.S. population prevalence. In pairwise comparisons, smoking prevalence was higher in various non-Hispanic single- and multi-race AI/AN groups than non-AI/AN groups and was lower in various Hispanic groups than non-Hispanic groups. CONCLUSIONS Smoking prevalence disparities are not monolithic across complex diversity of race and ethnicity in the United States. Accurate identification of priority populations in need of targeted tobacco control efforts may benefit by acknowledging multinomial heterogeneity across intersecting racial and ethnic identities. IMPLICATIONS Understanding racial and ethnic disparities in cigarette smoking can inform national strategies for reducing health inequities. This study examines cigarette smoking disparities among 19 adult intersecting race-ethnicity groups in the United States using the 2018-2019 TUS-CPS data. Results show higher smoking rates in some non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Native and Black groups, while lower rates are seen in Asian and Hispanic individuals. These findings emphasize the need for disaggregated data to tackle smoking disparities and guide targeted prevention efforts.
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- Hongying Daisy Dai
- Department of Biostatistics, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
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- School of Medicine, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA
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- Center for Health Equity Transformation, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
- Department of Behavioral Science, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- USC Institute for Addiction Science, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- USC Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- USC Institute for Addiction Science, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- USC Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Brünig L, Kahrass H, Salloch S. The concept of intersectionality in bioethics: a systematic review. BMC Med Ethics 2024; 25:64. [PMID: 38783289 PMCID: PMC11112950 DOI: 10.1186/s12910-024-01057-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2023] [Accepted: 05/08/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Intersectionality is a concept that originated in Black feminist movements in the US-American context of the 1970s and 1980s, particularly in the work of feminist scholar and lawyer Kimberlé W. Crenshaw. Intersectional approaches aim to highlight the interconnectedness of gender and sexuality with other social categories, such as race, class, age, and ability to look at how individuals are discriminated against and privileged in institutions and societal power structures. Intersectionality is a "traveling concept", which also made its way into bioethical research. METHODS We conducted a systematic review to answer the question of where and how the concept of intersectionality is applied in bioethical research. The PubMed and Web of Science databases were systematically searched and 192 articles addressing bioethical topics and intersectionality were finally included. RESULTS The qualitative analysis resulted in a category system with five main categories: (1) application purpose and function, (2) social dimensions, (3) levels, (4) health-care disciplines and academic fields, and (5) challenges, limitations, and critique. The variety of academic fields and health-care disciplines working with the concept ranges from psychology, through gynaecology to palliative care and deaf studies. Important functions that the concept of intersectionality fulfils in bioethical research are making inequities visible, creating better health data collections and embracing self-reflection. Intersectionality is also a critical praxis and fits neatly into the overarching goal of bioethics to work toward social justice in health care. Intersectionality aims at making research results relevant for respective communities and patients, and informs the development of policies. CONCLUSIONS This systematic review is, to the best of our knowledge, the first one to provide a full overview of the reference to intersectionality in bioethical scholarship. It creates a basis for future research that applies intersectionality as a theoretical and methodical tool for analysing bioethical questions.
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- Lisa Brünig
- Institute for Ethics, History and Philosophy of Medicine, Hannover Medical School, Carl- Neuberg-Str.1, 30625, Hannover, Germany.
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- Institute for Ethics, History and Philosophy of Medicine, Hannover Medical School, Carl- Neuberg-Str.1, 30625, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute for Ethics, History and Philosophy of Medicine, Hannover Medical School, Carl- Neuberg-Str.1, 30625, Hannover, Germany
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Granton D, Rodrigues M, Raparelli V, Honarmand K, Agarwal A, Friedrich JO, Perna B, Spaggiari R, Fortunato V, Risdonne G, Kho M, VanderKaay S, Chaudhuri D, Gomez-Builes C, D'Aragon F, Wiseman D, Lau VI, Lin C, Reid J, Trivedi V, Prakash V, Belley-Cote E, Al Mandhari M, Thabane L, Pilote L, Burns KEA. Sex and gender-based analysis and diversity metric reporting in acute care trials published in high-impact journals: a systematic review. BMJ Open 2024; 14:e081118. [PMID: 38719297 PMCID: PMC11103199 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-081118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2023] [Accepted: 02/23/2024] [Indexed: 05/22/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVE To characterise sex and gender-based analysis (SGBA) and diversity metric reporting, representation of female/women participants in acute care trials and temporal changes in reporting before and after publication of the 2016 Sex and Gender Equity in Research guideline. DESIGN Systematic review. DATA SOURCES We searched MEDLINE for trials published in five leading medical journals in 2014, 2018 and 2020. STUDY SELECTION Trials that enrolled acutely ill adults, compared two or more interventions and reported at least one clinical outcome. DATA ABSTRACTION AND SYNTHESIS 4 reviewers screened citations and 22 reviewers abstracted data, in duplicate. We compared reporting differences between intensive care unit (ICU) and cardiology trials. RESULTS We included 88 trials (75 (85.2%) ICU and 13 (14.8%) cardiology) (n=111 428; 38 140 (34.2%) females/women). Of 23 (26.1%) trials that reported an SGBA, most used a forest plot (22 (95.7%)), were prespecified (21 (91.3%)) and reported a sex-by-intervention interaction with a significance test (19 (82.6%)). Discordant sex and gender terminology were found between headings and subheadings within baseline characteristics tables (17/32 (53.1%)) and between baseline characteristics tables and SGBA (4/23 (17.4%)). Only 25 acute care trials (28.4%) reported race or ethnicity. Participants were predominantly white (78.8%) and male/men (65.8%). No trial reported gendered-social factors. SGBA reporting and female/women representation did not improve temporally. Compared with ICU trials, cardiology trials reported significantly more SGBA (15/75 (20%) vs 8/13 (61.5%) p=0.005). CONCLUSIONS Acute care trials in leading medical journals infrequently included SGBA, female/women and non-white trial participants, reported race or ethnicity and never reported gender-related factors. Substantial opportunity exists to improve SGBA and diversity metric reporting and recruitment of female/women participants in acute care trials. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER CRD42022282565.
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- David Granton
- Department of Medicine and Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
- University Center for Studies on Gender Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Division of Critical Care, Mackenzie Health, Vaughan, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medicine and Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Critical Care and Medicine Departments, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- School of Rehabilitation Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Physiotherapy Department, Research Institute of St. Joe's Hamilton, St Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Rehabilitation Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Universite de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
- Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier, Universite de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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- Departments of Medicine and Critical Care Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medicine and Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medicine and Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Medicine, Divisions of Cardiology and Critical Care, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Department of Medicine, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medicine and Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Critical Care and Medicine Departments, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Yaussy SL. Using craniofacial fluctuating asymmetry to examine the effects of sex, socioeconomic status, and early life experiences on adult age at death in industrial England. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY 2024; 184:e24907. [PMID: 38380869 DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.24907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2023] [Revised: 12/09/2023] [Accepted: 01/17/2024] [Indexed: 02/22/2024]
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OBJECTIVES Historical evidence from 18th- and 19th-century England suggests that industrialization's impacts on health were largely negative, especially among marginalized groups. However, available documentary evidence is often biased toward adult men and rarely sheds light on the experiences of other members of the population, such as women and children. Craniofacial fluctuating asymmetry (FA) can serve as a proxy measurement of developmental instability and stress during development. This study examines the associations among age, sex, socioeconomic status (SES), and FA in skeletal samples from industrial-era England. MATERIALS AND METHODS The sample for this study comes from four industrial-era cemeteries from England (A.D. 1711-1857). Geometric morphometric analyses of three-dimensional landmark coordinate data were used to generate a measure of FA for each individual (Mahalanobis distance). A three-way ANOVA was used to evaluate the impacts of sex, SES, and FA scores on adult age at death (n = 168). RESULTS Significant associations existed between age at death and SES (p = 0.004) and FA scores (p = 0.094). Comparisons of the estimated means indicated that age at death was consistently higher among high SES individuals and individuals with FA scores less than one standard deviation from the mean. CONCLUSIONS This study supports findings from previous studies that have suggested that the differences in resource access and environmental buffering generated by socioeconomic inequality can impact longevity and patterns of mortality among socioeconomic status groups. Likewise, stress in early life-evinced by craniofacial fluctuating asymmetry-can influence observed patterns of longevity in adults decades later.
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- Samantha L Yaussy
- Department of Sociology and Anthropology, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA
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Lee EY, Airton L, Jung E, Lim H, Latimer-Cheung A, Szto C, Adams ML, Faulkner G, Ferguson L, Peers D, Phillips S, Yi KJ. Development and validation of the SAFE (Socially Ascribed intersectional identities For Equity) questionnaire. Acta Psychol (Amst) 2024; 245:104235. [PMID: 38531268 DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2024.104235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2023] [Revised: 03/14/2024] [Accepted: 03/20/2024] [Indexed: 03/28/2024] Open
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Traditional questionnaires do not capture the complexity of how people are viewed by others and grouped into categories on the basis of what is inferred (or not) about them. This is critical in applying an intersectionality framework in research because people are negatively impacted because of "who they are" but also based on "how others see them." The purpose of this project was to develop and validate a questionnaire, grounded in intersectionality theory and a nuanced understanding of social position, that can be applied in large-scale, population-based surveys and studies. Drawing on 61 existing quantitative surveys collecting identity-based information and 197 qualitative studies on intersectionality describing the complex ways in which people's social positions are constructed and experienced, we created a draft questionnaire comprising five parts: 1) Sex and Gender, 2) Sexuality and Sexual Orientation, 3) Cultural Context, 4) Disability, Health, and Physical Characteristics, and 5) Socioeconomic Status. A draft of the questionnaire was then reviewed by experts via the Delphi process, which gauged the accessibility of the questionnaire (e.g., language used, length) and the relevance of its content using a 5-point scale and open-ended questions. These responses were ranked, analyzed, and synthesized to refine the questionnaire and, ultimately, to obtain ≥75 % consensus on each questionnaire item and response option. The SAFE questionnaire provides an opportunity to take a significant step forward in advancing our understanding of the complex, intersectional nature of social participation and marginalization.
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- Eun-Young Lee
- School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada; Department of Gender Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada.
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- Department of Gender Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada; Faculty of Education, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- School of Kinesiology, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- College of Kinesiology, University of Saskatchewan, SK, Canada
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- Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation, University of Alberta, AB, Canada
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- Department of Family Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Department of Kinesiology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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Abdel-Sayyed A, Hoang KN, Turk T, Xu L, Fujiwara E. Validating the Stanford Gender-Related Variables for Health Research (SGVHR) in a Canadian population. J Health Psychol 2024:13591053241247376. [PMID: 38654542 DOI: 10.1177/13591053241247376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/26/2024] Open
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In addition to biological sex, the impact of gender on health outcomes is now well-recognized. Gender norms are changing rapidly, demanding contemporary gender assessment tools. This study sought to validate the recent US-based Stanford Gender-Related Variables for Health Research (SGVHR) scale in Canada. We also aimed to improve gender prediction by including socio-demographic information on education, income and occupations. We recruited 2445 Canadian online participants (~50% female; mean age: 49.3). Multigroup confirmatory factor analyses confirmed the SGVHR factor structure in our sample, indicating its generalizability beyond the USA. Regression analyses indicated that the SGVHR subscales were moderately predictive of self-reported gender. Incorporating socio-demographic factors Significantly enhanced gender prediction via the SGVHR. This study underscores the SGVHR's applicability in diverse Western populations and encourages the inclusion of easily accessible sociodemographic variables to approximate a gender metric. Future studies should test the health-relevance of such indicators along with the SGVHR.
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Alberta, Canada
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Villemure SE, Wilby KJ. The burden of an identity: Coping strategies for sexual and gender minority individuals in pharmacy practice. Am J Health Syst Pharm 2024; 81:291-296. [PMID: 38141247 DOI: 10.1093/ajhp/zxad318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2023] [Indexed: 12/25/2023] Open
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PURPOSE Sexual or gender minority (SGM) individuals are known to experience stigma and discrimination in pharmacy settings. It is also known that SGM individuals may delay or avoid care in pharmacies due to the stress associated with these experiences. Aside from avoidance, however, little is known about how SGM individuals cope with stigma and discrimination and how their coping strategies may influence their healthcare behaviors. Therefore, this study aimed to characterize how SGM individuals cope with stigma and discrimination associated with their SGM identity in pharmacy settings. METHODS This was a qualitative study conducted using semistructured interviews. A total of 31 SGM individuals were recruited across 2 Canadian provinces. Interviews followed a topic guide designed according to the minority stress model to elicit participants' lived experiences in community pharmacies. Thematic analysis was used to identify and interpret themes. RESULTS Five themes were identified that described coping strategies used by SGM individuals when encountering minority stress processes in pharmacy settings: avoidance (avoiding or withdrawing from care), seeking support (from people or settings), perseverance (when faced with no other option), concealment (of SGM identity), and lowering expectations (of pharmacist knowledge and competence). CONCLUSION Our findings support the notion that individuals cope in different ways and across a wide spectrum of behaviors. Those who avoid care, conceal their SGM identity, or are forced to persevere through interactions may be at increased risk for both physical and mental health disparities. Those who seek support or lower expectations may also be at risk for reduced access to quality care.
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- Samuel E Villemure
- College of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- College of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
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Xie QW, Fan XL, Luo X, Chang Q. Mechanisms underlying the relationship between the intersectionality of multiple social identities with depression among US adults: A population-based study on the mediating roles of lifestyle behaviors. J Affect Disord 2024; 349:384-393. [PMID: 38211749 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.01.078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2023] [Revised: 12/27/2023] [Accepted: 01/04/2024] [Indexed: 01/13/2024]
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BACKGROUND Despite substantial efforts to investigate the inequalities in mental health among people with marginalized identities, most research has concentrated on single social identities rather than complete persons. The current study aimed to explore the mechanisms underlying the relationship between the intersectionality of multiple social identities with depression among US adults. METHODS Data for this study came from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey waves between 2015 and 2018, including a total of 11,268 US adults. A latent class analysis (LCA) was conducted to identify latent subpopulations based on sex, race/ethnicity, immigrant status, disability, household income, employment status, and education level. Interclass differences in lifestyle factors and depression were examined. Multiple mediation analysis was used to examine the mediating roles of lifestyle behaviors. RESULTS LCA identified four potential subpopulations: "least marginalized", "immigrant minorities", "disabled, less-educated non-workers", and "low-income minorities" groups. There was enormous heterogeneity in mental health among immigrant minority individuals. The "disabled, less-educated non-workers" group had the highest rates of depression; in contrast, the "immigrant minorities" group had the best mental health, even better than that of the "least marginalized" group. Distributions of lifestyle factors followed a similar pattern. In addition, lifestyle behaviors significantly mediated the relationship between intersectional social identities and depression. LIMITATIONS The cross-sectional design prevented establishment of the causality of relationships. CONCLUSIONS This study suggests that applying a person-centered approach is important when examining intersectional inequalities in mental health and highlights the effects of structural social hierarchies on individuals' health behaviors and mental health.
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- Qian-Wen Xie
- Department of Social Welfare and Risk Management, School of Public Affairs, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China; Research Center for Common Prosperity, Future Regional Development Laboratory, Innovation Center of Yangtze River Delta, Zhejiang University, Jiaxing, China; Center of Social Welfare and Governance, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China; Institute for Common Prosperity and Development, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Social Welfare and Risk Management, School of Public Affairs, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Social Welfare and Risk Management, School of Public Affairs, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- School of Sociology and Anthropology, Xiamen University, Xiamen City, China.
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Salinas-Rodríguez A, Fernández-Niño JA, Rivera-Almaraz A, Manrique-Espinoza B. Intrinsic capacity trajectories and socioeconomic inequalities in health: the contributions of wealth, education, gender, and ethnicity. Int J Equity Health 2024; 23:48. [PMID: 38462637 PMCID: PMC10926672 DOI: 10.1186/s12939-024-02136-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2023] [Accepted: 02/25/2024] [Indexed: 03/12/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Life-long health inequalities exert enduring impacts and are governed by social determinants crucial for achieving healthy aging. A fundamental aspect of healthy aging, intrinsic capacity, is the primary focus of this study. Our objective is to evaluate the social inequalities connected with the trajectories of intrinsic capacity, shedding light on the impacts of socioeconomic position, gender, and ethnicity. METHODS Our dynamic cohort study was rooted in three waves (2009, 2014, 2017) of the World Health Organization's Study on Global AGEing and Adult Health in Mexico. We incorporated a nationally representative sample comprising 2722 older Mexican adults aged 50 years and over. Baseline measurements of socioeconomic position, gender, and ethnicity acted as the exposure variables. We evaluated intrinsic capacity across five domains: cognition, psychological, sensory, vitality, and locomotion. The Relative Index of Inequality and Slope Index of Inequality were used to quantify socioeconomic disparities. RESULTS We discerned three distinct intrinsic capacity trajectories: steep decline, moderate decline, and slight increase. Significant disparities based on wealth, educational level, gender, and ethnicity were observed. Older adults with higher wealth and education typically exhibited a trajectory of moderate decrease or slight increase in intrinsic capacity. In stark contrast, women and indigenous individuals were more likely to experience a steeply declining trajectory. CONCLUSIONS These findings underscore the pressing need to address social determinants, minimize gender and ethnic discrimination to ensure equal access to resources and opportunities across the lifespan. It is imperative for policies and interventions to prioritize these social determinants in order to promote healthy aging and alleviate health disparities. This approach will ensure that specific demographic groups receive customized support to sustain their intrinsic capacity during their elder years.
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- Aaron Salinas-Rodríguez
- Center for Evaluation and Surveys Research, National Institute of Public Health, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
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- Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe Street, Room E8532, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA.
- Department of Public Health, Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia.
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- Center for Evaluation and Surveys Research, National Institute of Public Health, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
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- Center for Evaluation and Surveys Research, National Institute of Public Health, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
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Lees CS, Seow H, Chan KKW, Gayowsky A, Merchant SJ, Sinnarajah A. Sex-Based Analysis of Quality Indicators of End-of-Life Care in Gastrointestinal Malignancies. Curr Oncol 2024; 31:1170-1182. [PMID: 38534920 PMCID: PMC10969381 DOI: 10.3390/curroncol31030087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2023] [Revised: 02/05/2024] [Accepted: 02/16/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024] Open
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Indices of aggressive or supportive end-of-life (EOL) care are used to evaluate health services quality. Disparities according to sex were previously described, with studies showing that male sex is associated with aggressive EOL care. This is a secondary analysis of 69,983 patients who died of a GI malignancy in Ontario between 2006 and 2018. Quality indices from the last 14-30 days of life and aggregate measures for aggressive and supportive EOL care were derived from administrative data. Hospitalizations, emergency department use, intensive care unit admissions, and receipt of chemotherapy were considered indices of aggressive care, while physician house call and palliative home care were considered indices of supportive care. Overall, a smaller proportion of females experienced aggressive care at EOL (14.3% vs. 19.0%, standardized difference = 0.13, where ≥0.1 is a meaningful difference). Over time, rates of aggressive care were stable, while rates of supportive care increased for both sexes. Logistic regression showed that younger females (ages 18-39) had increased odds of experiencing aggressive EOL care (OR 1.71, 95% CI 1.30-2.25), but there was no such association for males. Quality of EOL care varies according to sex, with a smaller proportion of females experiencing aggressive EOL care.
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- Caitlin S. Lees
- Division of Palliative Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS B3H 2Y9, Canada;
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- Department of Oncology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8V 5C2, Canada;
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- Odette Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada;
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- Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES), McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8N 3Z5, Canada;
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- Division of General Surgery and Surgical Oncology, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON K7L 2V7, Canada;
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- Division of Palliative Medicine, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON K7L 3J7, Canada
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Medina-Perucha L, López-Jiménez T, Pujolar-Díaz G, Martínez-Bueno C, Munrós-Feliu J, Valls-Llobet C, Jacques-Aviñó C, Holst AS, Pinzón-Sanabria D, Vicente-Hernández MM, García-Egea A, Berenguera A. Menstrual characteristics and associations with sociodemographic factors and self-rated health in Spain: a cross-sectional study. BMC Womens Health 2024; 24:88. [PMID: 38310222 PMCID: PMC10838449 DOI: 10.1186/s12905-023-02840-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Evidence on how menstrual characteristics may differ based on socioeconomic factors and self-rated health is significantly scarce. The main aim of this study was to investigate the associations between menstrual characteristics, sociodemographic factors and self-rated health among women and people who menstruate (PWM) aged 18-55 in Spain. METHODS This cross-sectional study includes data from an online survey collected in March-July 2021 across Spain. Descriptive statistical analyses and multivariate logistic regression models were performed. RESULTS The analyses included a total of 19,358 women and PWM. Mean age at menarche was 12.4 (SD = 1.5). While 20.3% of our participants experienced a menstrual abundance over 80 ml, 64.1% reported having menstrual blood clots; 6.4% menstruated for longer than 7 days. 17.0% had menstrual cycles that were shorter than 21 days or longer than 35 days. Reports of moderate (46.3%) and high (22.7%) intensity menstrual pain were common. 68.2% of our participants experienced premenstrual symptoms in all or most cycles. The odds for lighter menstrual flow, shorter bleeding days and menstrual cycles were higher as age increased, and amongst participants with less educational attainment. Caregivers presented higher odds for abundant menstrual flow and longer menstruations. Reporting financial constraints and a poorer self-rated health were risk factors for abundant menstrual flow, menstrual blood clots, shorter/longer menstruations and menstrual cycles, premenstrual symptoms, moderate and intense menstrual pain. CONCLUSIONS This study suggests that age, educational attainment, caregiving, experiencing financial hardship and a poorer self-rated health may shape or mediate menstrual characteristics. It thus highlights the need to investigate and address social inequities of health in menstrual research.
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- Laura Medina-Perucha
- Fundació Institut Universitari per a la recerca a l'Atenció Primària de Salut Jordi Gol i Gurina (IDIAPJGol), Barcelona, Spain.
- Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Bellaterra, Spain.
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- Fundació Institut Universitari per a la recerca a l'Atenció Primària de Salut Jordi Gol i Gurina (IDIAPJGol), Barcelona, Spain
- Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Bellaterra, Spain
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- Fundació Institut Universitari per a la recerca a l'Atenció Primària de Salut Jordi Gol i Gurina (IDIAPJGol), Barcelona, Spain
- Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Bellaterra, Spain
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- Servei d'Atenció a la Salut Sexual i Reproductiva (ASSIR). Direcció Assistencial d'Atenció Primària, Institut Català de la Salut, Barcelona, Spain
- Sexual and Reproductive Health Care Research Group (GRASSIR), Barcelona, Spain
- Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Sexual and Reproductive Health Care Research Group (GRASSIR), Barcelona, Spain
- Atenció a la Salut Sexual i Reproductiva (ASSIR) Muntanya/La Mina, Institut Català de la Salut, Barcelona, Spain
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- Fundació Institut Universitari per a la recerca a l'Atenció Primària de Salut Jordi Gol i Gurina (IDIAPJGol), Barcelona, Spain
- Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Bellaterra, Spain
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- Fundació Institut Universitari per a la recerca a l'Atenció Primària de Salut Jordi Gol i Gurina (IDIAPJGol), Barcelona, Spain
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- Fundació Institut Universitari per a la recerca a l'Atenció Primària de Salut Jordi Gol i Gurina (IDIAPJGol), Barcelona, Spain
- Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Bellaterra, Spain
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- Fundació Institut Universitari per a la recerca a l'Atenció Primària de Salut Jordi Gol i Gurina (IDIAPJGol), Barcelona, Spain
- Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Bellaterra, Spain
- Departament d'Infermeria, Universitat de Girona, Girona, Spain
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Norris CM, Mullen KA, Foulds HJ, Jaffer S, Nerenberg K, Gulati M, Parast N, Tegg N, Gonsalves CA, Grewal J, Hart D, Levinsson AL, Mulvagh SL. The Canadian Women's Heart Health Alliance ATLAS on the Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Management of Cardiovascular Disease in Women - Chapter 7: Sex, Gender, and the Social Determinants of Health. CJC Open 2024; 6:205-219. [PMID: 38487069 PMCID: PMC10935698 DOI: 10.1016/j.cjco.2023.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2023] [Accepted: 07/31/2023] [Indexed: 03/17/2024] Open
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Women vs men have major differences in terms of risk-factor profiles, social and environmental factors, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of cardiovascular disease. Women are more likely than men to experience health issues that are complex and multifactorial, often relating to disparities in access to care, risk-factor prevalence, sex-based biological differences, gender-related factors, and sociocultural factors. Furthermore, awareness of the intersectional nature and relationship of sociocultural determinants of health, including sex and gender factors, that influence access to care and health outcomes for women with cardiovascular disease remains elusive. This review summarizes literature that reports on under-recognized sex- and gender-related risk factors that intersect with psychosocial, economic, and cultural factors in the diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes of women's cardiovascular health.
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- Colleen M. Norris
- Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Division of Prevention and Rehabilitation, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- College of Kinesiology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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- Department of Medicine/Community Internal Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Barbra Streisand Women’s Heart Centre, Cedars-Sinai Smidt Heart Institute, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Division of Prevention and Rehabilitation, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Medicine/Community Internal Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Canadian Women’s Heart Health Alliance, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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Leeies M, Kruse M, Weston B, Smith S, Primavesi R, Klassen B, Draenos C, Primiani N. Sexual orientation and gender identity advocacy in emergency medicine: a Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians position statement. CAN J EMERG MED 2024; 26:78-81. [PMID: 38240958 DOI: 10.1007/s43678-023-00644-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2023] [Accepted: 12/27/2023] [Indexed: 02/15/2024]
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- University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- Community Based Research Centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Community Based Research Centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Pujolar-Díaz G, Miró Catalina Q, Fuster-Casanovas A, Sola Reguant L, Vidal-Alaball J. A Sex- and Gender-Based Approach to Chronic Conditions in Central Catalonia (Spain): A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2024; 21:152. [PMID: 38397643 PMCID: PMC10887657 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph21020152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2023] [Revised: 01/25/2024] [Accepted: 01/25/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024]
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The growth of chronic conditions worldwide poses a challenge for both health systems and the quality of life of people with these conditions. However, sex- and gender-based approaches are scarce in this field. Adopting this perspective, this study aims to describe the prevalence of chronic conditions in the Bages-Moianès region (Catalonia, Spain), and analyse the associations of chronic conditions with sex and age. This cross-sectional study used data from the population assigned to the Catalan Health Institute primary care settings in this area between 2018 and 2021 (n = 163,024). A total of 26 chronic conditions (grouped into 7 typologies), sex and age were the analysis variables. A total of 75,936 individuals presented at least one chronic condition, representing 46.6% of the analysed population. The prevalence was higher among women and older individuals. Being male was associated with a greater probability of presenting cardiovascular diseases, neurodevelopmental disorders and metabolic diseases and a lower probability of presenting neurodegenerative diseases, chronic pain and mental health disorders. Adjusting by sex, a positive age gradient was observed in most groups, except for respiratory diseases and mental health disorders. Chronic conditions have a high prevalence in the Bages-Moianès region, showing differences in typology, sex and age. Adopting gender perspectives (both in health systems and future research) is crucial when dealing with chronic conditions in order to take into account their differential impact.
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- Georgina Pujolar-Díaz
- Unitat de Suport a la Recerca de la Catalunya Central, Fundació Institut Universitari per a la Recerca a l’Atenció Primària de Salut Jordi Gol i Gurina, 08272 Sant Fruitos de Bages, Spain; (Q.M.C.); (A.F.-C.); (L.S.R.); (J.V.-A.)
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- Unitat de Suport a la Recerca de la Catalunya Central, Fundació Institut Universitari per a la Recerca a l’Atenció Primària de Salut Jordi Gol i Gurina, 08272 Sant Fruitos de Bages, Spain; (Q.M.C.); (A.F.-C.); (L.S.R.); (J.V.-A.)
- Health Promotion in Rural Areas Research Group, Gerència d’Atenció Primària i a la Comunitat de la Catalunya Central, Institut Català de la Salut, 08272 Sant Fruitos de Bages, Spain
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- Unitat de Suport a la Recerca de la Catalunya Central, Fundació Institut Universitari per a la Recerca a l’Atenció Primària de Salut Jordi Gol i Gurina, 08272 Sant Fruitos de Bages, Spain; (Q.M.C.); (A.F.-C.); (L.S.R.); (J.V.-A.)
- Health Promotion in Rural Areas Research Group, Gerència d’Atenció Primària i a la Comunitat de la Catalunya Central, Institut Català de la Salut, 08272 Sant Fruitos de Bages, Spain
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- Unitat de Suport a la Recerca de la Catalunya Central, Fundació Institut Universitari per a la Recerca a l’Atenció Primària de Salut Jordi Gol i Gurina, 08272 Sant Fruitos de Bages, Spain; (Q.M.C.); (A.F.-C.); (L.S.R.); (J.V.-A.)
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- Unitat de Suport a la Recerca de la Catalunya Central, Fundació Institut Universitari per a la Recerca a l’Atenció Primària de Salut Jordi Gol i Gurina, 08272 Sant Fruitos de Bages, Spain; (Q.M.C.); (A.F.-C.); (L.S.R.); (J.V.-A.)
- Health Promotion in Rural Areas Research Group, Gerència d’Atenció Primària i a la Comunitat de la Catalunya Central, Institut Català de la Salut, 08272 Sant Fruitos de Bages, Spain
- Faculty of Medicine, Universitat de Vic—Universitat de Catalunya Central, 08500 Vic, Spain
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He JW, Terry AL, Lizotte D, Bauer G, Ryan BL. Understanding intersectional inequality in access to primary care providers using multilevel analysis of individual heterogeneity and discriminatory accuracy. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0296657. [PMID: 38241267 PMCID: PMC10798491 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0296657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2023] [Accepted: 12/15/2023] [Indexed: 01/21/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Despite the Canadian healthcare system's commitment to equity, evidence for disparate access to primary care (PC) providers exists across individual social identities/positions. Intersectionality allows us to reflect the realities of how social power shapes healthcare experiences at an individual's interdependent and intersecting social identities/positions. The objectives of this study were to determine: (1) the extent to which intersections can be used classify those who had/did not have a PC provider; (2) the degree to which each social identity/position contributes to the ability to classify individuals as having a PC provider; and (3) predicted probabilities of having a PC provider for each intersection. METHODS AND FINDINGS Using national cross-sectional data from 241,445 individuals in Canada aged ≥18, we constructed 320 intersections along the dimensions of gender, age, immigration status, race, and income to examine the outcome of whether one had a PC provider. Multilevel analysis of individual heterogeneity and discriminatory accuracy, a multi-level model using individual-level data, was employed to address intersectional objectives. An intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC) of 23% (95%CI: 21-26%) suggests that these intersections could, to a very good extent, explain individual variation in the outcome, with age playing the largest role. Not all between-intersection variance in this outcome could be explained by additive effects of dimensions (remaining ICC: 6%; 95%CI: 2-16%). The highest intersectional predicted probability existed for established immigrant, older South Asian women with high income. The lowest intersectional predicted probability existed for recently immigrated, young, Black men with low income. CONCLUSIONS Despite a "universal" healthcare system, our analysis demonstrated a substantial amount of inequity in primary care across intersections of gender, age, immigration status, race, and income.
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- Jennifer W. He
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
- Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Family Medicine, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Computer Science, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
- Institute for Sexual and Gender Health, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Family Medicine, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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Lin E, Sleboda P, Rimel BJ, Chen JT, Hernandez DV, Datta GD. Sexual orientation and gender identity inequities in cervical cancer screening by race and ethnicity. Cancer Causes Control 2024; 35:133-151. [PMID: 37599335 PMCID: PMC10764448 DOI: 10.1007/s10552-023-01771-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2023] [Accepted: 07/30/2023] [Indexed: 08/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND In the United States, inequities in preventive health behaviors such as cervical cancer screening have been documented. Sexual orientation, gender identity, and race/ethnicity all individually contribute to such disparities. However, little work has investigated their joint impact on screening behavior. METHODS Using sampling weighted data from the 2016 and 2018 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, we assessed differences in two metrics via chi-square statistics: 1) lifetime uptake, and 2) up-to-date cervical cancer screening by sexual orientation and gender identity, within and across racial/ethnic classifications. RESULTS Within all races, individuals who identify as members of sexual and gender minority (SGM) communities reported higher rates of never being screened (except for Black transgender men) than straight or cisgender individuals (p < 0.0001). [*START* Across all races, the Asian/Pacific Islander transgender population (32.4%; weighted n (w.n.) = 1,313) had the lowest proportion of lifetime screening, followed by the Asian/Pacific Islander gay/lesbian (53.0%, w.n. = 21,771), Hispanic transgender (58.7%; w.n. = 24,780), Asian/Pacific Islander bisexual (61.8%, w.n. = 54,524), and Hispanic gay/lesbian (69.6%, w.n. = 125,781) populations. *END*] Straight or cisgender Non-Hispanic White (w.n. = 40,664,476) individuals had the highest proportion of lifetime screening (97.7% and 97.5%, respectively). However, among individuals who had been screened at least once in their lifetime, identifying as SGM was not associated with a decreased proportion of up-to-date screening within or between races. CONCLUSIONS Due to small sample sizes, especially among Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic populations, confidence intervals were wide. Heterogeneity in screening participation by SGM status within and across racial/ethnic groups were observed. IMPACT These screening disparities reveal the need to disaggregate data to account for intersecting identities and for studies with larger sample sizes to increase estimate reliability.
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- Emmeline Lin
- Cancer Research Center for Health Equity, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 90069, USA
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- Cancer Research Center for Health Equity, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 90069, USA
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- Cancer Research Center for Health Equity, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 90069, USA
- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 90048, USA
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- Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School Of Public Health, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Cancer Research Center for Health Equity, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 90069, USA
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- Cancer Research Center for Health Equity, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 90069, USA.
- Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 90048, USA.
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Medeiros S, Coelho R, Millett C, Saraceni V, Coeli CM, Trajman A, Rasella D, Durovni B, Hone T. Racial inequalities in mental healthcare use and mortality: a cross-sectional analysis of 1.2 million low-income individuals in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2010-2016. BMJ Glob Health 2023; 8:e013327. [PMID: 38050408 PMCID: PMC10693873 DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2023-013327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2023] [Accepted: 10/15/2023] [Indexed: 12/06/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Mental health inequalities across racial and ethnic groups are large and unjust in many countries, yet these inequalities remain under-researched, particularly in low-income and middle-income countries such as Brazil. This study investigates racial and socioeconomic inequalities in primary healthcare usage, hospitalisation and mortality for mental health disorders in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. METHODS A cohort of 1.2 million low-income adults from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with linked socioeconomic, demographic, healthcare use and mortality records was cross-sectionally analysed. Poisson regression models were used to investigate associations between self-defined race/colour and primary healthcare (PHC) usage, hospitalisation and mortality due to mental disorders, adjusting for socioeconomic factors. Interactions between race/colour and socioeconomic characteristics (sex, education level, income) explored if black and pardo (mixed race) individuals faced compounded risk of adverse mental health outcomes. RESULTS There were 272 532 PHC consultations, 10 970 hospitalisations and 259 deaths due to mental disorders between 2010 and 2016. After adjusting for a wide range of socioeconomic factors, the lowest PHC usage rates were observed in black (adjusted rate ratio (ARR): 0.64; 95% CI 0.60 to 0.68; compared with white) and pardo individuals (ARR: 0.87; 95% CI 0.83 to 0.92). Black individuals were more likely to die from mental disorders (ARR: 1.68; 95% CI 1.19 to 2.37; compared with white), as were those with lower educational attainment and household income. In interaction models, being black or pardo conferred additional disadvantage across mental health outcomes. The highest educated black (ARR: 0.56; 95% CI 0.47 to 0.66) and pardo (ARR: 0.75; 95% CI 0.66 to 0.87) individuals had lower rates of PHC usage for mental disorders compared with the least educated white individuals. Black individuals were 3.7 times (ARR: 3.67; 95% CI 1.29 to 10.42) more likely to die from mental disorders compared with white individuals with the same education level. CONCLUSION In low-income individuals in Rio de Janeiro, racial/colour inequalities in mental health outcomes were large and not fully explainable by socioeconomic status. Black and pardo Brazilians were consistently negatively affected, with lower PHC usage and worse mental health outcomes.
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- Sophia Medeiros
- Public Health Policy Evaluation Unit, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Instituto de Estudos para Políticas de Saúde, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Public Health Policy Evaluation Unit, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
- NOVA National School of Public Health, Public Health Research Centre, Comprehensive Health Research Center, NOVA University Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Health Surveillance Branch, Secretaria Municipal de Saúde do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Instituto de Estudos em Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Clínica Médica, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Public Health Policy Evaluation Unit, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
- Instituto de Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Brazil
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- Centro de Estudos Estratégicos, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Public Health Policy Evaluation Unit, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
- Instituto de Estudos para Políticas de Saúde, São Paulo, Brazil
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Lin E, Sleboda P, Rimel BJ, Datta GD. Inequities in colorectal and breast cancer screening: At the intersection of race/ethnicity, sexuality, and gender. SSM Popul Health 2023; 24:101540. [PMID: 37920304 PMCID: PMC10618777 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2023.101540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2023] [Revised: 10/13/2023] [Accepted: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 11/04/2023] Open
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Objective To investigate the joint impact of sexual orientation, gender identity, and race/ethnicity on colorectal and breast cancer screening disparities in the United States. Methods Utilizing sampling weighted data from the 2016 and 2018 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, we assessed differences in two metrics via chi-square statistics: 1) lifetime uptake, and 2) up-to-date colorectal and breast cancer screening by sexual orientation and gender identity, within and across racial/ethnic classifications. Results Within specific races/ethnicities, lifetime CRC screening was higher among gay/lesbian (within NH-White, Hispanic, and Asian/Pacific Islander) and bisexual individuals (Hispanic) compared to straight individuals, and lowest overall among transgender women and transgender nonconforming populations (p < 0.05). Asian transgender women had the lowest lifetime CRC screening (13.0%; w.n. = 1,428). Lifetime breast cancer screening was lowest among the Hispanic bisexual population (86.6%; w.n. = 26,940) and Hispanic transgender nonconforming population (71.8%; w.n. = 739); within all races, SGM individuals (except NH-White, Hispanic, and Black bisexual populations, and NH-White transgender men) had greater breast cancer screening adherence compared to straight individuals. Conclusions Due to small, unweighted sample sizes, results should be interpreted with caution. Heterogeneity in screening participation by SGM status within and across racial/ethnic groups were observed, revealing the need to disaggregate data to account for intersecting identities and for studies with larger sample sizes to increase estimate reliability.
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- Emmeline Lin
- Cancer Research Center for Health Equity, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 90069, USA
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- Cancer Research Center for Health Equity, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 90069, USA
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- Cancer Research Center for Health Equity, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 90069, USA
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 90048, USA
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- Cancer Research Center for Health Equity, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 90069, USA
- Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 90048, USA
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Dulai JJS, Salway T, Ablona A. Strong community belonging moderates poor mental health in lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals living in Canada: an intersectional analysis of a national population-based survey. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH = REVUE CANADIENNE DE SANTE PUBLIQUE 2023; 114:916-927. [PMID: 37479947 PMCID: PMC10726692 DOI: 10.17269/s41997-023-00794-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2022] [Accepted: 05/30/2023] [Indexed: 07/23/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) individuals report worse mental health than heterosexuals; however, this disparity may vary across intersecting social locations and be moderated by community belonging. METHODS We investigated these relationships using the Canadian Community Health Survey 2015-2016. Log-binomial regression models were used to estimate associations between self-rated mental health and social locations (sexual orientation, gender, race, immigration, education, income), community belonging, and interactions between explanatory variables. RESULTS Poor mental health was 1.79 (95%CI: 1.37-2.33) times higher in lesbian/gay individuals and 3.3 (95%CI: 2.89-3.76) times higher in bisexuals when compared to heterosexuals. LGB participants across all social locations reported poorer mental health as compared with heterosexuals, with bisexuals consistently displaying worse mental health. Strong community belonging modifies this relationship, reducing disparities across all sexual orientations and social locations. CONCLUSION The intersections of differing social locations and community belonging should be considered when addressing LGB Canadians' mental health needs.
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- Joshun J S Dulai
- Division of Social and Behavioural Health Sciences, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada
- Clinical Prevention Services, British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Centre for Gender and Sexual Health Equity, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Clinical Prevention Services, British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Zabak S, Varma A, Bansod S, Pohane MR. Exploring the Complex Landscape of Delayed Childbearing: Factors, History, and Long-Term Implications. Cureus 2023; 15:e46291. [PMID: 37915872 PMCID: PMC10616531 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.46291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2023] [Accepted: 09/30/2023] [Indexed: 11/03/2023] Open
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This review article delves into the intricate landscape of delayed childbearing, shedding light on the factors influencing individuals' decisions to postpone parenthood. In a world undergoing rapid social, economic, and technological transformations, the concept of when and why to become a parent has evolved significantly. We explore historical trends, societal norms, psychological dynamics, policy implications, and prospects surrounding delayed childbearing. This review underscores the diverse influences shaping this trend, from economic considerations and changing cultural perspectives to advancements in reproductive technologies and the complexities of work-life balance. By examining the emotional dimensions and long-term consequences, we comprehensively understand the implications for individuals, families, and societies. As we conclude, we emphasize the importance of addressing challenges and embracing opportunities to create a supportive environment for those navigating the complex decisions tied to delayed childbearing.
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- Siddharth Zabak
- Pediatrics, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research, Wardha, IND
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- Pediatrics, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research, Wardha, IND
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Smt. Radhikabai Meghe Memorial College of Nursing, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education & Research, Wardha, IND
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- Medical Surgical Nursing, Shalinitai Meghe College of Nursing, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research, Wardha, IND
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Suntai Z, Beltran SJ. The Intersectional Impact of Race/Ethnicity and Sex on Access to Technology Among Older Adults. THE GERONTOLOGIST 2023; 63:1162-1171. [PMID: 36477498 DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnac178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2022] [Indexed: 08/25/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Research on technological access and usage has revealed a digital divide based on several sociodemographic factors, including race/ethnicity, sex, income, and education. While several studies have examined these factors separately, few studies have considered how multiple vulnerable identities may combine to influence access to technology. Using the theory of intersectionality, this study assesses the combined impact of race/ethnicity and sex on access to a working cellphone and a working laptop/computer among U.S. older adults. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Data were derived from the 2018 National Health and Aging Trends Study. Chi-square tests were used to test group differences, and four multivariable logistic regression models were used to examine the association between the intersection of race/ethnicity and sex, and access to a working cellphone and a working laptop/computer. RESULTS After accounting for other explanatory variables, White female participants, Black male participants, Black female participants, Hispanic male participants, and Hispanic female participants were all less likely to have a working cellphone or a working laptop/computer compared to White male participants. DISCUSSION AND IMPLICATIONS The results of this study point to a significant disparity in access to technology based on intersectional identities, with Black and Hispanic female participants having the least access to technology. Interventions aiming to improve access to technology should target these two groups, with a focus on reducing the cost of purchasing technological equipment and the provision of training programs that improve technological skills.
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- Zainab Suntai
- Diana R. Garland School of Social Work, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, USA
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- School of Social Work, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, USA
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Comeau D, Johnson C, Bouhamdani N. Review of current 2SLGBTQIA+ inequities in the Canadian health care system. Front Public Health 2023; 11:1183284. [PMID: 37533535 PMCID: PMC10392841 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1183284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2023] [Accepted: 07/03/2023] [Indexed: 08/04/2023] Open
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Gender identity and sexual orientation are determinants of health that can contribute to health inequities. In the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, belonging to a sexual and/or gender minority group leads to a higher risk of negative health outcomes such as depression, anxiety, and cancer, as well as maladaptive behaviors leading to poorer health outcomes such as substance abuse and risky sexual behavior. Empirical evidence suggests that inequities in terms of accessibility to health care, quality of care, inclusivity, and satisfaction of care, are pervasive and entrenched in the health care system. A better understanding of the current Canadian health care context for individuals of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community is imperative to inform public policy and develop sensitive public health interventions to make meaningful headway in reducing inequity. Our search strategy was Canadian-centric and aimed at highlighting the current state of 2SLGBTQIA+ health inequities in Canada. Discrimination, patient care and access to care, education and training of health care professionals, and crucial changes at the systemic and infrastructure levels have been identified as main themes in the literature. Furthermore, we describe health care-related disparities in the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, and present available resources and guidelines that can guide healthcare providers in narrowing the gap in inequities. Herein, the lack of training for both clinical and non-clinical staff has been identified as the most critical issue influencing health care systems. Researchers, educators, and practitioners should invest in health care professional training and future research should evaluate the effectiveness of interventions on staff attitudinal changes toward the 2SLGBTQIA+ community and the impact on patient outcomes.
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- Dominique Comeau
- Vitalité Health Network, Dr. Georges-L.-Dumont University Hospital Center, Research Sector, Moncton, NB, Canada
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- School of Public Policy Studies, Université de Moncton, Moncton, NB, Canada
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- Vitalité Health Network, Dr. Georges-L.-Dumont University Hospital Center, Research Sector, Moncton, NB, Canada
- Medicine and Health Sciences Faculty, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
- Centre de Formation Médicale du Nouveau-Brunswick, Université de Moncton, Moncton, NB, Canada
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Barnett ML, Salem H, Rosas YG, Feinberg E, Nunez-Pepen R, Chu A, Belmont-Ryu H, Matsuno E, Broder-Fingert S. Adapting Community Health Worker Care Models to Advance Mental Health Services Among LGBTQ Youth. ADMINISTRATION AND POLICY IN MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH 2023; 50:658-672. [PMID: 37071315 PMCID: PMC10258167 DOI: 10.1007/s10488-023-01268-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/05/2023] [Indexed: 04/19/2023]
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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) youth of color experience high rates of mental health disorders, yet they experience challenges to accessing mental health services. Community health worker (CHW) models of care have potential to promote equitable mental health services among LGBTQ youth. Our aim was to understand how CHW models could be adapted to better support LGBTQ youth of color in accessing mental health services. Semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted with LGBTQ youth of color (n = 16), caregivers of LGBTQ youth (n = 11), and CHWs (n = 15) in Massachusetts and California. Interviews were coded by 8 members of the research team. A Rapid Qualitative Analysis was conducted to identify themes. Caregivers, youth, and CHWs all endorsed the value of CHW models for this population. They also almost universally suggested multiple adaptations are needed for the model to be effective. Four main categories of themes emerged related to intervention adaptations: (1) Why adaptations are needed for LGBTQ youth, (2) Who should serve as CHWs providing care, (3) How CHWs should be trained, and (4) What content needs to be included in the intervention. Broadly, findings suggest the relevance of having CHW models for LGBTQ youth of color to address stigma and discrimination experienced, access to culturally and linguistically relevant services, and the need for caregiver support of LGBTQ youth. CHWs need increased training in these areas.
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- Miya L Barnett
- Department of Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology, Gervitz Graduate School of Education, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, 93106-9490, USA.
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- Department of Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology, Gervitz Graduate School of Education, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, 93106-9490, USA
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- Department of Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology, Gervitz Graduate School of Education, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, 93106-9490, USA
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- Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
- Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
- Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology, Gervitz Graduate School of Education, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, 93106-9490, USA
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- Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA
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Ridgeway SO, Denney JT. A comprehensive examination of discrimination and the impact on health in young adults. Soc Sci Med 2023; 320:115728. [PMID: 36746078 DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.115728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2022] [Revised: 12/23/2022] [Accepted: 01/25/2023] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Research has begun to clarify links between discrimination and health, but important gaps remain. A more complete understanding may arise from data on both frequency of discrimination as well as the various forms of discrimination. Using unique Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) Transition to Adulthood Supplement (TAS) data on a representative sample of young adults from the 2017 and 2019 waves, we consider frequency and forms of discrimination separately and in tandem. Using generalized estimating equations panel models, we find that the association between discrimination and health is more pronounced when the frequency of, and the number of reasons for, discriminatory experiences are considered together. For example, relative to experiencing no discrimination, perceiving frequent discrimination and for three or more reasons results in nearly three times higher odds of poor/fair self-rated health and 1.25 points lower on the languishing/flourishing scale. The impact of perceived discrimination on health is likely underestimated if frequency and rationale are not considered as a holistic experience.
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- Sadie O Ridgeway
- Washington State University, PO Box 644020, Wilson-Short Hall, Pullman, WA, 99164-4020, USA.
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- Washington State University, PO Box 644020, Wilson-Short Hall, Pullman, WA, 99164-4020, USA.
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Moreno-Juste A, Gimeno-Miguel A, Poblador-Plou B, Calderón-Larrañaga A, Cano del Pozo M, Forjaz MJ, Prados-Torres A, Gimeno-Feliú LA. Multimorbidity, social determinants and intersectionality in chronic patients. Results from the EpiChron Cohort. J Glob Health 2023; 13:04014. [PMID: 36757132 PMCID: PMC9893716 DOI: 10.7189/13.04014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Background Multimorbidity is influenced in an interconnected way, both in extent and nature, by the social determinants of health. We aimed at implementing an intersectional approach to analyse the association of multimorbidity with five important axes of social inequality (i.e. gender, age, ethnicity, residence area and socioeconomic class). Methods We conducted a cross-sectional observational study of all individuals who presented with at least one chronic disease in 2019 (n = 1 086 948) from the EpiChron Cohort (Aragon, Spain). Applying intersectional analysis, the age-adjusted likelihood of multimorbidity was investigated across 36 intersectional strata defined by gender, ethnicity, residence area and socioeconomic class. We calculated odds ratios (OR) 95% confidence interval (CI) using high-income urban non-migrant men as the reference category. The area under the receiver operator characteristics curve (AUC) was calculated to evaluate the discriminatory accuracy of multimorbidity. Results The prevalence of multimorbidity increased with age, female gender and low income. Young and middle-aged low-income individuals showed rates of multimorbidity equivalent to those of high-income people aged about 20 years older. The intersectional analysis showed that low-income migrant women living in urban areas for >15 years were particularly disadvantaged in terms of multimorbidity risk OR = 3.16 (95% CI = 2.79-3.57). Being a migrant was a protective factor for multimorbidity, and newly arrived migrants had lower multimorbidity rates than those with >15 years of stay in Aragon, and even non-migrants. Living in rural vs. urban areas was slightly protective against multimorbidity. All models had a large discriminatory accuracy (AUC = 0.7884-0.7895); the largest AUC was obtained for the model including all intersectional strata. Conclusions Our intersectional approach uncovered the large differences in the prevalence of multimorbidity that arise due to the synergies between the different socioeconomic and demographic exposures, beyond their expected additive effects.
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- Aida Moreno-Juste
- EpiChron Research Group, Aragon Health Sciences Institute (IACS), IIS Aragón, Miguel Servet University Hospital, Zaragoza, Spain,San Pablo Primary Care Health Centre, Aragon Health Service (SALUD), Zaragoza, Spain,Network for Research on Chronicity, Primary Care, and Health Promotion (RICAPPS), Research Network on Health Services in Chronic Diseases (REDISSEC), Institute of Health Carlos III (ISCIII), Madrid, Spain
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- EpiChron Research Group, Aragon Health Sciences Institute (IACS), IIS Aragón, Miguel Servet University Hospital, Zaragoza, Spain,Network for Research on Chronicity, Primary Care, and Health Promotion (RICAPPS), Research Network on Health Services in Chronic Diseases (REDISSEC), Institute of Health Carlos III (ISCIII), Madrid, Spain
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- EpiChron Research Group, Aragon Health Sciences Institute (IACS), IIS Aragón, Miguel Servet University Hospital, Zaragoza, Spain,Network for Research on Chronicity, Primary Care, and Health Promotion (RICAPPS), Research Network on Health Services in Chronic Diseases (REDISSEC), Institute of Health Carlos III (ISCIII), Madrid, Spain
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- Network for Research on Chronicity, Primary Care, and Health Promotion (RICAPPS), Research Network on Health Services in Chronic Diseases (REDISSEC), Institute of Health Carlos III (ISCIII), Madrid, Spain,Aging Research Center, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- EpiChron Research Group, Aragon Health Sciences Institute (IACS), IIS Aragón, Miguel Servet University Hospital, Zaragoza, Spain,Network for Research on Chronicity, Primary Care, and Health Promotion (RICAPPS), Research Network on Health Services in Chronic Diseases (REDISSEC), Institute of Health Carlos III (ISCIII), Madrid, Spain,General Directorate of Health Care, Department of Health, Government of Aragon, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Network for Research on Chronicity, Primary Care, and Health Promotion (RICAPPS), Research Network on Health Services in Chronic Diseases (REDISSEC), Institute of Health Carlos III (ISCIII), Madrid, Spain,National Center of Epidemiology, Institute of Health Carlos III (ISCIII), Madrid, Spain
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- EpiChron Research Group, Aragon Health Sciences Institute (IACS), IIS Aragón, Miguel Servet University Hospital, Zaragoza, Spain,Network for Research on Chronicity, Primary Care, and Health Promotion (RICAPPS), Research Network on Health Services in Chronic Diseases (REDISSEC), Institute of Health Carlos III (ISCIII), Madrid, Spain
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- EpiChron Research Group, Aragon Health Sciences Institute (IACS), IIS Aragón, Miguel Servet University Hospital, Zaragoza, Spain,San Pablo Primary Care Health Centre, Aragon Health Service (SALUD), Zaragoza, Spain,Network for Research on Chronicity, Primary Care, and Health Promotion (RICAPPS), Research Network on Health Services in Chronic Diseases (REDISSEC), Institute of Health Carlos III (ISCIII), Madrid, Spain,University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
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Thomas Tobin CS, Gutiérrez Á, Farmer HR, Erving CL, Hargrove TW. Intersectional Approaches to Minority Aging Research. CURR EPIDEMIOL REP 2023; 10:1-11. [PMID: 36644596 PMCID: PMC9830125 DOI: 10.1007/s40471-022-00317-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/30/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Purpose of Review Growing racial/ethnic diversity among America's older adults necessitates additional research specifically focused on health and well-being among aging minoritized populations. Although Black and Latinx adults in the USA tend to face worse health outcomes as they age, substantial evidence points to unexpected health patterns (e.g., the race paradox in mental health, the Latino health paradox) that challenge our understanding of health and aging among these populations. In this review, we demonstrate the value of intersectionality theory for clarifying these health patterns and highlight the ways that intersectionality has been applied to minority aging research. To advance the field, we also make several recommendations for incorporating intersectional approaches in future scholarship on minority aging. Recent Findings Scholars have applied intersectional approaches to health and aging to unravel how social statuses and social conditions, such as race, ethnicity, gender, nativity, incarceration history, geographic region, and age, produce distinct shared experiences that shape health trajectories through multiple mechanisms. Summary We highlight common intersectional approaches used in minority aging research and underscore the value of this perspective for elucidating the complex, and often unexpected, health patterns of aging minoritized populations. We identify several key lessons and propose recommendations to advance scholarship on minority aging.
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- Courtney S. Thomas Tobin
- Department of Community Health Sciences, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA USA
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- Department of Social Medicine, Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, Ohio University, Irvine 128B 57 West Oxbow Trail, 1 Ohio University Drive, Athens, OH 45701-2979 USA
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- Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE USA
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- Department of Sociology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC USA
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Dulai JJS, Gilbert M, Lachowsky NJ, Card KG, Klassen B, Dame J, Burchell AN, Worthington C, Ablona A, Anand P, Blaque E, Ryu H, Stewart M, Brennan DJ, Grace D. Acceptability of an existing online sexually transmitted and blood-borne infection testing model among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in Ontario, Canada. Digit Health 2023; 9:20552076231173557. [PMID: 37214661 PMCID: PMC10192952 DOI: 10.1177/20552076231173557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2022] [Accepted: 04/17/2023] [Indexed: 05/24/2023] Open
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Objectives Gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBM) are disproportionately affected by sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBI) due to stigma and other factors such as structural barriers, which delay STBBI testing in this population. Understanding acceptability of online testing is useful in expanding access in this population, thus we examined barriers to clinic-based testing, acceptability of a potential online testing model, and factors associated with acceptability among GBM living in Ontario. Methods Sex Now 2019 was a community-based, online, bilingual survey of GBM aged ≥15. Prevalence ratios (PR) and 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) were calculated using modified Poisson regression with robust variances. Multivariable modelling was conducted using the Hosmer-Lemeshow-Sturdivant approach. Results Among 1369 participants, many delayed STBBI testing due to being too busy (31%) or inconvenient clinic hours (29%). Acceptability for online testing was high (80%), with saving time (67%) as the most common benefit, and privacy concerns the most common drawback (38%). Statistically significant predictors of acceptability for online testing were younger age (PR = 0.993; 95%CI: 0.991-0.996); a greater number of different sexual behaviours associated with STBBI transmission (PR = 1.031; 95%CI: 1.018-1.044); identifying as an Indigenous immigrant (PR = 1.427; 95%CI: 1.276-1.596) or immigrant of colour (PR = 1.158; 95%CI: 1.086-1.235) compared with white non-immigrants; and currently using HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) compared to not currently using PrEP (PR = 0.894; 95%CI: 0.828-0.965). Conclusions Acceptability of online testing was high among GBM in Ontario. Implementing online STBBI testing may expand access for certain subpopulations of GBM facing barriers to current in-person testing.
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- Joshun JS Dulai
- Dalla Lana School of Public Health,
University of Toronto, Canada
- Community-Based Research
Centre, Canada
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- Community-Based Research
Centre, Canada
- Clinical Prevention Services, British
Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Canada
- School of Population and Public Health,
University of British Columbia, Canada
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- Community-Based Research
Centre, Canada
- School of Public Health and Social
Policy, University of Victoria, Canada
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- Community-Based Research
Centre, Canada
- School of Public Health and Social
Policy, University of Victoria, Canada
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- Dalla Lana School of Public Health,
University of Toronto, Canada
- St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Canada
- Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University
of Toronto, Canada
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- Community-Based Research
Centre, Canada
- Clinical Prevention Services, British
Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Canada
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- Dalla Lana School of Public Health,
University of Toronto, Canada
- Alliance for South Asian AIDS
Prevention, Canada
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- Dalla Lana School of Public Health,
University of Toronto, Canada
- Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work,
University of Toronto, Canada
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- Dalla Lana School of Public Health,
University of Toronto, Canada
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- Dalla Lana School of Public Health,
University of Toronto, Canada
- Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work,
University of Toronto, Canada
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- Dalla Lana School of Public Health,
University of Toronto, Canada
- Community-Based Research
Centre, Canada
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Lederer V, Messing K, Sultan-Taïeb H. How Can Quantitative Analysis Be Used to Improve Occupational Health without Reinforcing Social Inequalities? An Examination of Statistical Methods. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 20:19. [PMID: 36612341 PMCID: PMC9819275 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20010019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2022] [Revised: 11/15/2022] [Accepted: 12/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Taking account of sex and gender in occupational health studies poses statistical challenges. Other sociodemographic variables, such as racialization, class, and age, also affect the relations between workplace exposures and health and interact with sex and gender. Our objective was to perform a critical review of conventional and emerging statistical tools, examining whether each analysis takes account of sociodemographic variables (1) in a way that contributes to identification of critical occupational determinants of health (2) while taking account of relevant population characteristics to reflect intersectional approaches to health and (3) using sample sizes and population characteristics available to researchers. A two-step search was conducted: (1) a scientific watch concerning the statistical tools most commonly used in occupational health over the past 20 years; (2) a screening of the 1980-2022 literature with a focus on emerging tools. Our examination shows that regressions with adjustment for confounders and stratification fail to reveal the sociodemographic mechanisms that interact with occupational health problems, endangering the identification of occupational risks. Multilevel (notably MAIHDA) analyses, decision tree, cluster, and latent analyses are useful methods to consider when seeking to orientate prevention. Researchers should consider methods that adequately reveal the mechanisms connecting sociodemographic variables and occupational health outcomes.
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- Valérie Lederer
- Department of Industrial Relations, Université du Québec en Outaouais, Gatineau, QC J8X 3X7, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, QC H3C 3P8, Canada
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- Department of Organization and Human Resources, School of Management (ESG-UQAM), Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, QC H3C 3P8, Canada
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Wetmore JB, Jordan AE. Changes in General Health and Mental Health Outcomes in an Urban Population Over a Decade: A Population-Representative Analysis Stratified by Sexual Orientation. LGBT Health 2022; 9:512-519. [PMID: 35877080 PMCID: PMC11391887 DOI: 10.1089/lgbt.2021.0217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Purpose: We explored population-level changes in general and mental health outcomes among sexual minority and heterosexual New York City (NYC) adults. Methods: Using the NYC Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, we analyzed data from 2931 adults surveyed between 2004 and 2014. Sexual minority (LGB+) participants included those who identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual, something else, or not sure. Prevalence estimates of general health, mental health services use, prescription use for a mental/emotional condition, and mental/emotional disability were calculated. Changes in these estimates were compared across survey iterations with two-sided t-tests. Multivariate log binomial regression modeling was also employed. Results: Across the study period, LGB+ adults reported a decrease in fair/poor general health (24%-18%). Compared to 2004, LGB+ adults in 2014 were more likely to use mental health services (15%-27%), take prescription medication for a mental/emotional condition (11%-20%), and have a mental/emotional disability limiting work (5%-10%). Point estimates showed similar changes over time among both LGB+ and heterosexual adults, but some changes were not statistically significant. We also found that bisexual adults utilized mental health services (prevalence ratio [PR] = 2.15; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.34-3.44) and medications (PR = 2.92; 95% CI: 1.72-4.96) more than heterosexual adults. Conclusion: Although reporting fair/poor general health decreased, the prevalence of using mental health services, using prescription medication, and having a mental/emotional disability increased for both LGB+ and heterosexual adults in NYC. These findings may be related to greater mental health literacy and awareness or to other population-wide trends.
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- John B Wetmore
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, City University of New York, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, City University of New York, New York, New York, USA
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Freitas RS, Santos IDS, Matos SMAD, Aquino EMLD, Amorim LDAF. Ideal cardiovascular health at ELSA-Brasil: non-additivity effects of gender, race, and schooling by using additive and multiplicative interactions. CAD SAUDE PUBLICA 2022; 38:e00266221. [PMID: 35946616 DOI: 10.1590/0102-311xen266221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2021] [Accepted: 06/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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This study aims to assess the non-additivity effects of gender, race, and schooling on ideal cardiovascular health among participants of the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health - ELSA-Brasil. This is a cross-sectional study using data from the baseline of ELSA-Brasil, conducted from 2008 to 2010. The American Heart Association defined a score of ideal cardiovascular health (ICH) as the sum of indicators for the presence of seven favorable health factors and behaviors: non-smoking, ideal body mass index, physical activity and healthy diet, adequate levels of total cholesterol, normal blood pressure, and absence of diabetes mellitus. Multiplicative and additive interactions between gender, race, and schooling were assessed using the Poisson regression model to discuss intersectionality. The mean cardiovascular health score was 2.49 (SD = 1.31). This study showed a positive interaction between gender and schooling (women with high school and higher education) in both additive and multiplicative scales for the score of ideal cardiovascular health. We observed a trend towards higher mean values of cardiovascular health for increased schooling, with a marked difference among women. The lowest cardiovascular health scores observed reinforce the importance of understanding the psychosocial experiences that influence health attitudes, access to health care, and healthy lifestyle choices, which affect ICH, to reduce inequities in health and propose more adequate public policies that assist and prevent cardiovascular diseases.
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Sangeetha J, Mohan S, Hariharasudan A, Nawaz N. Strategic analysis of intimate partner violence (IPV) and cycle of violence in the autobiographical text - When I Hit You. Heliyon 2022; 8:e09734. [PMID: 35761928 PMCID: PMC9233205 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2021] [Revised: 11/03/2021] [Accepted: 06/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Objectives Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is a globally recognized societal problem that requires intensive research to raise public awareness. Aim Accordingly, the purpose of the study is to analyze IPV at the physical, psychological, and social aspects of abuse. Method The methodology of the study correlates IPV to the personal experiences of notable Indian writer, Meena Kandasamy, according to the autobiographical account of her abusive married life in the award-winning novel When I Hit You, which depicts the horrible treatment of women by their perpetrators within a closed sphere. To substantiate, the selected autobiographical work is compared with Lenore Edna Walker’s prominent Cycle of Violence theory, which best describes why women become victims and also the abuser’s tactics in controlling the women in a violent relationship. Results The study’s findings suggest that IPV, a serious global problem, requires government intervention and severe legal enforcement to protect women’s lives from the clutches of the abuser.
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- J. Sangeetha
- Research Scholar, Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education, Anand Nagar, Krishnankoil, 626126, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Faculty of English, Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education, Anand Nagar, Krishnankoil, 626126, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Faculty of English, Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education, Anand Nagar, Krishnankoil, 626126, Tamil Nadu, India
- Corresponding author.
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- Department of Business Management, College of Business Administration, Kingdom University, Riffa, 40434, Bahrain
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Countering Educational Disparities Among Black Boys and Black Adolescent Boys from Pre-K to High School: A Life Course-Intersectional Perspective. THE URBAN REVIEW 2022; 54:183-206. [PMID: 34565917 PMCID: PMC8450170 DOI: 10.1007/s11256-021-00616-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Accounts of educational opportunity gaps for Black boys are overwhelmingly focused on later years of development. Achievement and discipline disparities are evident across their lifespan. Life course and intersectionality theories were used to develop a framework for understanding obstacles Black boys face during their preschool through high school years. Outlining the cumulative impact of threats and protective factors for their academic success provides insight for supporting Black boys at various developmental stages. Implications include tools for families, educators, and practitioners. This perspective will enhance the collective understanding of the resiliency of Black boys and support their educational success throughout the life course.
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Hu M, Hajizadeh M. Mind the Gap: What Factors Determine the Worse Health Status of Indigenous Women Relative to Men Living Off-Reserve in Canada? J Racial Ethn Health Disparities 2022; 10:1138-1164. [PMID: 35513597 DOI: 10.1007/s40615-022-01301-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2021] [Revised: 03/16/2022] [Accepted: 04/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Indigenous populations have the poorest health outcomes in Canada. In addition, some studies report notable gender health gaps among Indigenous populations of Canada, with greater disadvantages for Indigenous women. To date, the driving factors behind the health gaps between Indigenous women and men are poorly understood. METHOD Using the four available Aboriginal People Surveys (APS) (2001, 2006, 2012, and 2017), we measure gender gaps in good general health (GGH) (i.e. good/very good/excellent self-rated health) among Indigenous adults (age 18 and above) living off-reserve in Canada. We apply the Oaxaca-Blinder (OB) decomposition method to identify the relative contribution of health endowments and the return to these endowments to the gender health gaps among Indigenous peoples. RESULTS Indigenous men are found to have a higher rate of GGH than their female counterparts. The gender health gap among Indigenous people has somewhat widened over the period 2001 to 2017. The widening of the gender health gap was observed in all four Indigenous identity groups, viz. registered First Nations, non-registered First Nations, Métis, and Inuit. The OB decomposition suggests that differences in endowments such as employment status and income between men and women explain between 30 to 60% of the gender health gap among Indigenous populations in Canada over the study period. CONCLUSION The social determinants of health appear to be the main factor explaining the gender health gap within the Indigenous peoples living in Canada. Policies improving employment opportunities and income among Indigenous women may potentially reduce the gender health gap within Indigenous population in Canada.
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- Min Hu
- Department of Economics, Philosophy, and Political Science, University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus, BC, Kelowna, Canada.
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- School of Health Administration, Dalhousie University, NS, Halifax, Canada
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Mahendran M, Lizotte D, Bauer GR. Describing Intersectional Health Outcomes: An Evaluation of Data Analysis Methods. Epidemiology 2022; 33:395-405. [PMID: 35213512 PMCID: PMC8983950 DOI: 10.1097/ede.0000000000001466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2021] [Accepted: 01/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Intersectionality theoretical frameworks have been increasingly incorporated into quantitative research. A range of methods have been applied to describing outcomes and disparities across large numbers of intersections of social identities or positions, with limited evaluation. METHODS Using data simulated to reflect plausible epidemiologic data scenarios, we evaluated methods for intercategorical intersectional analysis of continuous outcomes, including cross-classification, regression with interactions, multilevel analysis of individual heterogeneity (MAIHDA), and decision-tree methods (classification and regression trees [CART], conditional inference trees [CTree], random forest). The primary outcome was estimation accuracy of intersection-specific means. We applied each method to an illustrative example using National Health and Nutrition Examination Study (NHANES) systolic blood pressure data. RESULTS When studying high-dimensional intersections at smaller sample sizes, MAIHDA, CTree, and random forest produced more accurate estimates. In large samples, all methods performed similarly except CART, which produced less accurate estimates. For variable selection, CART performed poorly across sample sizes, although random forest performed best. The NHANES example demonstrated that different methods resulted in meaningful differences in systolic blood pressure estimates, highlighting the importance of selecting appropriate methods. CONCLUSIONS This study evaluates some of a growing toolbox of methods for describing intersectional health outcomes and disparities. We identified more accurate methods for estimating outcomes for high-dimensional intersections across different sample sizes. As estimation is rarely the only objective for epidemiologists, we highlight different outputs each method creates, and suggest the sequential pairing of methods as a strategy for overcoming certain technical challenges.
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- Mayuri Mahendran
- From the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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- From the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada
- Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Science, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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- From the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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Whitsel LP, Johnson J. Addressing social and racial justice in public policy for healthy living. Prog Cardiovasc Dis 2022; 71:37-42. [PMID: 35490866 DOI: 10.1016/j.pcad.2022.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2022] [Accepted: 04/24/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Long-standing health disparities stemming from the historical, inequitable distribution of wealth, power, and privilege in the United States exist across almost every health indicator and outcome. There is a need for equitable policy, systems, and environment changes that are rooted in an understanding of the historical arc of structural racism across obesity prevention and treatment, ending tobacco and nicotine addiction and increasing access to healthy, affordable foods and physical activity opportunities and infrastructure. This paper explores the influence of structural inequities on the proliferation of health-compromising social conditions, and opportunities to leverage the policymaking process at the local, state, and federal levels to cultivate environments that support healthy living. Policy makers, community change leaders and advocacy organizations, with powerful grassroots voices can catalyze movements, advocacy campaigns and equitable policy change that address race and social justice and support healthy living for all.
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- Laurie P Whitsel
- American Heart Association, Washington, DC, United States of America.
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- American Heart Association, Washington, DC, United States of America
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Consolazio D, Gattoni ME, Russo AG. Exploring gender differences in medication consumption and mortality in a cohort of hypertensive patients in Northern Italy. BMC Public Health 2022; 22:768. [PMID: 35428215 PMCID: PMC9013154 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-022-13052-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2021] [Accepted: 03/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background This paper aims to assess the presence of gender differences in medication use and mortality in a cohort of patients affected exclusively by hypertension, in 193 municipalities in the Lombardy Region (Northern Italy), including Milan's metropolitan area. Methods A retrospective cohort study was conducted (N = 232,507) querying administrative healthcare data and the Register of Causes of Death. Hypertensive patients (55.4% women; 44.6% men) in 2017 were identified; gender differences in medication use (treatment, 80% compliance) and deaths (from all causes and CVDs) were assessed at two-year follow-ups in logistic regression models adjusted for age class, census-based deprivation index, nationality, and pre-existing health conditions. Models stratified by age, deprivation index, and therapeutic compliance were also tested. Results Overall, women had higher odds of being treated, but lower odds of therapeutic compliance, death from all causes, and death from CVDs. All the outcomes had clear sex differences across age classes, though not between different levels of deprivation. Comparing patients with medication adherence, women had lower odds of death from all causes than men (with a narrowing protective effect as age increased), while no gender differences emerged in non-compliant patients. Conclusions Among hypertensive patients, gender differences in medication consumption and mortality have been found, but the extent to which these are attributable to a female socio-cultural disadvantage is questionable. The findings reached, with marked age-dependent effects in the outcomes investigated, suggest a prominent role for innate sex differences in biological susceptibility to the disease, whereby women would take advantage of the protective effects of their innate physiological characteristics, especially prior to the beginning of menopause. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12889-022-13052-9.
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Wandschneider L, Miani C, Razum O. Decomposing intersectional inequalities in subjective physical and mental health by sex, gendered practices and immigration status in a representative panel study from Germany. BMC Public Health 2022; 22:683. [PMID: 35392864 PMCID: PMC8991479 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-022-13022-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2021] [Accepted: 03/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The mapping of immigration-related health inequalities remains challenging, since immigrant populations constitute a heterogenous socially constructed group whose health experiences differ by social determinants of health. In spite of the increasing awareness that population mobility and its effects on health are highly gendered, an explicit gender perspective in epidemiology is often lacking or limited. METHODS To map inequalities in self-reported physical and mental health in Germany at the intersections of sex, gendered practices and immigration status, we used data from the German Socioeconomic Panel (SOEP) and applied an intercategorical intersectional approach conducting multilevel linear regression models. We differentiated between sex (male/female) as reported in the survey and gendered social practices, quantified through a gender score (on a femininity-masculinity continuum). RESULTS We included 20,897 participants in our analyses. We saw an intersectional gradient for physical and mental health. Compared to the reference group, i.e. non-immigrant males with masculine gendered practices, physical and mental health steadily decreased in the intersectional groups that did not embody one or more of these social positions. The highest decreases in health were observed in the intersectional group of immigrant females with feminine gendered practices for physical health (-1,36; 95% CI [-2,09; -0,64]) and among non-immigrant females with feminine practices for mental health (-2,51; 95% CI [-3,01; -2,01]). CONCLUSIONS Patterns of physical and mental health vary along the intersectional axes of sex, gendered practices and immigration status. These findings highlight the relevance of intersections in describing population health statuses and emphasise the need to take them into account when designing public health policies aiming at effectively reducing health inequalities.
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- Lisa Wandschneider
- Department of Epidemiology and International Public Health, School of Public Health, Bielefeld University, Universitaetsstr. 25, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany.
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- Department of Epidemiology and International Public Health, School of Public Health, Bielefeld University, Universitaetsstr. 25, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Department of Epidemiology and International Public Health, School of Public Health, Bielefeld University, Universitaetsstr. 25, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany
- Research Institute Social Cohesion (RISC), Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
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Rahman M, Saha P, Uddin J. Associations of antenatal care visit with utilization of institutional delivery care services in Afghanistan: intersections of education, wealth, and household decision-making autonomy. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2022; 22:255. [PMID: 35346100 PMCID: PMC8961925 DOI: 10.1186/s12884-022-04588-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2021] [Accepted: 03/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background The importance of antenatal care (ANC) visits in safe motherhood and childbirth is well-documented. However, less is known how social determinants of health interact with ANC visits in shaping the uptake of professional delivery care services in low-income countries. This study examines the associations of ANC visits with institutional delivery care utilization outcomes in Afghanistan. Further, we assess the extent to which ANC visits intersect with education, wealth, and household decision-making autonomy in predicting two outcomes of delivery care utilization- delivery at a health facility and delivery assisted by a skilled birth attendant. Methods We used data from the Afghanistan Demographic and Health Survey (AfDHS) 2015. The analytic sample included 15,590 women of reproductive age (15–49). We assessed the associations using logistic regression models, estimated the predicted probability of delivery care outcomes using statistical interactions, and presented estimates in margins plot. Results Multivariable adjusted analyses suggest that women who had 4 or more ANC visits were 5.7 times (95% CI = 4.78, 7.11; P < 0.05) more likely to use delivery care at a health facility and 6.5 times (95% CI = 5.23, 8.03; P < 0.05) more likely to have a delivery assisted by a skilled birth attendant compared to women who had no ANC visit. Estimates from models with statistical interactions of ANC visits with education, wealth, and decision-making autonomy suggest that women with higher social status were more advantageous in utilizing institutional delivery care services compared to women with lower levels of social status. Conclusion Our findings suggest that the associations of ANC visits with institutional delivery care services are stronger among women with higher social status. The results have implications for promoting safe motherhood and childbirth through improving women’s social status. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12884-022-04588-0.
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- Mostafizur Rahman
- Department of Science and Humanities, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Aviation and Aerospace University, Old Airport, Tejgaon, Dhaka, 1215, Bangladesh.
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- Institute of Statistical Research and Training, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh
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- Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Mac-Seing M, Zarowsky C, Yuan M, Zinszer K. Disability and sexual and reproductive health service utilisation in Uganda: an intersectional analysis of demographic and health surveys between 2006 and 2016. BMC Public Health 2022; 22:438. [PMID: 35246094 PMCID: PMC8897881 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-022-12708-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2021] [Accepted: 02/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The United Nations through universal health coverage, including sexual and reproductive health (SRH), pledges to include all people, leaving no one behind. However, people with disabilities continue to experience multiple barriers in accessing SRH services. Studies analysing the impacts of disability in conjunction with other social identities and health determinants reveal a complex pattern in SRH service use. Framed within a larger mixed methods study conducted in Uganda, we examined how disability, among other key social determinants of health (SDH), was associated with the use of SRH services. METHODS We analysed data from repeated cross-sectional national surveys, the Uganda Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) of 2006, 2011, and 2016. The three outcomes of interest were antenatal care visits, HIV testing, and modern contraception use. Our main exposure of interest was the type of disability, classified according to six functional dimensions: seeing, hearing, walking/climbing steps, remembering/concentrating, communicating, and self-care. We performed descriptive and multivariable logistic regression analyses, which controlled for covariates such as survey year, sex, age, place of residence, education, and wealth index. Interaction terms between disability and other factors such as sex, education, and wealth index were explored. Regression analyses were informed by an intersectionality framework to highlight social and health disparities within groups. RESULTS From 2006 to 2016, 15.5-18.5% of study participants lived with some form of disability. Over the same period, the overall prevalence of at least four antenatal care visits increased from 48.3 to 61.0%, while overall HIV testing prevalence rose from 30.8 to 92.4% and the overall prevalence of modern contraception use increased from 18.6 to 34.2%. The DHS year, highest education level attained, and wealth index were the most consistent determinants of SRH service utilisation. People with different types of disabilities did not have the same SRH use patterns. Interactions between disability type and wealth index were associated with neither HIV testing nor the use of modern contraception. Women who were wealthy with hearing difficulty (Odds Ratio (OR) = 0.15, 95%CI 0.03 - 0.87) or with communication difficulty (OR = 0.17, 95%CI 0.03 - 0.82) had lower odds of having had optimal antenatal care visits compared to women without disabilities who were poorer. CONCLUSION This study provided evidence that SRH service use prevalence increased over time in Uganda and highlights the importance of studying SRH and the different disability types when examining SDH. The SDH are pivotal to the attainment of universal health coverage, including SRH services, for all people irrespective of their social identities.
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- Muriel Mac-Seing
- Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada.
- Centre de recherche en santé publique, Université de Montréal et CIUSS du Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal, Montreal, Canada.
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- Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada
- Centre de recherche en santé publique, Université de Montréal et CIUSS du Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal, Montreal, Canada
- School of Public Health, University of Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa
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- Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada
- Centre de recherche en santé publique, Université de Montréal et CIUSS du Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal, Montreal, Canada
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Bergey M, Chiri G, Freeman NLB, Mackie TI. Mapping mental health inequalities: The intersecting effects of gender, race, class, and ethnicity on ADHD diagnosis. SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH & ILLNESS 2022; 44:604-623. [PMID: 35147240 DOI: 10.1111/1467-9566.13443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2021] [Revised: 01/04/2022] [Accepted: 01/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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While the effects of social stratification by gender, race, class, and ethnicity on health inequalities are well-documented, our understanding of the intersecting consequences of these social dimensions on diagnosis remains limited. This is particularly the case in studies of mental health, where "paradoxical" patterns of stratification have been identified. Using a Bayesian multi-level random-effects Poisson model and a nationally representative random sample of 138,009 households from the National Survey of Children's Health, this study updates and extends the literature on mental health inequalities through an intersectional investigation of one of the most commonly diagnosed psychiatric conditions of childhood/adolescence: attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Findings indicate that gender, race, class, and ethnicity combine in mutually constitutive ways to explain between-group variation in ADHD diagnosis. Observed effects underscore the importance and feasibility of an intersectional, multi-level modelling approach and data mapping technique to advance our understanding of social subgroups more/less likely to be diagnosed with mental health conditions.
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- Meredith Bergey
- Department of Sociology and Criminology, Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania, USA
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- RTI International, Center for the Health of Populations, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, New York, USA
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Ahuja M, Haeny AM, Sartor CE, Bucholz KK. Perceived racial and social class discrimination and cannabis involvement among Black youth and young adults. Drug Alcohol Depend 2022; 232:109304. [PMID: 35124388 DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2021] [Revised: 11/09/2021] [Accepted: 12/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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BACKGROUND The current study examines the association of perceived racial and social class discrimination with cannabis involvement among Black youth and young adults. METHODS This secondary analysis used data from the Missouri Family Study (MOFAM), a high-risk longitudinal family study of alcohol use disorder, oversampled for Black families. Offspring (n = 806) and their mothers were interviewed by telephone. Cox proportional hazards regression analyzes were used to examine associations of racial and social class discrimination (experienced by offspring and their mothers) with offspring cannabis involvement. Two stages of cannabis involvement were analyzed: timing of 1) initiation and 2) transition from initiation to first cannabis use disorder (CUD) symptom. RESULTS The study found that offspring report of experiencing racial (HR: 1.28, CI: 1.01-1.62) and social class discrimination (HR: 1.45, CI: 1.14-1.84) were associated with cannabis initiation in our fully adjusted model. Mothers' report of discrimination predicted a lower hazard of cannabis initiation among offspring (HR: 0.79, CI: 0.64-0.98). Offspring social class discrimination (HR: 2.45, CI: 1.71-3.51) predicted an increased hazard of transition from initiation to first CUD symptom, while offspring racial discrimination (HR: 0.57, CI: 0.39-0.85) was associated with lower hazard of transition in our fully adjusted model. CONCLUSIONS As rates for cannabis use among Black youth are disproportionately rising, there is a critical need to identify pathways to its use among Black youth. These findings suggest racial and social class discrimination may be important targets in efforts to prevent cannabis involvement among Black youth and emerging adults.
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- Manik Ahuja
- Department of Health Services Management and Policy, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, United States.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States; Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, United States
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Kelly-Brown J, Palmer Kelly E, Obeng-Gyasi S, Chen JC, Pawlik TM. Intersectionality in cancer care: A systematic review of current research and future directions. Psychooncology 2022; 31:705-716. [PMID: 35199401 DOI: 10.1002/pon.5890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2021] [Revised: 01/07/2022] [Accepted: 01/19/2022] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The objective of the current review was to synthesize the literature on intersectionality relative to disparities across the cancer care continuum. A model to support future intersectional cancer research was proposed. METHODS Web-based discovery services and discipline-specific databases were queried for both peer-reviewed and gray literature. Study screening and data extraction were facilitated through the Covidence software platform. RESULTS Among 497 screened studies, 28 met study inclusion criteria. Most articles were peer-reviewed empirical studies (n = 22) that focused on pre-diagnosis/screening (n = 19) and included marginalized racial/ethnic (n = 22) identities. Pre-cancer diagnosis, sexual orientation and race influenced women's screening and vaccine behaviors. Sexual minority women, particularly individuals of color, were less likely to engage in cancer prevention behaviors prior to diagnosis. Race and socioeconomic status (SES) were important factors in patient care/survivorship with worse outcomes among non-white women of low SES. Emergent themes in qualitative results emphasized the importance of patient intersectional identities, as well as feelings of marginalization, fears of discrimination, and general discomfort with providers as barriers to seeking cancer care. CONCLUSIONS Patients with intersectional identities often experience barriers to cancer care that adversely impact screening, diagnosis, treatment, as well as survivorship. The use of an "intersectional lens" as a future clinical and research framework will facilitate a more multidimensional and holistic approach to the care of cancer patients.
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- Joseph Kelly-Brown
- School of Medicine, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA
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- Department of Surgery, the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and James Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Surgery, the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and James Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Surgery, the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and James Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Surgery, the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and James Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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Higgins R, Hansen B, Jackson BE, Shaw A, Lachowsky NJ. Programs and interventions promoting health equity in LGBTQ2+ populations in Canada through action on social determinants of health. Health Promot Chronic Dis Prev Can 2021; 41:431-435. [PMID: 34910899 DOI: 10.24095/hpcdp.41.12.04] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Sexual and gender minorities (SGM) experience a number of health inequities. That social determinants of health drive these inequities is well-documented, but there is little evidence on the number and types of interventions across Canada that address these determinants for these populations. We conducted an environmental scan of programs in Canada that target SGM, and classified the programs based on their level of intervention (individual/interpersonal, institutional and structural). We found that few programs target women, mid-life adults, Indigenous people or ethnoracial minorities, recent immigrants and refugees, and minority language speakers, and few interventions operate at a structural level.
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- Robert Higgins
- Community-based Research Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.,School of Public Health and Social Policy, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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- Community-based Research Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.,School of Public Health and Social Policy, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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- Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Community-based Research Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.,School of Public Health and Social Policy, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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Oliveira FD, Bastos JL, Moretti-Pires RO. [Intersectionality, discrimination, and quality of life in the adult population in Florianópolis, Southern Brazil]. CAD SAUDE PUBLICA 2021; 37:e00042320. [PMID: 34877988 DOI: 10.1590/0102-311x00042320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2020] [Accepted: 04/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The study investigated how the interaction between axes of marginalization based on race/color, gender, schooling, and interpersonal discrimination affect different dimensions of quality of life in adult individuals. This is a cross-sectional study with data from the second wave of the EpiFloripa Adult Study in Florianópolis, southern Brazil, in 2012. We estimated linear regression models for each domain and for overall quality of life, measured with WHOQOL-Bref. The KHB method was used to estimate the mediating role of perceived discrimination in the associations between the axes of marginalization and quality of life. The analysis showed that schooling and gender operate additivelly, but not intersectionally, on overall quality of life and on the physical domain, with a disadvantage for women and individuals with 11 years of schooling or less. Schooling and race/color were predictors of the environmental domain, with lower mean values for blacks and individuals with 11 years of schooling or less. In the psychological domain, the intersection between gender and schooling resulted in a mean value 2.9 points higher for women with 12 or more years of schooling. Gender and race/color were predictors of quality of life in the social domain, reducing the mean value for black women by 11.3 points. Mediation analyses showed that 29.6% of the effect of the intersection between schooling and gender on the psychological domain and 4.3% of the effect of the intersection between race/color and gender on the social domain were mediated by interpersonal discrimination. These results confirmed the study hypotheses, pointing to the importance and contribution of an intersectional analysis for studying inequities in quality of life.
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Garcia GAF, SIlva EKPD, Giatti L, Barreto SM. The intersection race/skin color and gender, smoking and excessive alcohol consumption: cross sectional analysis of the Brazilian National Health Survey, 2013. CAD SAUDE PUBLICA 2021; 37:e00224220. [PMID: 34877990 DOI: 10.1590/0102-311x00224220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2020] [Accepted: 02/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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This study aims to investigate whether the intersectional identities defined by race/skin color and gender are associated with smoking and excessive consumption of alcohol in a representative sample of Brazilian adults. This is a cross-sectional study with 48,234 participants in the Brazilian National Health Survey (PNS) - 2013. Crude and adjusted odds ratios (OR) and respective 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) were used to estimate the associations of intersectional categories of race/skin color and gender (white woman, brown woman, black woman, white man, brown man, black man) with smoking and excessive consumption of alcohol, based on the combination of weekly "days" and "servings". The prevalence of smoking varied from 10.6% for white women to 23.1% for black men, while the prevalence of elevated consumption of alcohol ranged from 3.3% to 14%, respectively. In comparison to white women, only white, brown, and black men presented greater chances of smoking, reaching the OR of 2.04 (95%CI: 1.66-2.51) in black men. As to excessive consumption of alcohol, all intersectional categories showed greater chances of consumption than white women, with the greatest magnitude in black men (OR = 4.78; 95%CI: 3.66-6.23). These associations maintained statistical significance after adjustments made for sociodemographic, behavioral, and health characteristics. Results demonstrated differences in smoking habit and excessive consumption of alcohol when the intersectional categories were compared to traditional analyses. These findings reinforce the significance of including intersectionality of race/skin color and gender in epidemiological studies.
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- Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brasil
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- Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brasil
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