| Title |
Discrimination and racial disparities in health: evidence and needed research
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Behavioral Medicine, November 2008
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10865-008-9185-0 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
David R. Williams, Selina A. Mohammed |
| Abstract |
This paper provides a review and critique of empirical research on perceived discrimination and health. The patterns of racial disparities in health suggest that there are multiple ways by which racism can affect health. Perceived discrimination is one such pathway and the paper reviews the published research on discrimination and health that appeared in PubMed between 2005 and 2007. This recent research continues to document an inverse association between discrimination and health. This pattern is now evident in a wider range of contexts and for a broader array of outcomes. Advancing our understanding of the relationship between perceived discrimination and health will require more attention to situating discrimination within the context of other health-relevant aspects of racism, measuring it comprehensively and accurately, assessing its stressful dimensions, and identifying the mechanisms that link discrimination to health. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| United States | 6 | 19% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 3% |
| Canada | 1 | 3% |
| Italy | 1 | 3% |
| Japan | 1 | 3% |
| Australia | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 20 | 65% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 24 | 77% |
| Scientists | 4 | 13% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 6% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 3% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| United States | 30 | 2% |
| Israel | 1 | <1% |
| Bangladesh | 1 | <1% |
| New Zealand | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 1613 | 98% |
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| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Ph. D. Student | 335 | 20% |
| Student > Master | 209 | 13% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 206 | 13% |
| Researcher | 175 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 150 | 9% |
| Other | 262 | 16% |
| Unknown | 310 | 19% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Social Sciences | 412 | 25% |
| Psychology | 357 | 22% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 208 | 13% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 99 | 6% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 37 | 2% |
| Other | 152 | 9% |
| Unknown | 382 | 23% |
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