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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Racial and ethnic disparities"”.
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Quantifying Racial and Ethnic Disparities in U.S. COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance and Uptake
BackgroundRacial and ethnic minority groups in the United States face a greater risk of COVID-19 infection and mortality relative to non-Hispanic White individuals. Despite this elevated risk, early evidence from the first months of COVID-19 vaccine distribution suggests that racial and ethnic …
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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Diabetes-Related Healthcare Service Use in the United States, 2016–2020
… prevalence of diabetes has increased steadily and leads to an enormous medical and societal burden each year. Compared to non-Hispanic White adults, racial/ethnic minority adults have a higher risk to develop diabetes and its complications. Proper healthcare service use is important for …
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THE RACIAL AND ETHNIC DISPARITIES IN PATHWAY TO MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER (MDD) AND ITS IMPACT ON THE RECEIPT OF MDD TREATMENT
… is the third leading cause of death in the US and has long-term negative impact on adolescents such as failure at school, substance abuse, and adult depression [1-4]. It affects approximately 8% of adolescents every year [5, 6]. Early identification and receipt of quality treatment are …
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ETHNO-RACIAL DISPARITIES IN HEALTH OUTCOMES: EVIDENCE FROM THE AGING POPULATION
<p>This dissertation assesses racial and ethnic disparities in health outcomes of the aging population, with focus on improving functional health, health status and quality of life at both individual and community levels. Chapter 2 examines racial and ethnic disparities in willingness to pay (WTP) …
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Presentence detention in U.S. District Courts: the effects of race/ethnicity, gender, and social context
Despite the substantial research conducted on racial and ethnic disparities in the criminal justice system, the majority of research focuses on final sentencing decisions. Less attention has been devoted to earlier stages in criminal processing, such as the presentence detention process. In fact, …
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Cognitive Health in Black and Latina Midlife Women: The Role of Sleep and Vasomotor Symptoms
… with these changes tending to be more severe and persistent in Black and Hispanic women compared to White women. Women also represent two-thirds of individuals with Alzheimer’s disease (AD), and Black and Hispanic women are 1.5 to 2 times more likely to develop AD than their White …
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Cervical Cancer in the USA: Prevention, Detection, and Disease Outcomes in Relation to Novel Factors and Disparities
Due to the availability of HPV vaccines and cervical cancer screening services in the United State (USA) cervical cancer has recently become preventable given adequate healthcare infrastructure and women's ability and willingness to follow health guidelines. Any case of invasive cervical cancer …
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Dental Hygienists' Beliefs, Norms, Attitudes, and Intentions Toward Treating HIV/AIDS Patients
There is a great demand and need for oral health care during the course of HIV disease (HIV Costs and Services Utilization Study; Marcus et. al., 2005). HIV+ patients identified three key barriers to obtaining oral health treatment: 1) beliefs and attitudes of dental health care providers (DHCPs) …
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Racial and Ethnic Differences In Correlates of Medication Use Among Youth With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
… White, non-Hispanic Black, Hispanic, and multiracial. </p> <p> <bold>Method</bold> Data were obtained from the 2007 National Survey of Children's Health, a cross-sectional telephone survey using parent-reported information about their child. Racial and ethnic specific associations …
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Association of Medicaid Status with Patient Mental Health Diagnosis: Data from the WA State Perinatal Psychiatry Consultation Line
… Medicaid’s critical role in covering perinatal and behavioral health care costs, many enrollees face barriers to timely mental health diagnosis and treatment. Understanding how insurance shapes access to mental health services and how this intersects with race and ethnicity is critical in …