persisting problems related to race and ethnicity in public health and epidemiology research

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Abstract
A recent and comprehensive review of the use of race and ethnicity in research that address health disparities in epidemiology and public health is provided. First it is described the theoretical basis upon which race and ethnicity differ drawing from previous work in anthropology, social science and public health. Second, it is presented a review of 280 articles published in high impacts factor journals in regards to public health and epidemiology from 2009-2011. An analytical grid enabled the examination of conceptual, theoretical and methodological questions related to the use of both concepts. The majority of articles reviewed were grounded in a theoretical framework and provided interpretations from various models. However, key problems identified include a) a failure from researchers to differentiate between the concepts of race and ethnicity; b) an inappropriate use of racial categories to ascribe ethnicity; c) a lack of transparency in the methods used to assess both concepts; and d) failure to address limits associated with the construction of racial or ethnic taxonomies and their use. In conclusion, future studies examining health disparities should clearly establish the distinction between race and ethnicity, develop theoretically driven research and address specific questions about the relationships between race, ethnicity and health. One argue that one way to think about ethnicity, race and health is to dichotomize research into two sets of questions about the relationship between human diversity and health.
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Authors ;Jean-Claude Moubarac
Journal proceedings - 2016 3rd international conference on information technology, computer, and electrical engineering, icitacee 2016
Year 2013
DOI
10.1590/S0034-89102013000100014
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http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102013000100014&lng=en&tlng=en
Keywords
desigualdades en salud etnia y salud

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