An Investigation of Associations Between Race, Ethnicity, and Past Experiences of Discrimination with Medical Mistrust and COVID-19 Protective Strategies.
J Racial Ethn Health Disparities
; 9(4): 1430-1442, 2022 08.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1265603
ABSTRACT
This study investigates the associations between three forms of discrimination, race and ethnicity, general medical mistrust, health-specific COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs, and adherence to COVID-19 protective behaviors. Participants (n = 963) completed an online survey during May 2020, when stay-at-home orders and other government mandates were implemented in many states. Results indicate that everyday discrimination and healthcare discrimination were associated with significantly higher general medical mistrust, and healthcare discrimination and structural discrimination were associated with higher endorsement of health-specific COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs. Higher endorsement of health-specific COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs, but not general medical mistrust, was associated with significantly lower engagement in health-specific COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs. This study helps to contextualize racial health disparities during the COVID-19 pandemic and the widespread impact of everyday, structural, and healthcare discrimination in society.
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International databases
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Ethnicity
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
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Qualitative research
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J Racial Ethn Health Disparities
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S40615-021-01080-x
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