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Newest firstBackgroundHealth inequalities in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) often reflect compounding social disadvantages. Intersectionality theory emphasizes that multiple axes of disadvantage can interact to shape health experiences in ways not captured by single-factor analyses (Crenshaw, 1989, 1991). Understanding how poverty and low education combine to affect maternal and reproductive health is essential for…
Open article record in new tab ↗BackgroundBiases held by healthcare practitioners can shape clinical interactions, leading to discrimination and poor patient outcomes. Traditional methods, such as vignettes or self-report measures, often lack ecological validity. ObjectiveWe evaluated a novel VR simulation designed to explore bias and discrimination in clinical decision-making. MethodsThirty-five healthcare practitioners across 14 NHS trusts com…
IntroductionMental healthcare utilization in the US remains low, with sociodemographic factors like sex and race/ethnicity influencing access across different population groups. However, how these factors interact to shape service utilization remains understudied. MethodsUsing data from the 2009-2018 cycles of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), we employed design-based log-binomial mode…
Open article record in new tab ↗ObjectivesOur study aims to investigate the associations between sexual minority stressors, resilience factors, and substance misuse outcomes, using an intersectional framework to examine heterogeneities across sexual minority populations (SMPs). The study hypothesized that resilience factors would mitigate the adverse effects of minority stressors on alcohol and drug misuse risks. DesignThe current study employed…
Open article record in new tab ↗Background As laws change and cannabis use increases, it is worthwhile to take a rich account of cannabis stigmas in society, and this review identifies a disjunction between quantitative investigations on cannabis users and qualitative investigations on the same population. This is also the first attempt to explicate cannabis stigmas as they manifest on multiple analytical levels. Following brief explanations of…
Open article record in new tab ↗BACKGROUND: Intersectionality theory focuses on how one's human experiences are constituted by mutually reinforcing interactions between different aspects of one's identities, such as race, class, gender, and sexual orientation. In this study, we asked: 1) Do associations between intersecting identities (race and sexual orientation) and mental health (depressive symptoms) and substance use (alcohol, tobacco, and m…