Ethnicity & HealthPub Date : 2025-02-17DOI: 10.1080/13557858.2025.2461167
Jennifer J Lee, Bushra Sabri, Nicole E Warren, Ginger Hanson
{"title":"The impact of cumulative trauma on health service utilization practices of Black immigrant women.","authors":"Jennifer J Lee, Bushra Sabri, Nicole E Warren, Ginger Hanson","doi":"10.1080/13557858.2025.2461167","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13557858.2025.2461167","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Factors that influence health service utilization among Black immigrant women with experiences of trauma are not well understood. An improved understanding of the impact of cumulative trauma on Black immigrant women's health care utilization is critical to increase access to health services for this population.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Using baseline data of 147 Black immigrant women from an existing NICHD-funded study, hierarchical multiple linear regression was used to assess the impact of length of stay in the US, education, cumulative trauma frequency, everyday discrimination, and the interaction of discrimination and cumulative trauma on health service utilization. A model-building approach was used to determine covariates to include in the final model.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Cumulative trauma frequency was positively associated with health service usage (<i>b</i> = 0.02; <i>p</i> = 0.026). Compared to Black immigrant women who had lived in the US for longer than 10 years, those who had lived in the US between 1 and 4 years were less likely to use health services (<i>b</i> = -0.89; CI: -1.67, -0.11). Black immigrant women with bachelor's degrees were less likely to use health services compared to Black immigrant women with post-graduate degrees (<i>b</i> = -0.85; CI: -1.61, -0.09). The interaction of cumulative trauma and discrimination was also significantly associated with the behavior of utilizing health services (<i>b</i> = 0.002; CI: 0.0003, 0.004). Those who experienced higher perceived levels of discrimination and high cumulative trauma levels were more likely to use health services compared to those with lower levels of discrimination and high levels of cumulative trauma.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Cumulative trauma experiences were positively correlated with health service utilization, and discrimination strengthened this relationship. Future work must examine long-term data for patterns of seeking health services over time, explore specific types of health services associated with cumulative trauma experiences, and study associations between health service usage and health outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":51038,"journal":{"name":"Ethnicity & Health","volume":" ","pages":"1-18"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143442520","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ethnicity & HealthPub Date : 2025-02-01Epub Date: 2024-11-21DOI: 10.1080/13557858.2024.2430296
Harris Hyun-Soo Kim, Yool Choi
{"title":"A paradox of white privilege: race, psychological resilience, and mental well-being during a public health crisis.","authors":"Harris Hyun-Soo Kim, Yool Choi","doi":"10.1080/13557858.2024.2430296","DOIUrl":"10.1080/13557858.2024.2430296","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The present study sheds novel light on the so-called 'racial paradox in mental health,' i.e., the phenomenon that Blacks, despite their relative socioeconomic disadvantages are mentally healthier than their more privileged White counterparts in the US. Evidence from prior research has been largely based on non-probability or regional surveys fielded during 'ordinary' times. In contrast, we analyze probability data on American adults collected during the extraordinary period of the COVID-19 pandemic across the country.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>Data came from the Census Household Pulse Survey (CHPS). The CHPS sampled community-dwelling U.S. adults across 50 States and the District of Columbia using the Master Address File (MAF). Data collection began on April 23 2020 and was carried out on a biweekly basis. We used three phases of data covering 21 weeks in total (with the week ending on February 1, 2021). Mixed-effects (multilevel) modeling was employed to analyze the data.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Statistical results show that compared to their Black counterparts Whites fared worse mentally during the pandemic. We also found that the magnitude of the focal association is stronger with greater vulnerability operationalized at the individual level, i.e., in the context of lower income, job insecurity, and food shortage. Additionally, significant cross-level interactions emerged: the effect of race was more pronounced in geographic regions with higher coronavirus infection, greater ethnic heterogeneity, and higher structural disadvantage.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our research supports existing studies that Blacks vis-à-vis Whites are psychologically more resilient. We add to the literature by shedding novel light on the mental health paradox during the extraordinary times brought about by the COVID-19-induced public health crisis. Ironically, there is a mental cost involved with the 'White privilege' in the US.</p>","PeriodicalId":51038,"journal":{"name":"Ethnicity & Health","volume":" ","pages":"173-196"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142689396","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ethnicity & HealthPub Date : 2025-02-01Epub Date: 2024-11-26DOI: 10.1080/13557858.2024.2429405
Zoe Ottaway, Denis Onyango, Vladimir Kolodin, Abi Carter, Rob Horne, Lucy Campbell, Lisa Hamzah, Frank A Post, Shema Tariq, Emily Jay Nicholls
{"title":"'COVID impacted my life in so many ways': a qualitative study of the lived experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic among people of Black ethnicities living with HIV in England.","authors":"Zoe Ottaway, Denis Onyango, Vladimir Kolodin, Abi Carter, Rob Horne, Lucy Campbell, Lisa Hamzah, Frank A Post, Shema Tariq, Emily Jay Nicholls","doi":"10.1080/13557858.2024.2429405","DOIUrl":"10.1080/13557858.2024.2429405","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>COVID-19 disproportionately affected people of Black ethnicities whilst also negatively affecting the health, wellbeing and livelihoods of people living with HIV. This may have been amplified by pre-existing socioeconomic marginalisation, poorer health, and structural racism. Despite being disproportionately affected by the pandemic, little is known about lived experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic within these communities. Given these disparities, this paper explores the lived experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic among people living with HIV and of Black ethnicities in England.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>This qualitative study, comprising five focus group discussions (FGDs) with people of self-reported Black ethnicity, living with HIV in the UK (<i>n</i> = 30). FGDs were conducted between June and August 2022. Topics covered included beliefs and attitudes about COVID-19 (including prevention), COVID-19 information sources and lived experiences. Data were analysed using a reflexive thematic approach.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Analysis of the data generated several main themes: the collective trauma experienced by Black communities; racial bias influenced by inequitable research; conflicting COVID-19 health messages and medical mistrust; socioeconomic marginalisation including financial hardship; intersecting oppressions such as sexism and ageism; and the overall impact of living with a stigmatising condition such as HIV. Participants additionally found navigating the infodemic, being labelled 'clinically vulnerable,' and balancing multiple non-medical needs alongside their cultural, spiritual, and religious beliefs, challenging.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The COVID-19 pandemic has had profound and enduring multidimensional impacts on the lives of people of Black ethnicities living with HIV. This study reveals how socioeconomic, cultural, behavioural, and biological factors intersected to shape experiences of the pandemic within these communities in the UK. Our data illustrate the lived realities of worsening health and social inequalities due to COVID-19, while at the same time highlighting the central importance of trusted community organisations in mitigating some of these negative impacts.</p><p><strong>Trial registration: </strong>Ethical approval was obtained from the University College London Research Ethics Committee (Project ID/Title: 6698/004).</p>","PeriodicalId":51038,"journal":{"name":"Ethnicity & Health","volume":" ","pages":"254-272"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142734402","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ethnicity & HealthPub Date : 2025-02-01Epub Date: 2025-01-08DOI: 10.1080/13557858.2024.2429417
Daksha Trivedi, Claire Thompson, Rohini Patel, Nasim Panjwani, Jai Jayaraman
{"title":"Barriers to breast cancer care and recommendations for improving services: findings from a UK qualitative study with an Asian Women's Cancer Support Group.","authors":"Daksha Trivedi, Claire Thompson, Rohini Patel, Nasim Panjwani, Jai Jayaraman","doi":"10.1080/13557858.2024.2429417","DOIUrl":"10.1080/13557858.2024.2429417","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the UK, accounting for 15% of all new cases in women. Evidence still points to disparities in outcomes linked to ethnicity and screening uptake is overall lower in South Asians than the White population. We investigated the experiences and perceptions of Gujarati Hindu community members on their 'cancer journeys'.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>This study took a participatory approach, involving participants in generating and refining recommendations to improve treatment based on their cohort's experiences and perceptions. Data were collected through two focus groups in 2022, followed by a feedback workshop session, where participants helped refine the research team's initial analysis and agree recommendation. Data were analysed thematically.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>14 women participated in this study from the same support group. They had experienced breast cancer or were undergoing breast cancer treatment at the time of data collection and lived in Greater London. Barriers to engaging in the three key stages of their 'cancer journey' (screening, diagnosis, and treatment) were identified. These centred around language difficulties, not knowing what to expect, and not knowing who to ask for information. Suggestions for improvements included recruiting community champions, having diverse representation on educational materials, and referrals to support groups.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study adds to the growing literature on the need for culturally tailored and sensitive approaches to cancer treatment. It reinforces the need for health professionals' training around effectively communicating with diverse groups and normalising referral to support groups.</p>","PeriodicalId":51038,"journal":{"name":"Ethnicity & Health","volume":" ","pages":"306-315"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142958369","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ethnicity & HealthPub Date : 2025-02-01Epub Date: 2024-11-19DOI: 10.1080/13557858.2024.2430287
Xiang Qi, Katherine Wang, Yaolin Pei, Lan N Ðoàn, Stella S Yi, Bei Wu
{"title":"Psychological distress in Asian American informal caregivers: an analysis by disaggregated ethnic groups.","authors":"Xiang Qi, Katherine Wang, Yaolin Pei, Lan N Ðoàn, Stella S Yi, Bei Wu","doi":"10.1080/13557858.2024.2430287","DOIUrl":"10.1080/13557858.2024.2430287","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Despite Asians being the fastest-growing ethnic group in the US, most studies have focused on Asian Americans as an aggregate racial/ethnic group. The burden of mental health problems is increasing among caregivers due to population aging, yet little is known about the distress experienced by Asian caregivers when examined by disaggregated ethnic groups.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Using 2019-2020 California Health Interview Survey data, we examined disparities in psychological well-beings between non-Hispanic White and Asian American adult caregivers, with an emphasis on understudied Asian ethnic groups. Psychological distress was measured using the Kessler 6 scale, with scores ≥6 indicating mental distress and ≥13 indicating serious mental illness. Multivariable logistic regression adjusted for socio-demographics, physical health, caregiving relationship, intensity of care, and care recipients' characteristics.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The study included 8,722 caregivers (mean age, 58.7 years; 61.3% women; 14.1% Asian [379 Chinese, 260 Filipino, 167 Japanese, 138 South Asian, 105 Korean, 101 Vietnamese, 78 other Asian], 85.9% White). Overall, 26.8% had mental distress, and 8.5% had serious mental illness. Compared to White caregivers, Korean American caregivers had higher odds of mental distress (Odds Ratio [OR], 2.37; 95% CI, 1.47-3.82) and serious mental illness (OR, 2.15; 95% CI, 1.17-3.92), while Chinese (OR, 0.72; 95% CI, 0.55-0.95) and Japanese (OR, 0.67; 95% CI, 0.45-0.99) American caregivers had lower odds of mental distress. Korean American caregivers had the highest prevalence of mental distress (43.1%) and serious mental illness (15.3%), compared with White and other Asian American caregivers.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Disaggregating data reveals significant mental health disparities among ethnic subgroups of Asian American caregivers. Tailored resources should address the distinct needs of ethnic subgroups of Asian American caregivers, considering language barriers, acculturation, and cultural norms that may exacerbate psychological distress.</p>","PeriodicalId":51038,"journal":{"name":"Ethnicity & Health","volume":" ","pages":"232-253"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11757031/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142669976","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ethnicity & HealthPub Date : 2025-02-01Epub Date: 2024-11-19DOI: 10.1080/13557858.2024.2429416
Obrey Alexis, Aaron James Worsley
{"title":"The impact of ethnicity on decisions and decision making in prostate cancer: an integrative review.","authors":"Obrey Alexis, Aaron James Worsley","doi":"10.1080/13557858.2024.2429416","DOIUrl":"10.1080/13557858.2024.2429416","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>There are various factors that influence men's treatment decision-making for prostate cancer. However, the evidence has not been synthesized by ethnicity. The aim of this integrative review is to identify studies exploring men's decision-making treatment choices for prostate cancer by ethnicity.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>Literature was sought from the British Nursing Database, CINAHL, PsycINFO and PubMed. The inclusion criteria consisted of studies that concerned men from any ethnic background and had received a diagnosis of prostate cancer and treatment decision-making was discussed. 12 papers were included in this review.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The results showed that a combination of external and internal influences affected men's treatment decision-making based on ethnicity. Men from certain ethnic backgrounds opted for certain types of treatment over others depending on their personal contexts which was further divided amongst age, education, and language spoken. Generally, White men were more likely to opt for surgery, with Black and Hispanic men less likely to undergo surgery.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In this review, White and Black men stated that their doctors' recommendation was a factor in their treatment decision-making for prostate cancer; however, other men reported that their doctors were less helpful with language representing a barrier. Further UK studies are required.</p>","PeriodicalId":51038,"journal":{"name":"Ethnicity & Health","volume":" ","pages":"316-336"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142669984","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ethnicity & HealthPub Date : 2025-02-01Epub Date: 2024-11-03DOI: 10.1080/13557858.2024.2422848
Syed Ali Hussain, Mary Bresnahan, Jie Zhuang
{"title":"The bias algorithm: how AI in healthcare exacerbates ethnic and racial disparities - a scoping review.","authors":"Syed Ali Hussain, Mary Bresnahan, Jie Zhuang","doi":"10.1080/13557858.2024.2422848","DOIUrl":"10.1080/13557858.2024.2422848","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This scoping review examined racial and ethnic bias in artificial intelligence health algorithms (AIHA), the role of stakeholders in oversight, and the consequences of AIHA for health equity. Using the PRISMA-ScR guidelines, databases were searched between 2020 and 2024 using the terms racial and ethnic bias in health algorithms resulting in a final sample of 23 sources. Suggestions for how to mitigate algorithmic bias were compiled and evaluated, roles played by stakeholders were identified, and governance and stewardship plans for AIHA were examined. While AIHA represent a significant breakthrough in predictive analytics and treatment optimization, regularly outperforming humans in diagnostic precision and accuracy, they also present serious challenges to patient privacy, data security, institutional transparency, and health equity. Evidence from extant sources including those in this review showed that AIHA carry the potential to perpetuate health inequities. While the current study considered AIHA in the US, the use of AIHA carries implications for global health equity.</p>","PeriodicalId":51038,"journal":{"name":"Ethnicity & Health","volume":" ","pages":"197-214"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142569974","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ethnicity & HealthPub Date : 2025-02-01Epub Date: 2024-11-19DOI: 10.1080/13557858.2024.2429410
Christopher J Gonzalez, Noelia Hernandez, Clarence N Perez-Mejia, Hana Flaxman, Cara Stephenson-Hunter, Martin F Shapiro
{"title":"'I didn't expect to be so close to being diabetic': beliefs of prediabetes and diabetes prevention among Hispanic men at a federally qualified health center.","authors":"Christopher J Gonzalez, Noelia Hernandez, Clarence N Perez-Mejia, Hana Flaxman, Cara Stephenson-Hunter, Martin F Shapiro","doi":"10.1080/13557858.2024.2429410","DOIUrl":"10.1080/13557858.2024.2429410","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Prediabetes is disproportionately prevalent in Hispanic men in the United States. Weight management, such as through lifestyle interventions, effectively reduces diabetes risk. However, Hispanic men remain underrepresented in existing lifestyle interventions, and their preferences for engaging in preventative behaviors remain unexplored. We aimed to explore the experiences of Hispanic men being diagnosed with prediabetes and the perceived influences on engaging in preventative behaviors and lifestyle change.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>This qualitative study conveniently sampled Hispanic men with prediabetes (<i>n</i> = 15) from a Federally Qualified Health Center in New York City. Private semi-structured interviews were audio recorded and explored prediabetes beliefs and perceived influences on engaging in preventative lifestyle change. Transcripts were double-coded using a deductive thematic approach, which revealed 5 major themes consistent with the Health Belief Model.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>(1) Perceived Susceptibility and Severity: Despite fearing diabetes, Hispanic men are unsure about their personal risk for developing it. (2) Cues to Action: Receiving a clinical diagnosis and recognizing its potential impact on family members heightens concerns about diabetes risk. (3) Benefits of Lifestyle Change: Small, practical changes in dieting and exercising can make preventing diabetes manageable. (4) Barriers to Lifestyle Change: Restrictive environments and schedules, coupled with some cultural habits, can lead to unhealthy lifestyle choices. (5) Self-Efficacy: Lifestyle change is a matter of personal agency, but additional information can support the right changes.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Influences potentially unique to Hispanic men in this setting included references to unhealthy foods environments, overwhelming working conditions, carbohydrate-rich cultural staples, and the threat of diabetes to self-perceptions of being head-of-family. These findings provide insight into Hispanic men's perceived barriers to engaging in preventative behaviors and motivators that can potentially facilitate their engagement in diabetes prevention.</p>","PeriodicalId":51038,"journal":{"name":"Ethnicity & Health","volume":" ","pages":"273-287"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11757037/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142669970","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ethnicity & HealthPub Date : 2025-02-01Epub Date: 2024-11-19DOI: 10.1080/13557858.2024.2429411
Isaac Koomson, Obed Adonteng-Kissi, Desmond Tutu Ayentimi, Uchechukwu Levi Osuagwu
{"title":"Racial diversity, interracial trust, and mental distress in post-apartheid South Africa.","authors":"Isaac Koomson, Obed Adonteng-Kissi, Desmond Tutu Ayentimi, Uchechukwu Levi Osuagwu","doi":"10.1080/13557858.2024.2429411","DOIUrl":"10.1080/13557858.2024.2429411","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The emerging difficulties and tensions in establishing inclusive and multicultural societies in the contemporary globalised world have necessitated the generation of ample empirical evidence in support of the socioeconomic and health benefits of racial diversity. This study contributes to the scholarly and policy discourses by examining the effect of racial diversity on mental distress in post-apartheid South Africa after several decades of racial segregation. We used all five waves (2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, and 2017) of the National Income Dynamics Survey (NIDS). After addressing the endogeneity problem in the racial diversity-mental distress nexus, our findings show that an increase in racial diversity is associated with a decrease in mental distress across the 52 districts of South Africa. This finding is consistently established when different quasi-experimental methods and alternative conceptualisations of racial diversity are employed to generate the results. We also found that racial diversity decreases mental distress more among females and urban residents. Further analyses revealed that interracial trust serves as a potential pathway through which racial diversity transmits to mental distress. We argue that people living in highly racially diverse neighbourhoods have the potential to experience a decrease in their mental distress through improved interracial trust.</p>","PeriodicalId":51038,"journal":{"name":"Ethnicity & Health","volume":" ","pages":"215-231"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142669983","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ethnicity & HealthPub Date : 2025-02-01Epub Date: 2024-11-04DOI: 10.1080/13557858.2024.2422827
Elyse J Thulin, Autumn Rae Florimbio, Amy Rusch, Sasha Zhou, Lara N Coughlin
{"title":"Binge drinking in American Indian Alaskan Native college attending students.","authors":"Elyse J Thulin, Autumn Rae Florimbio, Amy Rusch, Sasha Zhou, Lara N Coughlin","doi":"10.1080/13557858.2024.2422827","DOIUrl":"10.1080/13557858.2024.2422827","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>American Indian and Alaskan Native (AIAN) populations have the highest rate of alcohol use disorder (AUD). Binge drinking is a known predecessor of AUD and is prevalent in college-attending populations. However, little is known about the prevalence and risk factors related to AIAN college student binge drinking. The current study examines prevalence of binge drinking and association with socio-demographic features, other substance use, exposure to discrimination and feelings of belonging within collegiate institutions.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>Data were collected by the Healthy Minds Study. Present analyses were restricted to 2- and 4-year college attending students in the 2021-2022 academic year who identified as AIAN (n = 1383). We used descriptive, bivariate and multivariate Poisson weighted models to evaluate distributions and associations of binge drinking, age, gender, socioeconomic status, degree program, military experience, substance use, sexual assault, discrimination, and feelings of belonging within the institution.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In the prior 2 weeks, 26.3% of AIAN students reported binge drinking. Binge drinking commonly overlapped with other substance use. AIAN students aged 21-34 reported the highest rates of binge drinking, as did students pursuing bachelor's degrees. AIAN students who identified as trans or queer gender were less likely to report binge drinking, while across gender identities those reporting sexual assault or racial discrimination were more likely to report binge drinking in multivariate analyses.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>There are multiple factors associated with binge drinking, representing individual and contextual influences on AIAN students. Developing prevention and intervention activities to address overlap in substance use and high concurrence of sexual assault and binge drinking are critical. Additionally, colleges must make concerted efforts to reduce racial discrimination and be more inclusive of AIAN students to reduce institutional-based features that exacerbate risk.</p>","PeriodicalId":51038,"journal":{"name":"Ethnicity & Health","volume":" ","pages":"288-305"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11757038/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142577210","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}