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Kayleigh Ross1,2, Lawrence Schell3, Lech Hubicki4
1Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, USA.
Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities
|May 26, 2023
概括
美国印第安人/阿拉斯加土著儿童面临着严重的健康差异,与白人和黑人儿童相比,自杀,事故和袭击率更高. 这些可预防的死亡突显了迫切的公共卫生问题.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 健康差异 在健康上的差异
背景情况:
- 美国印第安人/阿拉斯加原住民 (AI/AN) 人口经历了显著的健康差异,特别是在儿童和青少年中.
- 在死亡证明中,AI/AN死亡人数往往被低估,导致死亡率被低估.
研究的目的:
- 描述AI/AN儿童和青少年主要死亡原因的健康差异程度.
- 将AI/AN青年与非西班牙裔白人 (n-HW) 和非西班牙裔黑人 (n-HB) 青年的死亡率进行比较.
主要方法:
- 利用了来自国家生命统计系统的数据,特别是2015-2017年"死亡:主要原因"年度报告.
- 与n-HW和n-HB群体相比,1-19岁的AI/AN个体的主要死亡原因.
- 使用"最小差异估计" (EMD) 来解释AI/AN死亡的潜在低估.
主要成果:
- 与n-HB和n-HW对应物相比,AI/AN儿童和青少年 (1-19岁) 的自杀,事故和袭击 (杀人) 的死亡率显着更高.
- 自杀成为AI/AN年轻人死亡的主要原因,特别是在15-19岁年龄组,自杀率明显高于n-HB和n-HW组.
- 即使没有对不足进行调整,EMD也显示了AI/AN儿童和青少年可预防死亡的显著差异.
结论:
- 对AI/AN儿童和青少年来说,在可预防的死亡原因方面存在实质性的健康差异.
- 调查结果强调,迫切需要有针对性的公共卫生政策来解决这些关键差异.
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