African American Inequalities

Although statistical data and research shows there are healthcare disparities as it relates to minorities, much isn’t done to change negative patterns. However, researchers’ have chosen to examine the healthcare racial inequalities of African Americans. Cultural differences, and racial conscious and unconscious are factors that contribute to the gap in African American health. Therefore, collecting only medical data and physician behaviors towards certain diagnosis, is not enough to determine or conclude that there aren’t any deep rooted unforeseen components that play into racialist thinking by physicians. Despite the alarming writings of African Americans dying of heart disease, strokes, cancers, liver disease, diabetes, childbirth, tuberculosis, and premature birth at much greater rates than non-Hispanics. Health care …show more content…
This research could also contribute to build physician-patient trust relationship that has hindered so many African American patients from receiving care due to past traumatizing historical events that have alarmed the black community.
There was cost or incentive for this study, and the information was not be shared with any other patients or outside companies and/or institutions. The study involved human subjects in the research as the candidates from the specialty clinic were interviewed. There were no healthcare risks involved with this study. A participant may choose either to take part or not to take part in this research study. If they had chosen to not participate there was no penalty involved. Much has been said about the barriers to entry into a clinical research study. Some of the primary barriers include mistrust, economic factors, lack of awareness about clinical research, and effective study staff