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Relationship Between Patients' Perceptions of Disadvantage and Discrimination and Listing for Kidney Transplantation
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Relationship Between Patients' Perceptions of Disadvantage and Discrimination and Listing for Kidney Transplantation

Ann C Klassen, Allyson G Hall, Brit Saksvig, Barbara Curbow and David K Klassen
American journal of public health (1971), v 92(5), pp 811-817
May 2002
PMID: 11988452
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https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.92.5.811View
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Abstract

Research and Practice
Objectives. This study explored wait-listing decisions among African American and White men and women eligible for kidney transplants, focusing on lifetime experiences of race and sex discrimination as a possible influence. Methods. Patient records from 3 Baltimore-area hemodialysis units were reviewed, and semistructured face-to-face interviews were conducted with transplant-eligible patients and with unit staff members. Results. African American patients reported more racial discrimination, and women reported more sex discrimination. Women and older patients were less likely to be placed on the waiting list, as were patients with previous experiences of racial discrimination. Discrimination measures predicted list access more strongly than patient race. Conclusions. Lifetime experience of and response to discrimination may contribute to race and sex differences in access to care and should be included in research on health care disparities.

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