Thornton Jessica, Giuffre Allison, Donohue Sarah, Hollnagel Fauzia, Tischendorf Jessica
Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
Open Forum Infect Dis. 2024 Nov 26;11(12):ofae703. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofae703. eCollection 2024 Dec.
Darker skin is underrepresented in medical textbooks. This may contribute to inequity in our system. We assessed skin color representation in infectious disease textbooks and compared diseases associated with social stigma to those not stigmatized. Images depicting conditions associated with social stigma were significantly more common on darker skin.
医学教科书中肤色较深的人群呈现不足。这可能导致我们医疗体系中的不公平现象。我们评估了传染病教科书里的肤色呈现情况,并将与社会污名相关的疾病和无污名化的疾病进行了比较。描绘与社会污名相关病症的图像在肤色较深的人身上更为常见。