Singh Simran, Mehta Neil, Noh Madeline, Bond Keosha, Threats Megan, Jackson John W, Nnawulezi Nkiru, Mercedes Marquisele, Agénor Madina
Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
Center for Health Promotion and Health Equity, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
Health Equity. 2025 Jan 13;9(1):22-30. doi: 10.1089/heq.2024.0158. eCollection 2025.
INTRODUCTION: Black sexual and gender minoritized (SGM) people assigned female at birth (AFAB) face notable barriers to cervical cancer screening, including racism, heterosexism, and cisgenderism. Although weight-based discrimination is prevalent in the United States and may compound other forms of discrimination, no study has examined the association between weight-based discrimination in health care settings and Pap test use among Black SGM AFAB. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional online survey among Black SGM AFAB adults aged 18-45 years ( = 135) and used multivariable logistic modeling to analyze the association between weight-based health care discrimination and Pap test use, adjusting for demographic, socioeconomic, and health care factors. RESULTS: Approximately one quarter (27.5%; = 33) of respondents eligible for a Pap test had ever experienced weight-based health care discrimination. Moreover, 63.3% ( = 76) and 45% ( = 54) of respondents had ever received a Pap test in their lifetime and in the last 3 years, respectively. Respondents who had experienced weight-based health care discrimination had significantly lower adjusted odds of having ever received a Pap test in their lifetime (odds ratio [OR] = 0.10; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.02-0.40) and in the last 3 years (OR = 0.07; CI: 0.01-0.31) compared with those who had never experienced such discrimination. DISCUSSION: Additional research is needed to elucidate the unique experiences of specific subgroups of Black SGM people and to inform policies, norms, and practices that mitigate the occurrence and effects of weight-based health care discrimination among Black SGM people in the context of cervical cancer screening and other health services.
引言:出生时被指定为女性的黑人性取向和性别少数群体(SGM)在宫颈癌筛查方面面临显著障碍,包括种族主义、异性恋主义和顺性别主义。尽管体重歧视在美国很普遍,并且可能加剧其他形式的歧视,但尚无研究探讨医疗保健环境中的体重歧视与出生时被指定为女性的黑人SGM人群巴氏试验使用之间的关联。 材料与方法:我们对18至45岁的出生时被指定为女性的黑人SGM成年人(n = 135)进行了一项横断面在线调查,并使用多变量逻辑模型分析体重相关医疗保健歧视与巴氏试验使用之间的关联,同时对人口统计学、社会经济和医疗保健因素进行了调整。 结果:符合巴氏试验条件的受访者中,约四分之一(27.5%;n = 33)曾经历过体重相关医疗保健歧视。此外,分别有63.3%(n = 76)和45%(n = 54)的受访者一生中及过去3年中曾接受过巴氏试验。与从未经历过此类歧视的受访者相比,经历过体重相关医疗保健歧视的受访者一生中(优势比[OR] = 0.10;95%置信区间[CI]:0.02 - 0.40)及过去3年中(OR = 0.07;CI:0.01 - 0.31)接受巴氏试验的调整后优势显著较低。 讨论:需要进一步研究以阐明黑人SGM特定亚组的独特经历,并为减轻宫颈癌筛查和其他卫生服务背景下黑人SGM人群中体重相关医疗保健歧视的发生和影响的政策、规范及实践提供信息。
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