The concept and measurement of race and their relationship to public health: a review focused on Brazil and the United States

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Autor(a) principal: Travassos, Claudia
Data de Publicação: 2004
Outros Autores: Williams, David R.
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Cadernos de Saúde Pública
Texto Completo: https://cadernos.ensp.fiocruz.br/ojs/index.php/csp/article/view/2335
Resumo: Race has been widely used in studies on health and healthcare inequalities, especially in the United States. Validity and reliability problems with race measurement are of concern in public health. This article reviews the literature on the concept and measurement of race and compares how the findings apply to the United States and Brazil. We discuss in detail the data quality issues related to the measurement of race and the problems raised by measuring race in multiracial societies like Brazil. We discuss how these issues and problems apply to public health and make recommendations about the measurement of race in medical records and public health research.
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spelling The concept and measurement of race and their relationship to public health: a review focused on Brazil and the United StatesRaceMedical SociologyEquityReview LiteratureSkin ColorRace has been widely used in studies on health and healthcare inequalities, especially in the United States. Validity and reliability problems with race measurement are of concern in public health. This article reviews the literature on the concept and measurement of race and compares how the findings apply to the United States and Brazil. We discuss in detail the data quality issues related to the measurement of race and the problems raised by measuring race in multiracial societies like Brazil. We discuss how these issues and problems apply to public health and make recommendations about the measurement of race in medical records and public health research.Raça tem sido amplamente utilizada em estudos sobre desigualdades em saúde e assistência, principalmente nos Estados Unidos. Diversos problemas relativos à validade e confiabilidade da mensuração de raça são relevantes para o campo da saúde pública. Este artigo faz uma revisão da literatura sobre o conceito e mensuração de raça e compara como os achados se aplicam aos Estados Unidos e ao Brasil. Os autores discutem em detalhes diversas questões da qualidade dos dados relacionadas à mensuração de raça e os problemas levantados pela mensuração de raça em sociedades multirraciais como o Brasil. Além disso, analisam como essas questões se aplicam à saúde pública, e formulam recomendações sobre a mensuração de raça em registros médicos e pesquisa em saúde pública.Reports in Public HealthCadernos de Saúde Pública2004-06-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlapplication/pdfhttps://cadernos.ensp.fiocruz.br/ojs/index.php/csp/article/view/2335Reports in Public Health; Vol. 20 No. 3 (2004): May/JuneCadernos de Saúde Pública; v. 20 n. 3 (2004): Maio/Junho1678-44640102-311Xreponame:Cadernos de Saúde Públicainstname:Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)instacron:FIOCRUZenghttps://cadernos.ensp.fiocruz.br/ojs/index.php/csp/article/view/2335/4666https://cadernos.ensp.fiocruz.br/ojs/index.php/csp/article/view/2335/4667Travassos, ClaudiaWilliams, David R.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2024-03-06T15:26:58Zoai:ojs.teste-cadernos.ensp.fiocruz.br:article/2335Revistahttps://cadernos.ensp.fiocruz.br/ojs/index.php/csphttps://cadernos.ensp.fiocruz.br/ojs/index.php/csp/oaicadernos@ensp.fiocruz.br||cadernos@ensp.fiocruz.br1678-44640102-311Xopendoar:2024-03-06T13:02:44.691991Cadernos de Saúde Pública - Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)true
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title The concept and measurement of race and their relationship to public health: a review focused on Brazil and the United States
spellingShingle The concept and measurement of race and their relationship to public health: a review focused on Brazil and the United States
Travassos, Claudia
Race
Medical Sociology
Equity
Review Literature
Skin Color
title_short The concept and measurement of race and their relationship to public health: a review focused on Brazil and the United States
title_full The concept and measurement of race and their relationship to public health: a review focused on Brazil and the United States
title_fullStr The concept and measurement of race and their relationship to public health: a review focused on Brazil and the United States
title_full_unstemmed The concept and measurement of race and their relationship to public health: a review focused on Brazil and the United States
title_sort The concept and measurement of race and their relationship to public health: a review focused on Brazil and the United States
author Travassos, Claudia
author_facet Travassos, Claudia
Williams, David R.
author_role author
author2 Williams, David R.
author2_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Travassos, Claudia
Williams, David R.
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Race
Medical Sociology
Equity
Review Literature
Skin Color
topic Race
Medical Sociology
Equity
Review Literature
Skin Color
description Race has been widely used in studies on health and healthcare inequalities, especially in the United States. Validity and reliability problems with race measurement are of concern in public health. This article reviews the literature on the concept and measurement of race and compares how the findings apply to the United States and Brazil. We discuss in detail the data quality issues related to the measurement of race and the problems raised by measuring race in multiracial societies like Brazil. We discuss how these issues and problems apply to public health and make recommendations about the measurement of race in medical records and public health research.
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