Skin tone discrimination and birth control avoidance among women in Harris County, Texas: a cross-sectional study
Contraception is recognized for reducing maternal mortality, improving child health, increasing female empowerment, and decreasing poverty. However, not all women equally enjoy the benefits of access to contraception. Addressing colorism within reproductive healthcare has become critically important as the nation becomes increasingly diverse. Focusing on skin tone-based discrimination and its roots in anti-blackness expands our understanding beyond a Black-White binary traditionally applied when addressing racism in healthcare delivery.
Authors
- Jazmyne Sutton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7743-5051)
- Kimberly Baker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0185-5733)
- Susan Tortolero Emery (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1721-8607)
- Eran N. Ben‐Porath
- Evelyn Spike
Institutions
- Braxton (United States) (US)
- Social Science Research Solutions (United States) (US)
- The University of Texas Health Science Center (US)
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2024-09-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-19765-3
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.93