Racial disparity in mortality from tuberculosis in the US between states with and without a history of Jim-Crow laws: an analysis of the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) and risk factors study, 1990 to 2019
Even though the 1964 Civil Rights Act dismantled Jim-Crow statutes, racial inequities in TB burden experienced by past generations may still be felt in subsequent generations. Understanding the role of structural racism at the intersection of science and medicine shows the complex ways historical laws, such as Jim-Crow laws, continue to negatively impact health outcomes and warn of future dangers, such as COVID-19, to avoid.
Authors
- Sowmya R. Rao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3869-8320)
- Suzanne G. Leveille (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0427-1580)
- Aaloke Mody (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3787-365X)
- Joseph B. Cooper
- Ali H. Mokdad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4994-3339)
- Philimon Nyakauru Gona (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4202-5965)
- Lorena M. Estrada-Martínez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8992-600X)
- Clara M. Gona (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5116-9813)
- Lingling Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9988-6512)
- Ping Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8036-0855)
- Kibibi Mack-Shelton
Institutions
- University of Central Florida (US)
- Boston University (US)
- MGH Institute of Health Professions (US)
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
- University of Washington Medical Center (US)
- University of Massachusetts Boston (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2024-11-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-20522-9
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.64
Funders
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation