Ethnic Disparities in the Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Israel and Impact on Outcomes
Arab ethnicity is associated with higher rates of hospitalizations, steroid dependency, and surgeries, and, on the other side, with lower utilization of biologics. Healthcare practitioners and policymakers should address potential cultural and systemic barriers in healthcare delivery in order to improve care across all populations.
Authors
- Ariella Bar‐Gil Shitrit (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6946-4159)
- Amir Dagan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6572-8110)
- Shira Greenfeld
- Iris Dotan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8005-7706)
- Elad Boaz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3181-4723)
- N Lederman
- Revital Kariv
- Shlomo Yellinek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1713-4622)
- Michael R. Freund (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3733-9628)
- Eran Matz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2898-8009)
- Benjamin Koslowsky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6935-6051)
- Oren Ledder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8109-814X)
- Yiska Loewenberg Weisband (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5064-5902)
- Dan Turner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3704-3325)
- Rona Lujan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8449-1585)
Institutions
- Tel Aviv University (IL)
- Hebrew University of Jerusalem (IL)
- Rabin Medical Center (IL)
- Shaare Zedek Medical Center (IL)
- Maccabi Healthcare Services (IL)
- Clalit Health Services (IL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Crohn s & Colitis 360
- Published
- 2025-03-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/crocol/otaf025
- Primary Topic
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00