Medical Mistrust and Enduring Racism in South Africa

被引:8
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作者
Moll, Tessa [1 ]
机构
[1] Deakin Univ, Alfred Deakin Inst Citizenship & Globalizat, 221 Burwood Hwy, Burwood, Vic 3125, Australia
关键词
Race; South Africa; Medical mistrust; COVID-19; Racialized culturalism;
D O I
10.1007/s11673-020-10072-1
中图分类号
B82 [伦理学(道德学)];
学科分类号
摘要
In this essay, I argue that exploring institutional racism also needs to examine interactions and communications between patients and providers. Exchange between bioethicists, social scientists, and life scientists should emphasize the biological effects-made evident through health disparities-of racism. I discuss this through examples of patient-provider communication in fertility clinics in South Africa and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic to emphasize the issue of mistrust between patients and medical institutions. Health disparities and medical mistrust are interrelated problems of racism in healthcare provision.
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页数:4
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