Journal article

Racism and health and wellbeing among children and youth–An updated systematic review and meta-analysis

N Priest, K Doery, CK Lim, JA Lawrence, G Zoumboulis, G King, D Lamisa, F He, R Wijesuriya, CM Mateo, S Chong, M Truong, R Perry, PT King, NP Paki, C Joseph, D Pagram, RB Lekamge, G Mikolajczak, E Darnett Show all

Social Science and Medicine | PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD | Published : 2024

Abstract

Background: Evidence of racism's health harms among children and youth is rapidly increasing, though attention to impacts on physical health and biomarker outcomes is more emergent. We performed a systematic review of recent publications to examine the association between racism and health among children and youth, with a meta-analysis of the specific relationships between racism and physical health and biomarkers. Methods: We conducted a systematic literature search using four databases: Medline, PsycINFO, PubMed, and ERIC. Four inclusion criteria were used to identify eligible studies: (1) exposure was experiences of racism, (2) outcome was health and wellbeing, (3) quantitative methods we..

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