Racism, African American Women, and Their Sexual and Reproductive Health: A Review of Historical and Contemporary Evidence and Implications for Health Equity

Background: The sexual and reproductive health of African American women has been compromised due to multiple experiences of racism, including discriminatory healthcare practices from slavery through the post-Civil Rights era. However, studies rarely consider how the historical underpinnings of raci...

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Main Authors: Cynthia Prather, Taleria R. Fuller, William L. Jeffries, Khiya J. Marshall, A. Vyann Howell, Angela Belyue-Umole, Winifred King
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mary Ann Liebert 2018-09-01
Series:Health Equity
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Online Access:https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/HEQ.2017.0045