Skin Bleaching Among African and Afro-Caribbean Women in New York City: Primary Findings from a P30 Pilot Study

Skin Bleaching Among African and Afro-Caribbean Women in New York City: Primary Findings from a P30 Pilot Study

Abstract Introduction The application of skin bleaching products to inhibit melanogenesis is a common practice within the African diaspora. Despite the adverse health effects of skin bleaching, rigorous studies investigating skin bleaching behavior among these populations in the United States are li...

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Main Authors: Emma K. T. Benn, Richa Deshpande, Ogonnaya Dotson-Newman, Sharon Gordon, Marian Scott, Chitra Amarasiriwardena, Ikhlas A. Khan, Yan-Hong Wang, Andrew Alexis, Bridget Kaufman, Hector Moran, Chi Wen, Christopher A. D. Charles, Novie O. M. Younger, Nihal Mohamed, Bian Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Adis, Springer Healthcare 2019-04-01
Series:Dermatology and Therapy
Subjects:
African health
Caribbean health
Environmental health
Immigrant health
Skin bleaching
Women’s health
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13555-019-0297-y

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