Racism in Health Services for Adolescents: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT: Addressing racism within health systems and services is critical to addressing health vulnerabilities and promoting health equity for racialized populations. Currently, there is limited knowledge about the ways in which racism affects health services for adolescents. A scoping review was undertaken following the Joanna Briggs Institute Manual for Evidence Synthesis methodology and guided by the research questions: (1) What are the characteristics of the literature examining racism in health service use for adolescents? (2) What are the foci of the literature on systemic racism and health services for adolescents? A systematic literature search was conducted in April 2021 to identify all relevant published studies. The search identified 3049 unique articles, with a total of 13 articles incl

SUBMITTER: Hilario C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10315870 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature