Intersectional disparities in mental healthcare utilization by sex and race/ethnicity among US adults: An NHANES study.

ABSTRACT: Mental healthcare utilization in the US remains low, with persistent disparities observed across population groups. However, little is known about how sex and race/ethnicity jointly shape access to care. Intersectionality theory highlights the need to examine these dimensions together, as their combined influence may produce unique disadvantages not captured in single-axis analyses. This study utilized data from the 2009-2018 cycles of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). The relative differences (prevalence ratios) of mental healthcare utilization across intersecting sex and racial/ethnic groups were estimated using design-based log-binomial models. The absolute measure (prevalence differences) across these intersectional groups were obtained using linear probabi

SUBMITTER: Olisaeloka L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12517490 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature