Intersectionality in quantitative health disparities research: A systematic review of challenges and limitations in empirical studies.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale

Quantitative health disparities research has increasingly employed intersectionality as a theoretical tool to investigate how social characteristics intersect to generate health inequality. Yet, intersectionality was not designed to quantify, predict, or identify health disparities, and, as a result, multiple criticisms against its misapplication in health disparities research have been made. As such, there is an emerging need to evaluate the growing body of quantitative research that aims to investigate health disparities through an intersectional lens.

Methods

We conducted a systematic review from earliest records to January 2020 to (i) describe the scope of limitations when applying intersectionality to quantitative health disparities research, and (ii) identify

SUBMITTER: Harari L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8119321 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature