ArticleJournal of racial and ethnic health disparities2022
Do Black Lives Matter in the American Public's Mitigation Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic? An Analysis of Mask Wearing and Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Deaths from COVID-19.
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- Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Perceptions of Children's Use of COVID-19 Prevention Behaviors.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Hesitancy or Resistance? Differential Changes in COVID-19 Vaccination Intention Between Black and White Americans.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2024Article
- Suicide risk among undergraduate students in Brazil in the periods before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: results of the SABES-Grad national survey.Psychological medicine · 2023Article
- The hidden inequality: the disparities in the quality of daily use masks associated with family economic status.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- International students challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic in a university in the United States: A focus group study.Current psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.) · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundMask wearing has varied considerably throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and has been most often associated with political affiliation and specific health beliefs. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between mask usage, neighborhood racial segregation, and racial disparities in COVID-19 deaths.
methodsWe used linear regression to assess whether the racial/ethnic composition of deaths and residential segregation predicted Americans' decisions to wear masks in July 2020.
resultsAfter controlling for mask mandates, mask usage increased when White death rates relative to Black and Hispanic rates increased.
conclusionsMask wearing may be shaped by an insensitivity to Black and Hispanic deaths and a corresponding unwillingness to engage in health-protective behaviors. The broader history of systemic racism and residential segregation may also explain why white Americans do not wear masks or perceive themselves to be at risk when communities of color are disproportionately affected by COVID-19.
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