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Improving ethnicity data collection for health statistics in the UK
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Iqbal, Gulnaz, Gumber, Anil, Johnson, Mark R. D., Szczepura, Ala, Wilson, Sue and Dunn, Janet A. (2009) Improving ethnicity data collection for health statistics in the UK. Diversity in Health and Care, Vol.6 (No.4). pp. 267-285. ISSN 1759-1422.
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Abstract
Abstract:
There is an identified need for the collection of ethnicity data in the healthcare setting. Accurate data on ethnicity are essential for informing policy makers, funders and public health experts about the incidence, prevalence and outcomes of specific conditions in population subgroups. There is emerging evidence that some ethnic groups are associated with an increased incidence of certain cancers, and disparities in access to services have been documented. Government initiatives are in place to collect ethnicity data in the healthcare setting, but the accuracy of the data needs to be validated.
Cancer Research UK commissioned the Cancer Ethnicity (CanEth) project to gather robust evidence and identify solutions to improve the collection of ethnicity data for cancer. The project set out to review current literature focusing on methods, interventions and barriers addressing the collection of ethnicity data.
The review identified a paucity of published evidence on ethnicity data collection. Many clinical articles used ethnicity data, but few discussed the methodology of data collection. In general, however, self-reported ethnicity is recognised as the best method of data collection, and is preferable to observer assessment. Training is needed to raise awareness of the importance of ethnicity data and its use to facilitate the reduction of inequalities.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Subjects: | R Medicine > R Medicine (General) R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School |
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Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Medical statistics -- Methodology, Ethnicity -- Statistics, Health facilities -- Statistical methods -- Evaluation, Cancer -- Statistical methods -- Evaluation | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Diversity in Health and Care | ||||
Publisher: | Radcliffe Publishing Ltd. | ||||
ISSN: | 1759-1422 | ||||
Official Date: | December 2009 | ||||
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Volume: | Vol.6 | ||||
Number: | No.4 | ||||
Number of Pages: | 19 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 267-285 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||
Funder: | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) |
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