The intersection of disability status and rurality in American Indian/Alaskan Native communities

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There is a noteworthy gap in the literature regarding disability in rural American Indian/Alaskan Native (AI/AN) communities. This is significant, as many tribal lands are in rural areas and AI/AN individuals experience some of the highest prevalence rates of disability. To address this gap, we used descriptive statistics to examine the intersection of AI/AN and rurality in disability prevalence. Results indicate that rural counties have the highest prevalence of disability for both Whites and AI/ANs and that AI/ANs experience higher prevalence rates than Whites. However, further analysis indicates that county makeup (counties with high prevalence of AI/AN in the general population) moderated this relationship. Specifically, rural counties with populations of at least 5% AI/AN had lower prevalence of AI/AN disability compared to counties with populations with less than 5% AI/AN. Further analysis is needed to unpack this relationship, but results might suggest that AI/AN communities may feature resilient and protective attributes, moderating the amount of disability experienced in rural AI/AN communities.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:3

Enthalten in:

Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences - 3(2022) vom: 21., Seite 875979

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Mashinchi, Genna M [VerfasserIn]
Hicks, Emily C [VerfasserIn]
Leopold, Arin J [VerfasserIn]
Greiman, Lillie [VerfasserIn]
Ipsen, Catherine [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

American Indian/Alaskan Native
Disability
Health disparities
Health equity
Journal Article
Rural
Social determinants of health

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Date Revised 04.10.2022

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3389/fresc.2022.875979

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM347045073