Health

• STATISTICS:

  • Bangladeshi men and women were nearly six times more likely to have diabetes than the general population
  • Bangladeshi and Pakistani were 3-4 times more likely to rate their own health as bad or very bad than the rest of the population
  • Latest statistics show that black women are 5 times more likely to die during childbirth compared to white women
• • Culley & Dyson found the following health inequalities
  • Asians had higher rates of heart disease, diabetes, violence/accidents, TB and stillbirths
  • Afro-Caribbean had higher rates of strokes, high blood pressure, violence/accidents, diabetes and psychiatric disorders (mental illnesses)
• • Health inequalities researched by the ONS on the impacts of covid19
  • Black people are 1.9 times more likely to die than white people
  • Bangladeshi and Pakistanis are 1.8 times more likely to die
• There are some diet suggestions eg Asians using ghee accounting for heart disease. However, heart disease rates are lower in Asia.
• Nazroo

  • argues that cultural explanations tend to “blame the victim” and draw attention away from racism and social inequality
• Culley & Dyson

  • the NHS is institutionally racist eg failing to understand the cultural needs of patients and having stereotypes when making a diagnosis
• Rogers & Pilgrim

  • argue that young black males are more likely to be labelled as mentally ill leading to the overdiagnosis of this ethnic group
• Shaw

  • argues material factors/ social class impacts health: poor working conditions, inadequate diets and bad living conditions are major causes of ill health among ethnic minority groups.
• What are the 4 reasons there are inequalities within health?

  1. Culture --> Nazroo
  2. Racism --> Culley & Dyson
  3. Racism --> Rogers & Pilgrim
  4. Social Class --> Shaw