The Legacy of Tuskegee and Trust in Medical Care: Is Tuskegee Responsible for Race Differences in Mistrust of Medical Care?

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dc.contributor.authorBrandon, Dwayne T
dc.contributor.authorIsaac, Lydia A
dc.contributor.authorLaVeist, Thomas A
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-14T14:58:38Z
dc.date.available2019-08-14T14:58:38Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.description.abstractObjectives: To examine race differences in knowledge of the Tuskegee study and the relationship between knowledge of the Tuskegee study and medical system mistrust. Methods: We conducted a telephone survey of 277 African-American and 101 white adults 18–93 years of age in Baltimore, MD. Participants responded to questions regarding mistrust of medical care, including a series of questions regarding the Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis in the Negro Male (Tuskegee study). Results: Findings show no differences by race in knowledge of or about the Tuskegee study and that knowledge of the study was not a predictor of trust of medical care. However, we find significant race differences in medical care mistrust. Conclusions: Our results cast doubt on the proposition that the widely documented race difference in mistrust of medical care results from the Tuskegee study. Rather, race differences in mistrust likely stem from broader historical and personal experiences.
dc.description.urihttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2569322/?tool=pubmed
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/lfd2-l89x
dc.identifier.citationBrandon, Dwayne T and Isaac, Lydia A and LaVeist, Thomas A (2005) The Legacy of Tuskegee and Trust in Medical Care: Is Tuskegee Responsible for Race Differences in Mistrust of Medical Care? Journal of the National Medical Association, 97 (7). pp. 951-956.
dc.identifier.otherEprint ID 220
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/22400
dc.subjectBioethics
dc.subjectHealth
dc.subjectResearch
dc.subjectAfrican Americans
dc.subjectTuskegee study
dc.subjectmedical mistrust
dc.subjectrace differences
dc.subjecthealth disparities
dc.titleThe Legacy of Tuskegee and Trust in Medical Care: Is Tuskegee Responsible for Race Differences in Mistrust of Medical Care?
dc.typeArticle

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