21/07/2021
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For our 2nd ImmuNO-story, we have here the story of Marina and her experience living with autoimmune disease โ๏ผฌ๏ฝ๏ฝ๏ฝ๏ฝโ
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A study reported that there is higher incident of discrimination against African American women with systemic lupus erythematosus (a type of autoimmune disease), compared to the racism experienced by these women. In addition, increased racial discrimination among black women had also been link to those diagnosed with lupus (Chae et al., 2019).
Disclaimer: The material produced serves as a final output of group 19 for RS-HPM230 in De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute.
Story extracted from Hospital for Special Surgery. (n.d.). Charla de Lupus (Lupus Chat) | Our Volunteerโs Stories | HSS. from https://www.hss.edu/charladelupus-your-stories.asp
References:
Chae, D. H., Martz, C. D., Fuller-Rowell, T. E., Spears, E. C., Smith, T., Hunter, E. A., Drenkard, C., & Lim, S. S. (2019). Racial Discrimination, Disease Activity, and Organ Damage: The Black Women's Experiences Living With Lupus (BeWELL) Study. American journal of epidemiology, 188(8), 1434โ1443. https://doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwz105