Error and bias in race and ethnicity descriptions in medical examiner records in New Mexico: Consequences for understanding mortality among Hispanic/Latinos.

Autor:	Appel NS; Department of Anthropology, University of New Mexico, USA.; Office of the Medical Investigator, University of New Mexico, USA., Edgar HJH; Department of Anthropology, University of New Mexico, USA.; Office of the Medical Investigator, University of New Mexico, USA.; Department of Pathology, University of New Mexico, USA., Berry SD; Department of Biomedical Informatics, Western Michigan Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine, USA.; Department of Pathology, University of New Mexico, USA., Hunley K; Department of Anthropology, University of New Mexico, USA.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Forensic science international. Synergy [Forensic Sci Int Synerg] 2023 Jun 08; Vol. 7, pp. 100338. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jun 08 (Print Publication: 2023).
DOI:	10.1016/j.fsisyn.2023.100338
Abstrakt:	Researchers use public records from deceased individuals to identify trends in manners and causes of death. Errors in the description of race and ethnicity can affect the inferences researchers draw, adversely impacting public health policies designed to eliminate health inequity. Using the New Mexico Decedent Image Database, we examine: 1) the accuracy of death investigator descriptions of race and ethnicity by comparing their reports to those from next of kin (NOK), 2) the impact of decedent age and sex on disagreement between death investigators and NOK, and 3) the relationship between investigators' descriptions of decedent race and ethnicity and cause and manner of death from forensic pathologists (n = 1813). Results demonstrate that investigators frequently describe race and ethnicity incorrectly for Hispanic/Latino decedents, especially regarding homicide manner of death and injury and substance abuse causes of death. Inaccuracies may cause biased misperceptions of violence within specific communities and affect investigative processes. Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper. (© 2023 The Authors.)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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