Health Disparity Research Proposal on Diabetes Management among Ethnic and Racial Minorities in the United States

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Health Disparity
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HEALTH DISPARITY
Research Proposal
Introduction
The prevalence of diabetes mellitus has increased rapidly in the United States during
mid-1990s. By the end of 2014, 29.1 million persons or 9.3% of the total population has been
diagnosed with diabetes. As per the reports published by the Centre of Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), the incidence rate of diabetes is high among the non-Hispanic black
population (black), Hispanic and among the poorly educated adults1. Another study
conducted under the American perspective, significant disparities in diabetes management
and control exist between ethnic and racial minorities residing in the United States. These
disparities affect the health-related outcome while hampering the quality of life of the
patients. However, there are no proper research conducted in order to identify the underlying
reasons of health disparity among the racial and the ethnic minorities residing in the United
States2.
Research Question
What are reasons underlying the disparities in diabetes prevalence among the racial
and ethnic minorities United States?
Research Objectives
 To understand the degree of prevalence of diabetes among the racial and the ethnic
minorities in the United States
1 Beckles, Gloria L. "Disparities in the prevalence of diagnosed diabetes—United States, 1999–2002 and 2011–
2014." MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report 65 (2016).
2 Meng, Ying-Ying, Allison Diamant, Jenna Jones, Wenjiao Lin, Xiao Chen, Shang-Hua Wu, Nadereh Pourat,
Dylan Roby, and Gerald F. Kominski. "Racial/ethnic disparities in diabetes care and impact of vendor-based
disease management programs." Diabetes care (2016): dc151323.