What happened: As per a recent report published in Arthritis Care & Research journal, despite higher prevalence of lupus among Black women, it is less likely that they, along with Asian women, are prescribed birth control.
The study, conducted by researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, studied claims of Medicaid-insured women with lupus from 2000 to 2010 Researchers wanted to look for racial disparities in contraception prescriptions for lupus treatment Findings indicate that in general, only 9% of women with Lupus had a contraception visit, while 10% received any contraception and only 2% received highly effective contraception.
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