Abstracts tagged "perception of health"

Abstract Number: 0605 • ACR Convergence 2021
Impact of Area of Residence on Perceptions of Health and Disease Activity in Ethnic Minorities with Rheumatoid Arthritis in an Urban Setting
Mohamed Jalloh¹, Sharon Dowell², Richard Ogunti¹ and Gail Kerr³, ¹Howard University Internal Medicine Residency, Washington, DC, ²Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, DC, ³Washington D.C., Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC)/Georgetown and Howard Universities, Washington, DC
Background/Purpose: Health care disparities in hypertension and other chronic disease are well established. Ethnic minority residents of Washington DC, particularly Wards 7 and 8, have…