Demographics of New Zealand women with vulval lichen sclerosus: is specialist care equitable?

CONCLUSION: We found inequitable ethnic representation of women with vulval lichen sclerosus seen at our institution. Causes may include sociocultural beliefs, variations in access to care or ethnic differences in the prevalence of lichen sclerosus. A deeper understanding of underlying issues would enable planning of initiatives to ensure equitable access to specialist care for all New Zealand women with vulval conditions. PMID: 32595219 [PubMed - in process]
Source: New Zealand Medical Journal - Category: General Medicine Tags: N Z Med J Source Type: research