{"id":787,"date":"2020-12-10T12:52:33","date_gmt":"2020-12-10T17:52:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mrctcenter.org\/diversity-in-clinical-research\/?page_id=787"},"modified":"2020-12-10T12:52:33","modified_gmt":"2020-12-10T17:52:33","slug":"defining-diversity","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mrctcenter.org\/diversity-in-clinical-research\/guidance\/defining-diversity\/","title":{"rendered":"Defining Diversity"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>We define the term \u201cdiversity\u201d to be broad and inclusive. At minimum, it includes:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Demographic factors<\/strong> such as sex, race, ethnicity, age, location, genetics etc.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Non-demographic factors<\/strong> such as comorbidities, organ dysfunction, concurrent medications, environmental factors, compliance. Among non-demographic factors are those that are historically, socially, and culturally determined.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Social factors<\/strong>, and those within the term &#8220;social determinants of health,&#8221; including education level, economic status, family size, food insecurity, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1230&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1616553647559{margin-top: 24px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1607549343390{margin-top: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h6>Dimensions of diversity<\/h6>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Each factor of diversity is important in different circumstances. <strong>Diversity is context-specific<\/strong> and it demands a context-specific analysis. Different dimensions of diversity are often <strong>interdependent and interrelated.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1607549519681{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 16px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 16px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1608090599406{margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Dimensions of Diversity<\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1444&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1616553692689{margin-top: 24px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;rounded&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1616553673134{background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>There are many dimensions that make up the diversity of an individual.<\/h2>\n<p>Any combination of these may <strong>contribute directly or indirectly to treatment outcome<\/strong>. \u00a0Dimensions of diversity are not independent variables. They influence and are intertwined with one another.<\/p>\n<p>In the social context, the term <strong>\u201cintersectionality\u201d<\/strong> is used to describe a framework for conceptualizing a person, group of people, or social problem as <strong>affected by discrimination and disadvantage<\/strong>. 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