Utibe R Essien

Biographic Data

ID7106304
NAMEUtibe R Essien
GIVEN NAMESUtibe R
FAMILY NAMEEssien
SIGNATUREESSIEN U R
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Pittsburgh
ORCID0000-0002-4494-5028
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS13
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR13
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2020
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX0

  • End-of-Life Care for Older Adults With Dementia by Race and Ethnicity and Physicians’ Role

    Open AccessDeborah M Oyeyemi, Ryo Ikesu et al.ARTICLEJAMA Health Forum2025

    Findings from this cohort study suggest that non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic decedents with dementia received more intensive end-of-life care despite higher rates of billed advance care planning and palliative care counseling than non-Hispanic White decedents. Observed racial and ethnic variations were not explained by differences in the physicians treating them

  • Prescription Drug Utilization and Spending by Race, Ethnicity, Payer, Health Condition, and US State

    Open AccessMaitreyi Sahu, Tyler D Wagner et al.ARTICLEJAMA Health Forum2025

    In this cross-sectional study, racial and ethnic disparities in medication use persisted, most notably the underutilization of medicines relative to disease burden among Black populations. These patterns varied by state, highlighting the need for local- and condition-specific approaches to advancing pharmacoequity in the US

  • Racial disparities in access to health care infrastructure across US counties

    Open AccessJingchuan Guo, Sean Dickson et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2023

    Infrastructure system in the U.S. have been shown to be linked to social and health inequities. We calculated driving distance to the closest health care facility for a representative sample of the U.S. population using ArcGIS Network Analyst and a national transportation dataset, and identified areas where Black residents have a longer driving distance to the closest facility than White residents. Our data demonstrated that racial disparities in…

  • Weighted Lottery to Equitably Allocate Scarce Supply of Covid-19 Monoclonal Antibody

    Open AccessErin K McCreary, Utibe R Essien et al.ARTICLEJAMA Health Forum2023

    The findings of this quality improvement study suggest an ADI-weighted lottery process to allocate scarce resources is feasible in a large health system and resulted in more drug allocation to and receipt of drug by individuals who reside in disadvantaged neighborhoods. Although the ADI-weighted lottery also resulted in more drug allocation to Black individuals compared with an unweighted process, they were less likely to accept allocation and re…

  • Racial and Ethnic Differences in Barriers Faced by Medical College Admission Test Examinees and Their Association With Medical School Application and Matriculation

    Open AccessJessica Faiz, Utibe R Essien et al.ARTICLEJAMA Health Forum2023

    In this cross-sectional study of MCAT examinees, American Indian or Alaska Native, Black, and Hispanic students reported lower parental educational levels, greater educational and financial barriers, and greater discouragement from prehealth advisers than White students. These barriers may deter groups underrepresented in medicine from applying to and matriculating at medical school

  • Cost-Sharing Reform for Chronic Disease Treatments as a Strategy to Improve Health Care Equity and Value in the US

    Open AccessUtibe R Essien, Jay B Lusk et al.ARTICLEJAMA Health Forum2022

    This Viewpoint discusses cost-sharing reform for chronic disease treatments as a strategy to improve patient outcomes, promote health equity, and minimize long-term health care expenditures in the US

  • Racial and Urban-Rural Difference in the Frequency of Ischemic Stroke as Initial Manifestation of Atrial Fibrillation

    Open AccessJingchuan Guo, Nico Gabriel et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2021

    Objective: Atrial fibrillation (AF) may remain undiagnosed until the development of complications. We aimed to examine the epidemiology and racial/ethnic and rural/urban differences in the frequency of newly diagnosed AF manifesting as ischemic stroke in a nationally representative sample of Medicare beneficiaries. Methods: We used a 5% random sample of Medicare claims to identify patients newly diagnosed with AF in 2016. The primary dependent va…

  • Adapting to a new normal

    Open AccessUtibe R Essien, Eloho O Ufomata et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2021

  • Separate and Unequal

    Open AccessJared W Magnani, Valerie Kinloch et al.ARTICLEHealth Equity2021

    The coronavirus disease 2019 has and will have an untoward effect on children. In this perspective we summarize the short- and long-term impact of the pandemic on childhood social and physical health. School closure has resulted in an absence of educational opportunity, alongside deprivations of social structure, essential food, and adult guidance, as well as augmented deprivation for the neediest students. The loss of educational attainment will…

  • Racial, Ethnic, and Socioeconomic Inequities in Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonist Use Among Patients With Diabetes in the US

    Open AccessLauren A Eberly, Lin Yang et al.ARTICLEJAMA Health Forum2021

    In this cohort study of US patients with T2D, GLP-1 RA use increased, but remained low overall for treatment of T2D, particularly among patients with ASCVD who are likely to derive the most benefit. Asian, Black, and Hispanic patients and those with low income were less likely to receive treatment with a GLP-1 RA. Strategies to lower barriers to GLP-1 RA use, such as lower cost, are needed to prevent the widening of well-documented inequities in …

  • Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Population-Level Covid-19 Mortality

    Open AccessCary P Gross, Utibe R Essien et al.ARTICLEJournal of General Internal…2020

  • Implementation Science to Address Health Disparities During the Coronavirus Pandemic

    Open AccessKarla I Galaviz, Jessica Y Breland et al.ARTICLEHealth Equity2020

    The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is disproportionally affecting racial and ethnic minorities. In the United States, data show African American, Hispanic, and Native American populations are overrepresented among COVID-19 cases and deaths. As we speed through the discovery and translation of approaches to fight COVID-19, these disparities are likely to increase. Implementation science can help address disparities by guiding the equ…

  • Data and Policy Solutions to Address Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Covid-19 Pandemic

    Open AccessUtibe R Essien, Atheendar VenkataramaniARTICLEJAMA Health Forum2020

    Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the novel coronavirus causing the disease COVID-19, has rapidly transformed our lives. Fears of community spread of the virus have led policy makers to close schools and nonessential businesses and implement orders to shelter in place