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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is a loaded word, but that is political.

I sometimes write where people grew up for exposures and genetics that might be relevant. (GI)

Would you think it better to make it a verb instead of a noun? 64 you male who emigrated from …?

I also write BMI instead of obesity because that is also a loaded word.

I don’t think it’s discriminatory. It can be perceived as problematic. It is important information as described by many above.[/quote]

To avoid being inappropriate you could say something like Northern European or South Asian decent. Best to be specific why you are including that information (vaccination, exposure, …). It is ignorant  to say that there is no bias or assumption when it comes to certain regions of the world. As most immigrants will tell you, discrimination is sadly part of their reality. When you write specific information, such as city within a country, you are drawing attention to this info with every visit to any other medical professional who might ask additional questions or make assumptions that have nothing to do with a relevant medical history. So, this would be best to avoid. Just write down what to look out for from the medical perspective.[/quote]

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