Maternal and Perinatal Health Disparities Among Middle Eastern and North African Women and Children in the United States.
Introduction: Few studies have evaluated the health of Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) women and children in the United States. Objectives were to determine the odds of well-visits, preventive behaviors during pregnancy, and low birthweight among foreign-born non-Hispanic MENA women and chil...
| Publicado en: | Maternal & Child Health Journal Vol. 28; no. 4; pp. 719 - 729 |
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Springer Nature
Apr2024
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=176249705&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 176249705 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 10927875 N9J jtl: Maternal & Child Health Journal issn: 10927875 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Apr2024 vid: 28 iid: 4 pid: 237 pub: Springer Nature place: New York, New York artinfo: ui: 176249705 174681798 176249705 176249705 10.1007/s10995-023-03863-6 176249705 ppf: 719 ppct: 10 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Maternal and Perinatal Health Disparities Among Middle Eastern and North African Women and Children in the United States. aug: au: Kindratt, Tiffany B. Dallo, Florence J. Brown, Kyrah K. affil: https://ror.org/019kgqr73 Public Health Program, Department of Kinesiology, University of Texas at Arlington, 500 West Nedderman Drive, 76019-0259, Arlington, TX, USA sug: subj: Maternal Health Services Perinatal Care Healthcare Disparities United States Middle Eastern Persons In Infancy and Childhood North Africans In Infancy and Childhood Women's Health Evaluation Human Female Adolescence Adult Child Middle Age United States Odds Ratio Office Visits Smoking In Pregnancy Pregnancy Confidence Intervals Marital Status Educational Status Descriptive Statistics Infant, Low Birth Weight Chi Square Test Maternal-Child Health Funding Source Adolescent: 13-18 years Adult: 19-44 years Child: 6-12 years Middle Aged: 45-64 years Female ab: Introduction: Few studies have evaluated the health of Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) women and children in the United States. Objectives were to determine the odds of well-visits, preventive behaviors during pregnancy, and low birthweight among foreign-born non-Hispanic MENA women and children compared to their US- and foreign-born non-Hispanic White counterparts after adjusting for covariates (hereafter, reported as MENA and White). Methods: We analyzed 2000–2018 National Health Interview Survey data (411,709 women, 311,961 children). Outcomes included well-woman visits (past 12 months); dentist visits (past 6 months) and current smoking among pregnant women; and low, moderately low, and very low birthweight among children. Covariates included age, family income, and health insurance for children. Education and marital status were also evaluated among women. Results: Over half (53.4%) of foreign-born MENA women were of childbearing age (ages 18–45) compared to 47.7% US-born and 43.2% foreign-born White women. The odds of completing a well-women visit were 0.73 times lower (95% CI = 0.38–0.89) among foreign-born MENA women compared to US-born White women after adjusting for age, education, and marital status. There was no statistically significant difference in dental visits between groups. No foreign-born MENA pregnant women reported current smoking. Foreign-born MENA children had higher odds of low (OR = 1.65; 95% CI = 1.16–2.35) and moderately low birthweight (OR = 1.78; 95% CI = 1.19–2.66) compared to US-born White children in adjusted models. Discussion: MENA women and children are classified as White by the federal government. Our results highlight that the health of foreign-born MENA women and children differ from their White counterparts. Significance: What is already known on this subject?: National studies have evaluated maternal and perinatal health among minoritized groups; however, none have presented results among Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) women and children. The few studies that have evaluated MENA maternal and child health (MCH) outcomes have provided only state and local estimates. What this study adds?: This study provides nationally representative baseline data on the maternal and perinatal health of foreign-born MENA women and children. This is the first study to examine oral health among pregnant MENA women compared to US- and foreign-born pregnant White women. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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