Social factors and public policies associated with state infant mortality rates

Despite mounting evidence that social factors and public policies affect state infant mortality rates (IMRs), few researchers have examined variation in IMRs associated with those factors and policies. We quantified disparities in infant mortality by state social factors and public policy characteri...

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Published in:Women & health 2021-04, Vol.61 (4), p.337-344
Main Authors: Wallace, Lauren A., Rucks, Andrew C., Ginter, Peter M., Katholi, Charles R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cluster analysis
Empowerment
Female
Generalized linear models
Health insurance
Health status
Humans
Infant
Infant Mortality
Infant Mortality Rates
Insurance
Linear analysis
Mortality
Mortality rates
Policy analysis
Policy research
Political participation
Poverty
Principal components analysis
Public Policy
Reproductive rights
Social Factors
social support
Socioeconomic Factors
socioeconomic status
Statistical models
Well being
Women
Women's Rights
Womens health
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Summary:Despite mounting evidence that social factors and public policies affect state infant mortality rates (IMRs), few researchers have examined variation in IMRs associated with those factors and policies. We quantified disparities in infant mortality by state social factors and public policy characteristics. We hypothesized that some social factors and public policies would be more strongly associated with infant mortality than others, and that states with similar factors and policies would form clusters with varying levels of infant mortality. We examined associations of women's economic empowerment, health and well-being, political participation, reproductive rights, and work and family-related policies with state IMRs in 2012 and 2015, using indicators created by the Institute for Women's Policy Research. Methods included generalized linear models, principal component analysis, and cluster analysis. Health and well-being predicted IMRs (2012, 2015, both p
ISSN:0363-0242
1541-0331
DOI:10.1080/03630242.2021.1889737