Explaining racial disparities in infant health in Brazil

We sought to quantify how socioeconomic, health care, demographic, and geographic effects explain racial disparities in low birth weight (LBW) and preterm birth (PTB) rates in Brazil. We employed a sample of 8949 infants born between 1995 and 2009 in 15 cities and 7 provinces in Brazil. We focused o...

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Published in:American journal of public health (1971) 2015-10, Vol.105 Suppl 4 (S4), p.S575-S584
Main Authors: Nyarko, Kwame A, Lopez-Camelo, Jorge, Castilla, Eduardo E, Wehby, George L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African Continental Ancestry Group - statistics & numerical data
Brazil - epidemiology
Continental Population Groups - statistics & numerical data
European Continental Ancestry Group - statistics & numerical data
Female
Health Services Accessibility - statistics & numerical data
Health Status Disparities
Humans
Infant, Low Birth Weight
Infant, Newborn
Male
Premature Birth - ethnology
Prenatal Care - statistics & numerical data
Prevalence
Research and Practice
Socioeconomic Factors
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Summary:We sought to quantify how socioeconomic, health care, demographic, and geographic effects explain racial disparities in low birth weight (LBW) and preterm birth (PTB) rates in Brazil. We employed a sample of 8949 infants born between 1995 and 2009 in 15 cities and 7 provinces in Brazil. We focused on disparities in LBW (
ISSN:0090-0036
1541-0048
DOI:10.2105/AJPH.2012.301021r