Explaining racial disparities in infant health in Brazil

K.A. Nyarko, J. Lopez-Camelo, E.E. Castilla and G.L. Wehby

American Journal of Public Health, 2013, vol. 103, issue 9, 1675-1684

Abstract: Objectives. 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. Methods. 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 (

Keywords: adolescent; adult; article; Brazil; Caucasian; female; health disparity; human; infant; infant welfare; low birth weight; male; maternal age; middle aged; Negro; newborn; prematurity; prenatal care; race; socioeconomics; statistics; utilization review, Adolescent; Adult; African Continental Ancestry Group; Brazil; Continental Population Groups; European Continental Ancestry Group; Female; Health Status Disparities; Humans; Infant; Infant Welfare; Infant, Low Birth Weight; Infant, Newborn; Infant, Premature; Male; Maternal Age; Middle Aged; Prenatal Care; Socioeconomic Factors; Young Adult (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.301021

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