文献类型：期刊文献

英文题名：Effect of Hurricane Katrina on low birth weight and preterm deliveries in African American women in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama

作者：Chen, Chau-Kuang[1]; Matthews-Juarez, Patricia[2]; Yang, Aiping[3]

第一作者：Chen, Chau-Kuang

通讯作者：Chen, C.-K.

机构：[1] Office of Institutional Research, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN, 37208, United States; [2] Office of Faculty Affairs, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN, 37208, United States; [3] Department of Industrial Engineering, Beijing Union University, Beijing, 100020, China

第一机构：Office of Institutional Research, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN, 37208, United States

年份：2011

卷号：2

起止页码：140-145

外文期刊名：WMSCI 2011 - The 15th World Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, Proceedings

收录：EI(收录号：20124315592881)

语种：英文

摘要：Using three statistical models (GLR, GEP, and GM), the effect of Hurricane Katrina on low birth weight and preterm delivery babies for African American women is examined in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. The study results indicate that risk factors associated with low birth weight and preterm delivery for American African women include unemployment and percent of mothers between the ages of 15-19. Among White women, ages 15-19, risk factors included poverty rate, median household income, and total birth rate. The GMs performed accurate predictions with increasing low birth weight and preterm delivery trends for African American women in the Gulf Coast states and other U.S. states, and decreasing low birth weight and preterm delivery trends for their White counterparts in the same state locations. Data presented between 2007-2010 show low birth weight and preterm delivery for White women as a decreasing tendency while birth outcomes for African American women exhibited a monotonically increasing trend. The empirical findings suggest that health disparities will continue to exist in the foreseeable future, if no effective intervention is taken. The models identify risk factors that contribute to adverse birth outcomes and offer some insight into strategies and programs to address and ameliorate these effects.