Explaining ethnic disparities in preterm birth in Argentina and Ecuador
- Autores
- Wehby, George; Pawluk, Mariela Soledad; Nyarko, Kwame A.; López Camelo, Jorge Santiago
- Año de publicación
- 2016
- Idioma
- inglés
- Tipo de recurso
- artículo
- Estado
- versión publicada
- Descripción
- Little is understood about racial/ethnic disparities in infant health in South America. We quantified the extent to which the disparity in preterm birth (PTB; <37 gestational weeks) rate between infants of Native only ancestry and those of European only ancestry in Argentina and Ecuador are explained by household socio-economic, demographic, healthcare use, and geographic location indicators. The samples included 5199 infants born between 2000 and 2011 from Argentina and 1579 infants born between 2001 and 2011 from Ecuador. An Oaxaca-Blinder type decomposition model adapted to binary outcomes was estimated to explain the disparity in PTB risk across groups of variables and specific variables. Maternal use of prenatal care services significantly explained the PTB disparity, by nearly 57% and 30% in Argentina and Ecuador, respectively. Household socio-economic status explained an additional 26% of the PTB disparity in Argentina. Differences in maternal use of prenatal care may partly explain ethnic disparities in PTB in Argentina and Ecuador. Improving access to prenatal care may reduce ethnic disparities in PTB risk in these countries.
Fil: Wehby, George. University of Iowa; Estados Unidos
Fil: Pawluk, Mariela Soledad. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. CEMIC-CONICET. Centro de Educaciones Médicas e Investigaciones Clínicas "Norberto Quirno". CEMIC-CONICET.; Argentina
Fil: Nyarko, Kwame A.. University of Iowa; Estados Unidos
Fil: López Camelo, Jorge Santiago. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. CEMIC-CONICET. Centro de Educaciones Médicas e Investigaciones Clínicas "Norberto Quirno". CEMIC-CONICET.; Argentina. University of Iowa; Estados Unidos - Materia
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Child Health
Ethnic Disparities
Health Inequalities
Preterm Birth
Racial Disparities - Nivel de accesibilidad
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Explaining ethnic disparities in preterm birth in Argentina and EcuadorWehby, GeorgePawluk, Mariela SoledadNyarko, Kwame A.López Camelo, Jorge SantiagoChild HealthEthnic DisparitiesHealth InequalitiesPreterm BirthRacial Disparitieshttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/3.3https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3Little is understood about racial/ethnic disparities in infant health in South America. We quantified the extent to which the disparity in preterm birth (PTB; <37 gestational weeks) rate between infants of Native only ancestry and those of European only ancestry in Argentina and Ecuador are explained by household socio-economic, demographic, healthcare use, and geographic location indicators. The samples included 5199 infants born between 2000 and 2011 from Argentina and 1579 infants born between 2001 and 2011 from Ecuador. An Oaxaca-Blinder type decomposition model adapted to binary outcomes was estimated to explain the disparity in PTB risk across groups of variables and specific variables. Maternal use of prenatal care services significantly explained the PTB disparity, by nearly 57% and 30% in Argentina and Ecuador, respectively. Household socio-economic status explained an additional 26% of the PTB disparity in Argentina. Differences in maternal use of prenatal care may partly explain ethnic disparities in PTB in Argentina and Ecuador. Improving access to prenatal care may reduce ethnic disparities in PTB risk in these countries.Fil: Wehby, George. University of Iowa; Estados UnidosFil: Pawluk, Mariela Soledad. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. CEMIC-CONICET. Centro de Educaciones Médicas e Investigaciones Clínicas "Norberto Quirno". CEMIC-CONICET.; ArgentinaFil: Nyarko, Kwame A.. University of Iowa; Estados UnidosFil: López Camelo, Jorge Santiago. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. CEMIC-CONICET. Centro de Educaciones Médicas e Investigaciones Clínicas "Norberto Quirno". CEMIC-CONICET.; Argentina. University of Iowa; Estados UnidosRoutledge2016-11info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/40190Wehby, George; Pawluk, Mariela Soledad; Nyarko, Kwame A.; López Camelo, Jorge Santiago; Explaining ethnic disparities in preterm birth in Argentina and Ecuador; Routledge; Global Public Health; 11-2016; 1-181744-16921744-1706CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17441692.2016.1251603info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1080/17441692.2016.1251603info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-03T09:49:16Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/40190instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-03 09:49:16.778CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse |
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Explaining ethnic disparities in preterm birth in Argentina and Ecuador |
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Explaining ethnic disparities in preterm birth in Argentina and Ecuador |
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Explaining ethnic disparities in preterm birth in Argentina and Ecuador Wehby, George Child Health Ethnic Disparities Health Inequalities Preterm Birth Racial Disparities |
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Explaining ethnic disparities in preterm birth in Argentina and Ecuador |
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Explaining ethnic disparities in preterm birth in Argentina and Ecuador |
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Explaining ethnic disparities in preterm birth in Argentina and Ecuador |
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Explaining ethnic disparities in preterm birth in Argentina and Ecuador |
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Explaining ethnic disparities in preterm birth in Argentina and Ecuador |
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Wehby, George Pawluk, Mariela Soledad Nyarko, Kwame A. López Camelo, Jorge Santiago |
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Wehby, George |
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Wehby, George Pawluk, Mariela Soledad Nyarko, Kwame A. López Camelo, Jorge Santiago |
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Pawluk, Mariela Soledad Nyarko, Kwame A. López Camelo, Jorge Santiago |
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Child Health Ethnic Disparities Health Inequalities Preterm Birth Racial Disparities |
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Child Health Ethnic Disparities Health Inequalities Preterm Birth Racial Disparities |
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https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3.3 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3 |
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Little is understood about racial/ethnic disparities in infant health in South America. We quantified the extent to which the disparity in preterm birth (PTB; <37 gestational weeks) rate between infants of Native only ancestry and those of European only ancestry in Argentina and Ecuador are explained by household socio-economic, demographic, healthcare use, and geographic location indicators. The samples included 5199 infants born between 2000 and 2011 from Argentina and 1579 infants born between 2001 and 2011 from Ecuador. An Oaxaca-Blinder type decomposition model adapted to binary outcomes was estimated to explain the disparity in PTB risk across groups of variables and specific variables. Maternal use of prenatal care services significantly explained the PTB disparity, by nearly 57% and 30% in Argentina and Ecuador, respectively. Household socio-economic status explained an additional 26% of the PTB disparity in Argentina. Differences in maternal use of prenatal care may partly explain ethnic disparities in PTB in Argentina and Ecuador. Improving access to prenatal care may reduce ethnic disparities in PTB risk in these countries. Fil: Wehby, George. University of Iowa; Estados Unidos Fil: Pawluk, Mariela Soledad. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. CEMIC-CONICET. Centro de Educaciones Médicas e Investigaciones Clínicas "Norberto Quirno". CEMIC-CONICET.; Argentina Fil: Nyarko, Kwame A.. University of Iowa; Estados Unidos Fil: López Camelo, Jorge Santiago. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. CEMIC-CONICET. Centro de Educaciones Médicas e Investigaciones Clínicas "Norberto Quirno". CEMIC-CONICET.; Argentina. University of Iowa; Estados Unidos |
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Little is understood about racial/ethnic disparities in infant health in South America. We quantified the extent to which the disparity in preterm birth (PTB; <37 gestational weeks) rate between infants of Native only ancestry and those of European only ancestry in Argentina and Ecuador are explained by household socio-economic, demographic, healthcare use, and geographic location indicators. The samples included 5199 infants born between 2000 and 2011 from Argentina and 1579 infants born between 2001 and 2011 from Ecuador. An Oaxaca-Blinder type decomposition model adapted to binary outcomes was estimated to explain the disparity in PTB risk across groups of variables and specific variables. Maternal use of prenatal care services significantly explained the PTB disparity, by nearly 57% and 30% in Argentina and Ecuador, respectively. Household socio-economic status explained an additional 26% of the PTB disparity in Argentina. Differences in maternal use of prenatal care may partly explain ethnic disparities in PTB in Argentina and Ecuador. Improving access to prenatal care may reduce ethnic disparities in PTB risk in these countries. |
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