Hurricane Michael and Adverse Social and Mental Health Risk Factors.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess changes in mental health and social risk factors in pregnant women in counties affected by Hurricane Michael (October 2018).

Methods

Data from the Universal Perinatal Risk Screen (UPRS) and vital statistics for the state of Florida were obtained. Prenatal risk factors (unplanned pregnancy, mental health services, high stress, use of tobacco or alcohol, young children at home or with special needs, trouble paying bills) were compared in the year before and year after Hurricane Michael in affected counties (n = 18,887). Log-Poisson regression with robust variance was used for binary outcomes, adjusting for maternal age, race, BMI, and education.

Results

A smaller proportion of pregnant women were screened in the months after the hurricane. No change

SUBMITTER: Harville EW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12767601 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature