Ethnic density and preterm birth in African-, Caribbean-, and US-born non-Hispanic black populations in New York City.

ABSTRACT: Segregation studies suggest that the health of blacks in the United States is poorer in majority-black compared with mixed-race neighborhoods. However, segregation studies have not examined black immigrants, who may benefit from social support and country-of-origin foods in black immigrant areas. The authors used 1995-2003 New York City birth records and a spatial measure of ethnic density to conduct a cross-sectional investigation of the risks of preterm birth for African-, Caribbean-, and US-born non-Hispanic black women associated with neighborhood-level African-, Caribbean-, and US-born non-Hispanic black density, respectively. Preterm birth risk differences were computed from logistic model coefficients, comparing neighborhoods in the 90th percentile of ethnic density with those in th

SUBMITTER: Mason SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3139970 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature