The Association Between State-Level Racial Attitudes Assessed From Twitter Data and Adverse Birth Outcomes: Observational Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the United States, racial disparities in birth outcomes persist and have been widening. Interpersonal and structural racism are leading explanations for the continuing racial disparities in birth outcomes, but research to confirm the role of racism and evaluate trends in the impact of racism on health outcomes has been hampered by the challenge of measuring racism. Most research on discrimination relies on self-reported experiences of discrimination, and few studies have examined racial attitudes and bias at the US national level.

Objective

This study aimed to investigate the associations between state-level Twitter-derived sentiments related to racial or ethnic minorities and birth outcomes.

Methods

We utilized Twitter's Streaming application programmin

SUBMITTER: Nguyen TT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7381033 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature