Housing conditions and adverse birth outcomes among Indigenous people in Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Poor housing conditions and household crowding have been identified as important health concerns for Indigenous populations in many countries but have not been explored in relation to adverse birth outcomes in these populations. We investigated housing conditions and adverse birth outcomes in a nationally representative sample of Indigenous people in Canada.

Methods

Data were from a cohort of births between May 2004 and May 2006 created by linking birth and infant death registration data with the 2006 Canadian census. Log-binomial regression was used to examine associations between housing variables (persons per room and needed household repairs) and three adverse birth outcomes: preterm birth (PTB), small-for-gestational-age (SGA) birth, and infant mortality. Sep

SUBMITTER: Shapiro GD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8152187 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature