Variations in health and health behaviors by nativity among pregnant Black women in Philadelphia.
Am J Public Health
; 100(11): 2185-92, 2010 Nov.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
We compared health behaviors and health outcomes among US-born, African-born, and Caribbean-born pregnant Black women and examined whether sociodemographic and psychosocial characteristics explained differences among these population subgroups.METHODS:
We analyzed data from a prospective cohort study conducted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with a series of nested logistic regression models predicting tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana use and measures of physical and mental health.RESULTS:
Foreign-born Black women were significantly less likely to engage in substance use and had better self-rated physical and mental health than did native-born Black women. These findings were largely unchanged by adjustment for sociodemographic and psychosocial characteristics. The foreign-born advantage varied by place of birth it was somewhat stronger for African-born women than for Caribbean-born women.CONCLUSIONS:
Further studies are needed to gain a better understanding of the role of immigrant selectivity and other characteristics that contribute to more favorable health behaviors and health outcomes among foreign-born Blacks than among native-born Blacks in the United States.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Temas:
Geral
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Comportamentos Relacionados com a Saúde
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Nível de Saúde
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População Negra
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
País/Região como assunto:
Africa
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America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Public Health
Ano de publicação:
2010
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos