Differences in the self-reported racism experiences of US-born and foreign-born Black pregnant women

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 258-265

  Dominguez, Tyan Parker ^a   Strong, Emily Ficklin ^b   Krieger, Nancy ^c   Gillman, Matthew W ^b,c   Rich Edwards, Janet W ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HARVARD PILGRIM HEALTH CARE   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Blacks; Health disparities; Immigrants; Nativity; Pregnancy; Racism; Stress; United States; Women

Indexed keywords

BLACK POPULATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; GENDER ISSUE; IMMIGRANT; MINORITY GROUP; PREGNANCY; RACIAL IDENTITY; RACISM; WOMENS STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; BIRTHPLACE; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MINORITY GROUP; NEGRO; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREVALENCE; RACISM; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BOSTON; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PREJUDICE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

BOSTON; MASSACHUSETTS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67649354237     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.03.022     Document Type: Article

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