Health care experiences of African American teen women in eastern North Carolina.

Exploring African-American and Latino Teens’ Perceptions of Contraception and Access to Reproductive Health Care Services

PURPOSE Reducing disparities in teen pregnancy and birth rates among African American and Latina teens is a central focus of a community-wide teen pregnancy prevention initiative implemented by the South Carolina Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy. Disparities in teen pregnancy and birth rates are driven, in part, by differential access to contraception and reproductive health care services. Th...

Racial disparities in birth outcomes increase with maternal age: recent data from North Carolina.

BACKGROUND Racial disparities in birth outcomes persist in North Carolina and the United States. We examined patterns of birth outcomes and womens health measures in North Carolina by race and age to portray the largest disparities. We wanted to see if our data were consistent with the "weathering hypothesis," which holds that the health of African American women may begin to deteriorate in ear...

Relationships between Health and Perceived Unequal Treatment Based on Race: Results from the 2002 North Carolina BRFSS Survey

Objectives: Previous studies suggest that racism – prejudice or discrimination based on race – is an important underlying determinant of health disparities and quality of life in the United States. However, few studies have quantitatively measured the effect of racism on health. This study examines the relationship between health status and perceived treatment based on race among North Carolina...

What do African American teen women want in health care?

African American and Non-Hispanic White Births in Enhanced Prenatal Care Programs and WIC

North Carolina uses Maternity Care Coordination (MCC), an enhanced prenatal care program, to improve birth outcomes for high risk women. The WIC program provides similar services to achieve the same goal. Women in North Carolina Medicaid can choose to participate in either, both, or neither the MCC and WIC programs. The study compares the percentages of low birth weight (LBW)—less than 2500 gra...