BACKGROUND An adequate intake of iodine during pregnancy is essential for the synthesis of maternal thyroid hormones needed to support normal fetal development. This study aimed to assess the iodine status of pregnant tribal Indian women and their infants and to determine the impact of maternal iodine status on infant growth and behavior. METHODS A prospective, observational study was underta...

OBJECTIVES This study was aimed at to sensitize, motivate, and screen two major vulnerable tribal communities--Bhuyan and Kharia, for hemoglobinopathies and allied hemolytic disorders, along with prospective and retrospective genetic/marriage counseling to the affected persons. For sustainability, imparting of relevant training to local paramedical staff, and to undertake periodic follow up for...

We examined racial/ethnic disparities in depressive symptoms during pregnancy among a population-based sample of childbearing women in California (N = 24,587). We hypothesized that these racial/ethnic disparities would be eliminated when comparing women with similar incomes and neighborhood poverty environments. Neighborhood poverty trajectory descriptions were linked with survey data measuring...

BACKGROUND Ethnic minority groups in Vietnam experience economic, social and health inequalities. There are significant disparities in health service utilisation, and cultural, interpersonal and communication barriers impact on quality of care. Eighty per cent of the population of Dien Bien Province belongs to an ethnic minority group, and poor communication between health professionals and eth...

BACKGROUND Ethnic minority women are less likely to attend cervical screening. AIM To explore self-perceived barriers to cervical screening attendance among ethnic minority women compared to white British women. DESIGN Qualitative interview study. SETTING Community groups in ethnically diverse London boroughs. METHODS Interviews were carried out with 43 women from a range of ethnic mino...

Abstract Tribal communities face critical challenges in identifying and addressing substance use by pregnant women. These are often exacerbated limited resources for services research on effective interventions. To address these challenges, tribal developing innovative culturally resonant approaches to prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) (PSE). This article describes an environmental scan that was ...

This study examined the joint impact of gender and ethnicity on expectations of general discrimination against oneself and one's group. According to the double-jeopardy hypothesis, women of color will expect to experience more general discrimination than men of color, White women, and White men because they belong to both a low-status ethnic group and a low-status gender group. Alternatively, t...

In the last two decades or so there has been lively academic and political debate about the continued gendering process of the accountancy profession. Less attention, however, has been given to the impact of racialization of the accountancy profession on the lives of ethnic minorities and even less attention to ethnic minority women. Yet a growing body of evidence has forced critical researcher...