TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2004//
TI  - Ethnicity, acculturation and obstetric outcomes. Different risk factor profiles in low- and high-acculturation Hispanics and in white non-Hispanics
JO  - Journal of reproductive medicine
A1  - Coonrod, Dean V.
A1  - Bay, R. Curtis
A1  - Balcazar, Hector
SP  - 17
EP  - 22
VL  - 49
IS  - 1
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To compare risk factors and birth outcomes among low- and high-acculturated Hispanics and white non-Hispanics. STUDY DESIGN: Information on 1,172 women who delivered was collected in a cross-sectional study at a public hospital in Phoenix, Arizona. We compared 3 groups: low-(reference group) and high-acculturated Hispanics and white non-Hispanics. Acculturation was defined within Hispanics by predominant orientation: Latin America (low) or United States (high). RESULTS: Prevalence of substance abuse and interpersonal violence was highest in the white non-Hispanics when compared to low-acculturated Hispanics, and intermediate in the high-acculturation group. Births to women < 17 years old were highest in the high-acculturation group. Preterm labor and pregnancy-induced hypertension were more common in white non-Hispanics. Sexually transmitted disease was more likely in the high-acculturated Hispanic group. Diabetes was more common in both comparison groups, high-acculturated and white non-Hispanic. CONCLUSION: High-acculturated Hispanics, like high-risk white non-Hispanics, had more risk factors and adverse obstetric outcomes than the low-acculturated group. The acculturation process may lead to difficulty for Hispanics in the United States.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0024-7758
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -