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Title: Perceived Physical and Social Residential Environment and Preterm Delivery in African-American Women

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2015

ISSN: 1476-6256; 0002-9262

DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwv106 [doi]

PMCID: PMC4668760

PMID: 26163532

Abstract: Perceptions of the residential environment may be associated with preterm delivery (PTD), though few studies exist. Data from the Life-course Influences on Fetal Environments (LIFE) Study (metropolitan Detroit, Michigan, 2009-2011) were used to examine whether perceptions of the current social and physical environment were associated with PTD rates among postpartum African-American women (n = 1,411). Perceptions of the following neighborhood characteristics were measured with validated multi-item scales: healthy food availability, walkability, safety, social cohesion, and social disorder. No significant associations between perceived residential environment and PTD were found in the total sample. However, education significantly modified 4 of the 5 associations (all interaction P's 12 years of education. The PTD rates of women with lower education may be significantly affected by the physical and social residential environment.

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Authors: Sealy-Jefferson, Shawnita; Giurgescu, Carmen; Helmkamp, Laura; Misra, Dawn P.; Osypuk, Theresa L

Periodical (Full): American Journal of Epidemiology

Issue: 6

Volume: 182

Pages: 485-977

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