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Jay S Kaufman1, Nancy Dole, David A Savitz

  • 1Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina School of Public Health, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA. Jay_Kaufman@unc.edu

Annals of Epidemiology
|June 25, 2003
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Community socioeconomic factors, like higher median income, are linked to lower preterm birth risk for Black women. These factors help explain variations in preterm birth rates across neighborhoods.

Area of Science:

  • Epidemiology
  • Sociology
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Preterm birth (< 37 weeks gestation) is a significant public health concern.
  • Socioeconomic factors at the community level may influence individual health outcomes, including preterm birth risk.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To model community-level socioeconomic influences on preterm birth risk.
  • To analyze data from the Pregnancy, Infection, and Nutrition (PIN) Study.

Main Methods:

  • Linked US Census data to participants' geocoded addresses.
  • Conducted multi-level statistical analyses using data from 123 census tracts.
  • Included individual-level data for maternal age and household income.

Main Results:

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  • Preterm delivery occurred in 12.1% of Black and 10.4% of White participants.
  • Community risk aggregation was not apparent for White women.
  • For Black women, tract-level median household income and percent of single women heads of households explained between-tract variations in preterm birth.

Conclusions:

  • Higher community median income ($> $30,000/year) was associated with reduced preterm birth risk for Black women (adjusted OR = 0.59).
  • Lower community prevalence of female-headed households showed a potential protective effect (OR = 0.71).