Titre :
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Health Disparities Among Mexican American Women Aged 15-44 Years : National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999-2004. (2009)
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Auteurs :
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Phyllis-A WINGO ;
BORRUD (Lori-G) : USA. National Center for Health Statistics. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Hyattsville. MD. ;
Diane-C GREEN ;
Aniket KULKARNI ;
Jill-A MCDONALD ;
VILLALOBOS (Susie-A) : USA. Us-Mexico Border Health Association. El Paso. TX.
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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American journal of public health (vol. 99, n° 7, 2009)
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Pagination :
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1300-1307
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Femme
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Homme
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Alimentation
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Nutrition
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS IJR0xnEq. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Objectives. We analyzed the health of Mexican American women aged 15 to 44 years, by generation and language preference, to guide planning for reproductive health services in this growing population. Methods. We used personal interview and medical examination data from the 1999 to 2004 National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys. We used SUDAAN for calculating age-adjusted prevalence estimates of demographic and health characteristics. The Satterthwaite adjusted F test and Student t test were used for subgroup comparisons. Results. The women had different health profiles (P<. by generation and language preference. second-and later-generation women who used more english were likely to be sexually active have been younger at first intercourse had male sexual partners than first-generation spanish. compared with their counterparts drank alcohol better educated higher incomes health insurance. third-generation delivered a low-birthweight baby women. conclusions. differences preference suggest that acculturation should considered when planning interventions promote healthy reproductive behaviors among mexican american>
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