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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-3-14
pubmed:abstractText
We investigated the effect of indicators of acculturation among Somali refugee women's birth outcomes. Data were extracted from medical records of 584 Somali women delivering infants at a Midwestern hospital between 1993 and 2006. Bivariate analyses measured relationships between independent factors and the dependent variables of gestational age and birthweight. Structural equation modeling (SEM) determined the fit between factors hypothesized to reflect acculturation and the data. Significant increases noted over time were substance use/exposure, interpreter use, body mass index, hemoglobin levels, gestational diabetes and preterm birth. Bivariate analyses showed significance between prenatal care utilization and both preterm birth and gestational age. SEM results indicated a moderate to good fit between the hypothesized model and available data. Factors hypothesized to reflect acculturation and effect birth outcomes among Somali women are increasing but did not account for increased preterm birth. Further investigation is warranted to identify and truncate further disparate birth outcomes.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1557-1920
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
13
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
224-31
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19757054-Acculturation, pubmed-meshheading:19757054-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:19757054-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:19757054-Birth Weight, pubmed-meshheading:19757054-Body Mass Index, pubmed-meshheading:19757054-Female, pubmed-meshheading:19757054-Gestational Age, pubmed-meshheading:19757054-Hemoglobins, pubmed-meshheading:19757054-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:19757054-Minnesota, pubmed-meshheading:19757054-Pregnancy, pubmed-meshheading:19757054-Pregnancy Complications, pubmed-meshheading:19757054-Pregnancy Outcome, pubmed-meshheading:19757054-Premature Birth, pubmed-meshheading:19757054-Prenatal Care, pubmed-meshheading:19757054-Refugees, pubmed-meshheading:19757054-Socioeconomic Factors, pubmed-meshheading:19757054-Somalia, pubmed-meshheading:19757054-Substance-Related Disorders, pubmed-meshheading:19757054-Young Adult
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
Indicators of acculturation related to Somali refugee women's birth outcomes in Minnesota.
pubmed:affiliation
Mayo Clinic Office of Women's Health, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. flynn.priscilla@mayo.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article