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Do biological, sociodemographic, and behavioral characteristics explain racial/ethnic disparities in preterm births?

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Do biological, sociodemographic, and behavioral characteristics explain racial/ethnic disparities in preterm births?

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P. Johnelle Sparks Social Science & Medicine, 2009, vol. 68, issue 9, pages 1667-1675 Abstract: Many studies find racial/ethnic disparities in a diverse set of birth outcomes. However few empirical studies have examined the existence and possible explanations for racial/ethnic disparities in preterm births using a diverse set of racial/ethnic categories and a nationally representative sample of births. This research fills that gap. Using data from the US Early Childhood Longitudinal Study – Birth Cohort (ECLS-B), this research first explores the distribution of biological, sociodemographic, and behavioral characteristics of mothers and infants based on seven categories of maternal race/ethnicity. Next, multivariable logistic regression models are estimated in a nested manner to test for possible explanations for racial/ethnic disparities in preterm births. Lastly, race-stratified models are estimated to better elucidate the mechanism leading to racial/ethnic disparities in preterm birt