Geographic Differences in Preconception Health Indicators Among Ohio Women Who Delivered Live Births, 2019–2021

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• Journal Article:
  Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD)
• Personal Author:
  DiPietro Mager, Natalie ; Menegay, Michelle ; Bish, Connie ; Oza-Frank, Reena
• Description:
  To determine whether geographic differences in preconception health indicators exist among Ohio women with live births, we analyzed 9 indicators from the 2019-2021 Ohio Pregnancy Assessment Survey (N = 14,377) by county type. Appalachian women reported lower rates of folic acid intake and higher rates of depression than women in other counties. Appalachian and rural non-Appalachian women most often reported cigarette use. Suburban women reported lower rates of diabetes, hypertension, and unwanted pregnancy than women in other counties. Preconception health differences by residence location suggest a need to customize prevention efforts by region to improve health outcomes, particularly in regions with persistent health disparities.
• Subjects:
  • Pregnancy
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Preconception Care
  • Live Birth
  • Hypertension
  • Rural Population
• Source:
  Prev Chronic Dis. 2024; 21
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd21.230244
• ISSN:
  1545-1151
• Pubmed ID:
  38329922
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC10870995
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Appalachian Region ; Ohio
• Volume:
  21
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/151978/cdc_151978_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 447.28 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Preventing Chronic Disease
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:762b00b331c367acec59f81912f9ba3dbb5ba6504f87dc3e1cad75930c60c98ab654d771419d8d9b51113161b22cf0e88d6ec1d2eb9ed4e18ed12d1518248a53