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Racial and Ethnic Differences in Effectiveness of Care: Maternal and Child Health
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Racial Difference[1] |
Ethnic Difference[2] |
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Black |
Asian |
NHOPI |
AI/AN |
>1 Race |
NHB |
Hispanic |
| Maternity Care[3] |
| Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in first trimester |
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| Live born infants with low birth weight (<2500 grams) |
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| Live born infants with very low birth weight (<1500 grams) |
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| Infant mortality per 1000 live births, all |
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| Infant mortality per 1000 live births, birth weight >2499 grams |
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| Infant mortality per 1000 live births, birth weight 1500-2499 grams |
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| Infant mortality per 1000 live births, birth weight <1500 grams |
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| Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births |
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| Immunization, Childhood[4] |
| Children 19-35 months who received all recommended vaccines |
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| Children 19-35 months who received 4 doses of diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus vaccine |
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| Children 19-35 months who received 3 doses of polio vaccine |
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| Children 19-35 months who received 1 dose of measles-mumps-rubella vaccine |
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| Children 19-35 months who received 3 doses of Haemophilus influenzae type B vaccine |
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| Children 19-35 months who received 3 doses of hepatitis B vaccine |
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| Children 19-35 months who received 1 dose of varicella vaccine |
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| Immunization, Adolescent[5] |
| Adolescents (13-15) who received 3 or more doses of hepatitis B vaccine |
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| Adolescents (13-15) who received 2 or more doses of measles-mumps-rubella vaccine |
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| Adolescents (13-15) who received 1 or more doses of diphtheria-tetanus booster |
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| Adolescents (13-15) who received 1 or more doses of varicella vaccine |
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| Childhood Dental Care |
| Children 2-17 with a dental visit[6] |
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Racial and Ethnic Differences in Effectiveness of Care: Maternal and Child Health (continued)
| Measure |
Racial Difference[7] |
Ethnic Difference[8] |
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Black |
Asian |
NHOPI |
AI/AN |
>1 Race |
NHB |
Hispanic |
| Treatment of Pediatric Gastroenteritis |
| Hospital admissions for pediatric gastroenteritis per 100,000 population[9] |
*3 |
3 |
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Key to Quality of Health Care Tables
: Selected population and comparison population receive about same quality of health care
: Selected population receives better quality care than the comparison population
: Selected population receives worse quality care than the comparison population
: Data are collected but do not meet criteria for statistical reliability |
[1] Compared with whites.
[2] Compared with non-Hispanic whites.
[3] Source: NVSS, 2000. This source did not collect information for >1 race.
[4] Source: NIS, 2001.
[5] Source: NHIS, 2000.
[6] Source: MEPS, 1999. This source did not collect information on Asians and NHOPIs separately but in aggregate. This source did not collect information for >1 race.
[7] Compared with whites.
[8] Compared with non-Hispanic whites.
[9] Source: HCUP SID 16 state database, 2000. This source categorizes race/ethnicity very differently from other sources. Race/ethnicity information is categorized as a single item: Non-Hispanic white, Non-Hispanic black, Hispanic, Asian or Pacific Islander. These contrasts compare each group with non-Hispanic whites. An * is inserted in the Black column to indicate that estimates for this group could not be produced.
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