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Health disparities among Mexican American women aged 15-44 years: National health and nutrition examination survey, 1999-2004

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  • Wingo, P.A.
  • Kulkarni, A.
  • Borrud, L.G.
  • McDonald, J.A.
  • Villalobos, S.A.
  • Green, D.C.

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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

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  • Wingo, P.A. & Kulkarni, A. & Borrud, L.G. & McDonald, J.A. & Villalobos, S.A. & Green, D.C., 2009. "Health disparities among Mexican American women aged 15-44 years: National health and nutrition examination survey, 1999-2004," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 99(7), pages 1300-1307.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2008.145169_3
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2008.145169
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    1. Creighton, Mathew J. & Goldman, Noreen & Pebley, Anne R. & Chung, Chang Y., 2012. "Durational and generational differences in Mexican immigrant obesity: Is acculturation the explanation?," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 75(2), pages 300-310.
    2. David C. Ribar, 2013. "Immigrants’ time use: a survey of methods and evidence," Chapters, in: Amelie F. Constant & Klaus F. Zimmermann (ed.), International Handbook on the Economics of Migration, chapter 20, pages 373-392, Edward Elgar Publishing.

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