scholarly journals Infanticide, Neonaticide and Post-neonaticide: Racial/ethnic Disparities in the United States.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamisu M. Salihu ◽  
Danielle N Gonzales ◽  
Deepa Dongarwar
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Ethnic Disparities ◽  
The United States ◽  
Mortality Data ◽  
Community Resources ◽  
Foreign Born ◽  
Healthcare Needs ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Icd 10 ◽  
Recent Trends

Abstract This study aims to assess recent trends and characteristics for infanticide and the sub-groups: neonaticide and post-neonaticide during the time period 2003–2017. Multiple Cause-of-Death Mortality Data were used to identify infanticides in the United States based on ICD-10 codes. Joinpoint regression analysis was used to calculate trends in the rates of infanticide, neonaticide and post-neonaticide during the study period. Logistic regression was used to examine the association between the socio-demographic characteristics and each of the outcomes. During the study period, 4,545 (1.2%) infants were identified as being victims of infanticide. The rates of neonaticide declined by 4.2% over the study period, whereas that of infanticide and post-neonaticide remained statistically unchanged. Males and Non-Hispanic (NH) Blacks were more likely to be victims of infanticide and post-neonaticide, compared to females and NH-Whites respectively, but had similar likelihood of neonaticide. While foreign-born residents exhibited nearly a four-fold increased likelihood of neonaticide, they had about 70% lesser likelihood of post-neonaticide than US born residents. Conclusion: Reasons for the disparities found in this study are multifactorial. We believe that access to healthcare needs to be improved and community resources need to be made more available to address the proposed mechanisms that lead to infanticide.

Abortion in the United States: The continuing controversy

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda J Beckman
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Ethnic Disparities ◽  
The United States ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Medication Abortion ◽  
Abortion Debate ◽  
Time Period ◽  
The Us ◽  
Underlying Causes

In the United States, abortion rates have been falling for several decades while attitudes have remained relatively stable. Given this background, this paper examines the current status of the fluid and contentious US abortion debate. Five relevant questions are examined: (1) What is responsible for the new wave of restrictive laws and what are their effects? (2) What is most likely responsible for changes in abortion rates? (3) What are the effects of the addition of medication abortion into the mix of abortion services? (4) What forces continue to fuel economic, geographic and racial/ethnic disparities in access to abortion services? (5) Why have gay rights been embraced by a majority of the US public and supported in legislation and judicial decisions, while during this same time period abortion rights have stagnated or declined? It is crucial for feminists to continue to promote the cause of abortion and other reproductive rights. Most important, however, is a focus on broader social issues for women (e.g., adequate education, affordable day care) and the underlying causes of unequal power in society.

scholarly journals Geographic and temporal variation in racial and ethnic disparities in SARS-CoV-2 positivity between February 2020 and August 2021 in the United States

2022 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacqueline M. Ferguson ◽  
Amy C. Justice ◽  
Thomas F. Osborne ◽  
Hoda S. Abdel Magid ◽  
Amanda L. Purnell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Ethnic Disparities ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
The United States ◽  
Racial And Ethnic Disparities ◽  
Department Of Veterans Affairs ◽  
Electronic Health Record Data ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Over Time

AbstractThe coronavirus pandemic has disproportionally impacted racial and ethnic minority communities in the United States. Patterns of these disparities may be changing over time as outbreaks occur in different communities. Utilizing electronic health record data from the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), we estimated odds ratios, stratified by time period and region, for testing positive among 1,313,402 individuals tested for SARS-CoV-2 between February 12, 2020 and August 16, 2021 at VA medical facilities. We adjusted for personal characteristics (sex, age, rural/urban residence, VA facility) and a wide range of clinical characteristics that have been evaluated in prior SARS-CoV-2 reports and could potentially explain racial/ethnic disparities in SARS-CoV-2. Our study found racial and ethnic disparities for testing positive were most pronounced at the beginning of the pandemic and decreased over time. A key finding was that the disparity among Hispanic individuals attenuated but remained elevated, while disparities among Asian individuals reversed by March 1, 2021. The variation in racial and ethnic disparities in SARS-CoV-2 positivity by time and region, independent of underlying health status and other demographic characteristics in a nationwide cohort, provides important insight for strategies to prevent further outbreaks.

scholarly journals Racial and ethnic disparities for SARS-CoV-2 positivity in the United States: a generalizing pandemic

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacqueline M. Ferguson ◽  
Amy C. Justice ◽  
Thomas F. Osborne ◽  
Hoda S. Abdel Magid ◽  
Amanda L. Purnell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Ethnic Disparities ◽  
The United States ◽  
Racial And Ethnic Disparities ◽  
Department Of Veterans Affairs ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Electronic Health Record Data ◽  
Entire Study ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Over Time

AbstractThe coronavirus pandemic has disproportionally impacted racial and ethnic minority communities in the United States. These disparities may be changing over time as outbreaks occur in different communities. Using electronic health record data from the Department of Veterans Affairs, we estimated odds ratios, stratified by region and time period, for testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 among 951,408 individuals tested for SARS-CoV-2 between February 12, 2020 and February 12, 2021. Our study found racial and ethnic disparities for testing positive were most pronounced at the beginning of the pandemic and decreased over time. A key finding was that the disparity among Hispanic individuals attenuated but remained elevated over the entire study period. We identified variation in racial and ethnic disparities in SARS-CoV-2 positivity by time and region independent of underlying health status and other key factors in a nationwide cohort, which provides important insight for strategies to contain and prevent further outbreaks.

Wrestling with 9/11: Immigrant Perceptions and Perceptions of Immigrants

2006 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 107-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline Brettell
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Immigration Policy ◽  
Asian Indians ◽  
World Trade Center ◽  
The United States ◽  
Fort Worth ◽  
Foreign Born ◽  
Immigrant Populations ◽  
Trade Center ◽  
The Impact

Soon after 9/11 a research project to study new immigration into the Dallas Fort Worth metropolitan area got under way. In the questionnaire that was administered to 600 immigrants across five different immigrant populations (Asian Indians, Vietnamese, Mexicans, Salvadorans, and Nigerians) between 2003 and 2005 we decided to include a question about the impact of 9/11 on their lives. We asked: “How has the attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 affected your position as an immigrant in the United States?” This article analyzes the responses to this question, looking at similarities and differences across different immigrant populations. It also addresses the broader issue of how 9/11 has affected both immigration policy and attitudes toward the foreign-born in the United States. 

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