A Descriptive Analysis of Adolescent Pregnancy and Birth Outcomes in Tarrant County, Texas

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dc.contributor.advisorGilbert Ramirez
dc.contributor.committeeMemberAntonio Rene
dc.creatorOmoloh, Wilfred J.
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-22T21:33:03Z
dc.date.available2019-08-22T21:33:03Z
dc.date.issued1999-08-01
dc.date.submitted2013-05-16T13:24:07-07:00
dc.description.abstractOmoloh, Wilfred, J., A Descriptive Analysis of Adolescent Pregnancy and Birth Outcomes in Tarrant County, Texas. Master of Public Health, August 14, 1999, 110 pp, 19 tables, reference list, 68 titles. A descriptive study of adolescent pregnancy and birth outcomes in Tarrant county, Texas between 1991 and 1995 was conducted to evaluate the effect of maternal age on infant birthweight and mortality among White, African American, and Hispanic adolescent mothers nineteen years and older. The age of the mother was not a significant predictor of infant birthweight and mortality, but mother’s ethnicity, weight gain, and gestational age were found to be strong predictors of infant birthweight and mortality. The Hispanic ethnic group came out much better than White and Black mothers but no difference between White and Black mothers regarding birthweight was found. The results from the data analysis demonstrated that teenage pregnancy may not be a serious problem in Tarrant County, Texas as was previously though.
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12503/29415
dc.language.isoen
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dc.subjectEthnic Studies
dc.subjectMaternal and Child Health
dc.subjectMedicine and Health Sciences
dc.subjectObstetrics and Gynecology
dc.subjectPublic Health
dc.subjectRace and Ethnicity
dc.subjectAdolescent pregnancy
dc.subjectbirth outcomes
dc.subjectmaternal age
dc.subjectinfant birth weight and mortality
dc.subjectethnicity
dc.subjectTarrant County
dc.subjectTexas
dc.titleA Descriptive Analysis of Adolescent Pregnancy and Birth Outcomes in Tarrant County, Texas
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thesis.degree.departmentSchool of Public Health
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Public Health

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