Income Inequality and Racial Disparities in Infant Mortality in Texas Counties

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dc.contributor.advisorEve, Susan
dc.contributor.committeeMemberLykens, Kristine
dc.contributor.committeeMemberLawson, Erma
dc.creatorJesmin, Syeda S.
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-22T21:26:22Z
dc.date.available2019-08-22T21:26:22Z
dc.date.issued2004-05-01
dc.date.submitted2013-05-17T09:00:07-07:00
dc.description.abstractJesmin, Syeda S., Income Inequality and Racial Disparities in Infant Mortality in Texas Counties. Master of Public Health (Health Services Research), May, 2004, 63 pp., 7 tables, 2 figures, references, 74 titles. This study provides an initial examination of predictors of differences of infant mortality between African-Americans and Whites. Guided by Wilkinson’s theory, it was hypothesized that income inequality among the population is a significant predictor of infant mortality disparities. A number of socioeconomic and health services variables were used in this study to control for the effects of income inequality on the dependent variable. Findings suggest that income inequality of a county is not a direct predictor of higher infant mortality of African-Americans than Whites. However, the association of inequality and IMR gap varies based on the metropolitan status of the county. Insurance status was found to have a negative effect on IMR gap, which implies the importance of including variables other than related to access (such as, quality of care) in future research.
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12503/29333
dc.language.isoen
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dc.subjectFemale Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications
dc.subjectInequality and Stratification
dc.subjectInsurance
dc.subjectMaternal and Child Health
dc.subjectMedicine and Health
dc.subjectMedicine and Health Sciences
dc.subjectObstetrics and Gynecology
dc.subjectPublic Health
dc.subjectRace and Ethnicity
dc.subjectInfant mortality
dc.subjectracial comparison
dc.subjectsocioeconomic and health service variables
dc.subjectincome inequality
dc.subjectinsurance
dc.subjectTexas
dc.titleIncome Inequality and Racial Disparities in Infant Mortality in Texas Counties
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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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