The Impact of Prenatal WIC Participation on Infant Mortality and Racial Disparities
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11023482 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Intisar Khanani (All authors are employees of the Cincinnati Health Department, Cincinnati, OH.), Jon Elam (All authors are employees of the Cincinnati Health Department, Cincinnati, OH.), Rick Hearn (All authors are employees of the Cincinnati Health Department, Cincinnati, OH.), Camille Jones (All authors are employees of the Cincinnati Health Department, Cincinnati, OH.), Camille A Jones (Cincinnati Health Department), Noble Maseru (All authors are employees of the Cincinnati Health Department, Cincinnati, OH.) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 100 |
| Issue | S1 |
| Pages | S204-S209 |
| Publication date | 2010-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.2009.168922 |
| PMID | 20147683 |
| PMCID | PMC2837444 |
| OpenAlex | W2069980411 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 21 |
| References cited | 13 |
Objectives. We assessed the value of Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) services as a public health intervention seeking to improve birth outcomes and reduce racial disparities. Methods. We compared the infant mortality rate (IMR) per 1000 live births and percentage of preterm births overall and by race for prenatal WIC versus non-WIC participants in Hamilton County, Ohio, from 2005 to 2008. Results. The IMR was lower for WIC participants than for non-WIC participants (8.0 vs 10.6; P = .04). For African Americans, the IMR of WIC participants was much lower than that of non-WIC participants (9.6 vs 21.0; P Conclusions. Prenatal WIC participation is associated with significant improvements in African American IMR. WIC participation reduces racial disparities in IMR between African Americans and Whites
African american · Environmental health · Health equity · Infant mortality · Population · Prenatal care · Public health · Breastfeeding Practices and Influences · Demography · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Gestational Diabetes Research and Management · Medicine · Gerontology
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| Unique citing works | 21 |
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| Citations per year | 1,4 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2025 (15) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 18 |