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The effects of race/ethnicity and income on early childhood asthma prevalence and health care use

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  • Miller, J.E.

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Objectives. Asthma is the most common chronic illness among US children and is most prevalent in low-income and minority groups. We used multivariate models to disentangle the effects of race/ethnicity, income, and other individual-level risk factors on asthma in a population-based sample of children aged 3 years. Methods. Data are from the 1988 National Maternal and Infant Health Survey and 1991 Longitudinal Follow-Up. Odds ratios of asthma prevalence, hospitalization, and emergency room use were estimated, with control for socioeconomic characteristics, health behaviors, and insurance. Results. Asthma prevalence, hospitalization, and emergency room use declined with increasing income for non-Black but not Black children. Conclusions. Lifetime income and sociodemographic characteristics do not explain the excess risks of asthma and emergency health care use for asthma among young Black children.

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  • Miller, J.E., 2000. "The effects of race/ethnicity and income on early childhood asthma prevalence and health care use," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 90(3), pages 428-430.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:2000:90:3:428-430_6
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    1. Joshua G. Behr & Rafael Diaz & Muge Akpinar-Elci, 2016. "Health Service Utilization and Poor Health Reporting in Asthma Patients," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 13(7), pages 1-8, June.
    2. Dohyung Kim & Yongjin Ahn, 2021. "The Contribution of Neighborhood Tree and Greenspace to Asthma Emergency Room Visits: An Application of Advanced Spatial Data in Los Angeles County," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(7), pages 1-12, March.
    3. Hellyer, Jessica & Garrido, Edward F. & Petrenko, Christie L.M. & Taussig, Heather N., 2013. "Are maternal and community risk factors associated with the presence of asthma among children placed in foster care?," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 35(1), pages 128-132.

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