TY - JOUR
T1 - Immigration and geographic access to prenatal clinics in Brooklyn, NY
T2 - A geographic information systems analysis
AU - McLafferty, Sara
AU - Grady, Sue
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2005/4
Y1 - 2005/4
N2 - We compared levels of geographic access to prenatal clinics in Brooklyn, NY, between immigrant and US-born mothers and among immigrant groups by country of birth. We used birth data to characterize the spatial distribution of mothers and kernel estimation to measure clinic density within a 2-mile radius of each mother. Results showed that geographic access to clinics differs substantially by country of birth. Certain groups (e.g., Pakistani, Bangladeshi) have relatively poor geographic access despite a high need for prenatal care.
AB - We compared levels of geographic access to prenatal clinics in Brooklyn, NY, between immigrant and US-born mothers and among immigrant groups by country of birth. We used birth data to characterize the spatial distribution of mothers and kernel estimation to measure clinic density within a 2-mile radius of each mother. Results showed that geographic access to clinics differs substantially by country of birth. Certain groups (e.g., Pakistani, Bangladeshi) have relatively poor geographic access despite a high need for prenatal care.
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U2 - 10.2105/AJPH.2003.033985
DO - 10.2105/AJPH.2003.033985
M3 - Article
C2 - 15798123
AN - SCOPUS:15744369723
VL - 95
SP - 638
EP - 640
JO - American Journal of Public Health
JF - American Journal of Public Health
SN - 0090-0036
IS - 4
ER -