TY  - JOUR
AU  - DiPietro Mager, Natalie
AU  - Menegay, Michelle
AU  - Bish, Connie
AU  - Oza-Frank, Reena
PY  - 2024
TI  - Geographic Differences in Preconception Health Indicators Among Ohio Women Who Delivered Live Births, 2019-2021
T2  - Preventing Chronic Disease
JO  - Prev Chronic Dis
SP  - E08
VL  - 21
CY  - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA.
N2  - To determine whether geographic differences in preconception health indicators exist among Ohio women with live births, we analyzed 9 indicators from the 2019-2021 Ohio Pregnancy Assessment Survey (N = 14,377) by county type. Appalachian women reported lower rates of folic acid intake and higher rates of depression than women in other counties. Appalachian and rural non-Appalachian women most often reported cigarette use. Suburban women reported lower rates of diabetes, hypertension, and unwanted pregnancy than women in other counties. Preconception health differences by residence location suggest a need to customize prevention efforts by region to improve health outcomes, particularly in regions with persistent health disparities.
SN  - 1545-1151
UR  - https://doi.org/10.5888/pcd21.230244
DO  - 10.5888/pcd21.230244
ER  -