A Multilevel Analysis of Neighborhood Socioeconomic Effect on Preterm Births in Georgia, USA

• Váldodahkkit: Wei Tu (Dahkki), Jun Tu (Dahkki), Stuart Tedders (Dahkki)
• Materiálatiipa: Girji
• Almmustuhtton: AIMS Press, 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Fáttát: article
• Liŋkkat: Connect to this object online.

This study estimates the neighborhood socioeconomic status (SES) effect on the risk of preterm birth (PTB) using multilevel regression (MLR) models. Birth data retrieved from year 2000 and 2010 Georgia Vital Records were linked to their respective census tracts. Principle component analysis (PCA) wa...