Racism and oral health outcomes among pregnant Canadian Aboriginal women

• Published in: Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved
• Main Authors: Lawrence, H., Cidro, J., Isaac-Mann, S., Peressini, S., Maar, M., Schroth, R., Gordon, J., Hoffman-Goetz, L., Broughton, J., Jamieson, L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Johns Hopkins University Press 2016
• Subjects: Pregnancy; Laurie; Sonia; First Nations
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2440/115804; https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2016.0030

This study assessed links between racism and oral health outcomes among pregnant Canadian Aboriginal women. Baseline data were analyzed for 541 First Nations (94.6%) and Métis (5.4%) women in an early childhood caries preventive trial conducted in urban and on-reserve communities in Ontario and Mani...