Exposure to chronic stress and ethnic differences in rates of bacterial vaginosis among pregnant women
Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess the contribution of chronic social
stressors to race/ethnic differences in the rate of bacterial vaginosis among pregnant women
in the inner-city area. Study Design: We conducted a cross-sectional clinical prevalence
study in a sample of 2304 women at the first prenatal visit (14.8±0.2 weeks of gestation).
Bacterial vaginosis was diagnosed by Nugent's method. Stress was measured at the
individual and community levels with the use of interviews and administrative records …
stressors to race/ethnic differences in the rate of bacterial vaginosis among pregnant women
in the inner-city area. Study Design: We conducted a cross-sectional clinical prevalence
study in a sample of 2304 women at the first prenatal visit (14.8±0.2 weeks of gestation).
Bacterial vaginosis was diagnosed by Nugent's method. Stress was measured at the
individual and community levels with the use of interviews and administrative records …