Geospatial analysis of area-level social and behavioral factors associated with short interpregnancy intervals in North Carolina, U.S.
Findings emphasize the need for targeted public health interventions such as comprehensive school-based sexual health education and group-level prenatal care programs to reduce the prevalence of sIPI, prevent subsequent adverse birth outcomes, and mitigate geographic health disparities in North Carolina, U.S.
Authors
- Jo Bradley
- Kate Beatty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0226-3029)
- Qian Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3447-5552)
- Liane Ventura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5966-1570)
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Charlotte (US)
- East Tennessee State University (US)
- Health Net (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Preventive Medicine Reports
- Published
- 2025-08-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2025.103216
- Primary Topic
- Reproductive Health and Contraception
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00