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Spatial Access to Hospital-Based Obstetric Units in Minoritized Racial/Ethnic Areas

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Documents geographic accessibility and travel burdens for obstetric care based on local minoritized racial/ethnic group (MRG) distributions at the ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) level. Features statistics with breakdowns by race or ethnicity and urban or rural ZCTA, and maps showing geographic distribution of ZCTAs meeting the 95th percentile threshold, locations of hospital-based obstetric units across top MRG ZCTAs in 2019, and driving distances to a hospital obstetric unit by MRG classification.
Author(s)
Peiyin Hung, Gabriel Benavidez, Melinda A. Merrell, et al.
Date
08/2022
Type
Document
Organization
Rural and Minority Health Research Center (formerly the South Carolina Rural Health Research Center)
Tagged as
Access · Health disparities · Hospitals · Maternal health and prenatal care · Racial and ethnic groups · Rural-urban differences · Social determinants of health · Statistics and data · Women

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  • Rural and Minority Health Research Center (formerly the South Carolina Rural Health Research Center), view details