Information and Communication Technology Use Among Low-Income Pregnant and Postpartum Women by Race and Ethnicity

An article from the Journal of Medical Internet Research

Information and Communication Technology Use Among Low-Income Pregnant and Postpartum Women by Race and Ethnicity

Results posted in PubMed: "In all, 28% (69/246) of participants were Latina, 40% (98/246) were African American, 23% (56/246) were white, and 9% (23/246) from other racial/ethnic groups. Of the Latinas, 84% (58/69) reported limited English language proficiency and 59% (41/69) were uninsured. More than 90% of all participants reported mobile phone use, but more than 25% (65/246) had changed phone numbers 2 or more times in the past year. Compared to white women, African American women were less likely to SMS text message (OR 0.07, 95% CI 0.01-0.63) and Latinas were less likely to use the Internet to find others with similar concerns (OR 0.23, 95% CI 0.08-0.73). Women with limited English language proficiency were less likely to use the Internet overall (OR 0.30, 95% CI 0.09-0.99) or use email (OR 0.22, 95% CI 0.08-0.63) compared to women with adequate English language proficiency."

Study RegionUnited States
OrganizationJohns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Issue or ProblemUnderstanding communication preferences of pregnant and postpartum women based on race and ethnicity
Tech MediumSMS, Email, Internet
Technology DeviceMobile phones, Computer
mFHAST ImplicationCultural differences in use of SMS for pregnancy-related communications
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