2023
A conceptual understanding of the impact of interconnected forms of racism on maternal hypertension through Black Women’s lived experiences
Francis B, Bosah C, Plaisime M, Ford T, Keene D, Ray N, Sealy-Jefferson S. A conceptual understanding of the impact of interconnected forms of racism on maternal hypertension through Black Women’s lived experiences. SSM - Qualitative Research In Health 2023, 4: 100329. DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmqr.2023.100329.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStructural racismBlack womenLived experienceForms of racismWomen's lived experienceBlack women’s lived experienceWhite supremacyHolistic policiesRacismLarger ideologiesQualitative findingsFocus groupsMultidimensional natureHealth barriersHealth harmsIdeologyPolicyMaternal hypertensionTheory approachRacial disparitiesParticular focusConceptual understandingExperienceNew HavenCapitalism“‘Oh gosh, why go?’ cause they are going to look at me and not hire”: intersectional experiences of black women navigating employment during pregnancy and parenting
Mehra R, Alspaugh A, Dunn J, Franck L, McLemore M, Keene D, Kershaw T, Ickovics J. “‘Oh gosh, why go?’ cause they are going to look at me and not hire”: intersectional experiences of black women navigating employment during pregnancy and parenting. BMC Pregnancy And Childbirth 2023, 23: 17. PMID: 36627577, PMCID: PMC9830615, DOI: 10.1186/s12884-022-05268-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFamily-friendly workplace policiesIntersectional frameworkPregnancy discriminationLived experienceWorkplace policiesUnited StatesSemi-structured interviewsEconomic marginalizationIntersectional experiencesWomen's experiencesWomen's perspectivesRacial inequitiesSocial identityLabor forceEmployment contextSecure futureQualitative dataHealth equityInterview transcriptsI WannaBlack womenLegal protectionPolicyPregnant women's experiencesEmployment
2007
Black-white differences in age trajectories of hypertension prevalence among adult women and men, 1999-2002.
Geronimus AT, Bound J, Keene D, Hicken M. Black-white differences in age trajectories of hypertension prevalence among adult women and men, 1999-2002. Ethnicity & Disease 2007, 17: 40-8. PMID: 17274208.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexHypertension prevalencePoverty income ratioBlood pressureHypertension riskCurrent antihypertensive medication useNutrition Examination Survey IVAge 15Antihypertensive medication useHigher hypertension ratesWhite odds ratioDiastolic blood pressureSystolic blood pressureRace/sex groupsUS black womenMultiple logistic regressionBlack womenMiddle-aged adultsHypertension screeningHypertension ratesMedication useNHANES cohortMass indexPrimary preventionInfant health