Nymisha Chilukuri|Meredith West|Janice Henderson|Shari Lawson|Robert M. Ehsanipoor|Kathleen A. Costigan|Sarah Polk|Wendy L Bennett
Information and Communication Technology Use Among Low-Income Pregnant and Postpartum Women by Race and Ethnicity: A Cross-Sectional Study
Johns Hopkins Medicine|Johns Hopkins University|Johns Hopkins Medicine|Johns Hopkins University|Johns Hopkins Medicine|Johns Hopkins University|Johns Hopkins Medicine|Johns Hopkins University|Johns Hopkins Medicine|Johns Hopkins University|Johns Hopkins Medicine|Johns Hopkins University|Johns Hopkins Medicine|Johns Hopkins University|Johns Hopkins Medicine|Johns Hopkins University
pregnancy postpartum period provide windows opportunity impact perinatal lifelong preventive health behavior women families opportunities often missed understanding racialethnic differences information communication technology ict use could inform technologybased interventions diverse populationsthe objective study evaluate differences use ict racial ethnic groups well english language proficiencywe conducted crosssectional study 246 women aged 18 years older pregnant within 1 year delivery recruited 4 hospitalbased outpatient clinics completed selfadministered survey used multivariate regression analysis evaluate association raceethnicity ict mobile phoneshort message service sms text message internet social network usage raceethnicity perceived english language proficiency adjusting age income marital status insurance statusin 28 69246 participants latina 40 98246 african american 23 56246 white 9 23246 racialethnic groups latinas 84 5869 reported limited english language proficiency 59 4169 uninsured 90 participants reported mobile phone use 25 65246 changed phone numbers 2 times past year compared white women african american women less likely sms text message 007 95 ci 001063 latinas less likely use internet find others similar concerns 023 95 ci 008073 women limited english language proficiency less likely use internet overall 030 95 ci 009099 use email 022 95 ci 008063 compared women adequate english language proficiencymobile phones widely available delivery health interventions lowincome racially diverse pregnant postpartum women disparities internet use sms text messaging exist interventions programs requiring webbased apps may lower uptake unless alternatives available adapted limited english proficiency populations