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2. Explaining Racial Disparities in Infant Health in Brazil
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Nyarko,Kwame A. (Author), Lopez-Camelo,Jorge (Author), Castilla,Eduardo E. (Author), and Wehby,George L. (Author)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Publication Date:
- 2013-04
- Published:
- American Public Health Association
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- American Journal of Public Health
- Journal Title Details:
- 103(4) : 1021
- Notes:
- Seeks to quantify how socioeconomic, health care, demographic, and geographic effects explain racial disparities in low birth weight (LBW) and preterm birth (PTB) rates in Brazil. Methods. Focused on disparities in LBW and PTB prevalence between infants of African ancestry alone or African mixed with other ancestries, and European ancestry alone. Differences in prenatal care use and geographic location were the most important contributors, followed by socioeconomic differences. The model explained the majority of the disparities for mixed African ancestry and part of the disparity for African ancestry alone.
3. Las manifestaciones de la musicalidad afro-brasileira practicadas en la ciudad de Juazeiro do Norte
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Diniz,Jé (Author) and Sáenz Coopat, Carmen María, (Trans.)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Publication Date:
- Jan; Jan-June, 2013
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Boletín música
- Journal Title Details:
- 34 : 109-120
- Notes:
- Afro-Brazilian traditions in the city of Juazeiro do Norte, in the state of Ceará, evolved mostly in connection with the practice of Candomblé and related rituals. Similarly to what happened elsewhere in Brazil, transculturation and miscegenation became important features of these traditions, especially in the blending of African and Catholic religious practices. The song and dance associated with religious and secular Afro-Brazilian genres in Juazerio do Norte are examined.
4. The Color of Hunger: Food Insecurity and Racial Inequality in Brazil
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Wood,Charles H. (Author) and Felker-Kantor,Erica (Author)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Publication Date:
- May 2013
- Published:
- Philadelphia, PA: Routledge/Taylor & Francis
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Latin American and Caribbean Ethnic Studies
- Journal Title Details:
- 8(3) : 304-322
- Notes:
- Brazil's 2009 National Household Survey provides information on a representative sample of 121,708 households and includes items that enable us to identify households that experience 'moderate' and 'severe' degrees of food insecurity. The findings support the hypothesis that, other things being equal, Afro-Brazilians experience higher rates of food insecurity compared to whites. The odds of moderate and severe food insecurity are, respectively, 31 percent and 45 percent higher among brown compared to white households. Among black households, the odds of moderate and severe food insecurity are 50 percent and 73 percent higher, respectively, compared to households headed by a person who declares themselves white.