Structural heteropatriarchy and maternal cardiovascular morbidities

Citation

Everett, B. G.; Philbin, M. M.; & Homan, P. (2024). Structural heteropatriarchy and maternal cardiovascular morbidities. Social Science and Medicine. vol. 351 , PMCID: 38825374

Abstract

The United States has some of the poorest maternal health outcomes of any developed nation. Existing research on maternal cardiovascular morbidities has focused predominantly on individual- and clinic-level drivers, but we know little about community- and structural-level factors that shape these outcomes. We use a composite measure of “structural heteropatriarchy” which includes measures of structural sexism and structural LGB-stigma to examine the relationship between structural heteropatriarchy and three cardiovascular-related maternal morbidities using the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (n = 3928). Results using multivariate regressions show that structural heteropatriarchy is associated with increased risk of reporting maternal morbidities. Our findings provide further evidence that sexuality- and gender-based stigma operate together to shape health disparities, including maternal health. © 2024 The Authors

URL

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.116434

Keyword(s)

Cardiovascular disease

Notes

Export Date: 12 June 2024; Cited By: 2; Correspondence Address: B.G. Everett; University of Utah, Department of Sociology, Salt Lake City, 390 1530 E #301, 84112, United States; email: Bethany.Everett@Soc.Utah.Edu; CODEN: SSMDE

Reference Type

Journal Article

Journal Title

Social Science and Medicine

Author(s)

Everett, B. G.
Philbin, M. M.
Homan, P.

Year Published

2024

Volume Number

351

DOI

10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.116434

PMCID

38825374

Reference ID

10417