Dissertation
Multi-level analysis of the role of the workplace and employment in racial disparities in breastfeeding practices
Doctor of Public Health (Dr.P.H.), Drexel University
Sep 2016
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17918/etd-6944
Abstract
The focus of this dissertation was to examine the relationship between working and breastfeeding with a focus on how policies governing the workplace impact racial disparities in breastfeeding practices. Work is one of a number of factors that influence breastfeeding and social determinants, such as race, gender, economic and educational resources, influence one's occupation and workplace. Racial/ethnic disparities in employment type play a role in breastfeeding disparities because of inconsistency in policy coverage by occupation, which dramatically impact vulnerable women. Inadequate policy protection for breastfeeding amongst working mothers exacerbates racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparities in breastfeeding. The purpose of this dissertation was to examine this relationship in depth through a literature review, policy analysis, and examination of secondary data on infant feeding practices. The theoretical framework underlying these studies intertwines the feminist perspective, intersectionality, with the life course approach in understanding how the workplace impacts disparities in breastfeeding practices.
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- Title
- Multi-level analysis of the role of the workplace and employment in racial disparities in breastfeeding practices
- Creators
- Elizabeth Ann Dalianis - DU
- Contributors
- Nicole Vaughn (Advisor) - Drexel University (1970-)
- Awarding Institution
- Drexel University
- Degree Awarded
- Doctor of Public Health (Dr.P.H.)
- Publisher
- Drexel University; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Resource Type
- Dissertation
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Dana and David Dornsife School of Public Health; Health Management and Policy; Drexel University
- Other Identifier
- 6944; 991014632349004721