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Original Article

Racism, stress, and sense of personal control among Aboriginal Australian pregnant women

Davi M. MacedoSchool of Dentistry, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, Correspondence[email protected]
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Lisa G. SmithersSchool of Public Health, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia,
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Rachel M. RobertsSchool of Psychology, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia,
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Lisa M. JamiesonSchool of Dentistry, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia,
Pages 336-348 | Received 04 Oct 2018, Accepted 05 Sep 2019, Published online: 11 Mar 2021

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Table 1. Frequency distribution of racism, stress, sense of personal control, and confounding variables

Table 2. Frequency of exposure to discrimination in the previous 12-months

Table 3. Distribution of discrimination, stress, and sense of personal control per strata of confounding

Table 4. Regression coefficients for the unadjusted and adjusted effects of racism on stress and sense of personal control

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