Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2025

Advisor

Jeannette Manger

Abstract

Background: Ohio has continued to have a maternal mortality rate higher than the average which has posed the question of how geographic location, socioeconomic status, and demographics affect these rates.
Objective: This paper aims to investigate the relationship between variables affecting maternal mortality rates in Ohio such as teen birth rates and primary care physician access with where one lives between Rural and Urban areas and their household income in order to provide more information for future research.
Methods: This paper utilized County Health Rankings and statistical and correlation analysis with SPSS to analyze rates across counties in Ohio.
Results: The study found that there were significant relationships between the change in primary care access over the last decade in Ohio, teen birth rates in rural vs urban areas, and household income in rural areas which all have the potential to impact maternal mortality rates in Ohio.

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