New Report Findings on PRAMS 2010

The 2010 data is now available for the Hawaii Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS), as well as six new reports to provide more information on mothers’ behaviors and experiences associated with maternal and infant health outcomes. Here are some of the new findings from prenatal care and infant health reports!

Maternal Pre-pregnancy BMI Status:
In 2010, 14.9% of Hawaii mothers were obese prior to pregnancy. Mothers who participated in the WIC program (20.1%), and those who smoked before pregnancy (20.9%) had a higher prevalence of pre-pregnancy obesity compared with their counterparts.

Maternal Pre-pregnancy Multivitamin Use:
Taking multivitamins with folic acid before pregnancy can reduce the risk of neural tube birth defects (NTD). In 2010, only 43% of Hawaii mothers took multivitamins prior to pregnancy. Mothers who were 25 years or older, as well as those who were married, participated in WIC, and did not smoke were much more likely to take multivitamins.

Baby Placed in ICU after Birth:
In 2010, 7% of babies were placed in Intensive Care Unit. Maui County has the highest rate, at 9.4% compared to other counties. Mothers who were most likely to have their babies place in an ICU were those in the 0-130% poverty-level (9.3%).

Additional new 2010 PRAMS reports include Breastfeeding liquid supplement during 1st week, Discussed breastfeeding with Health Care Worker during Prenatal Care, and Entry into Prenatal Care.

Hawaii PRAMS reports are available by state level, county, race-ethnicity, maternal age, infant gender, marital status, poverty level, income level, birth weight, WIC participation, smoking before pregnancy and during 3rd trimester of pregnancy.

The Hawaii Health Data Warehouse works closely with the Hawaii State Department of Health’s PRAMS Program to bring the latest and most relevant information regarding maternal behaviors and experiences before, during, and shortly after pregnancy.

The PRAMS program also publishes Fact Sheets for select indicators. Available PRAMS Fact Sheets are Hawaii Breastfeeding Quick Facts, Hawaii Safe Sleep Quick Facts, Hawaii Perinatal Alcohol Use Quick Facts, and Hawaii Perinatal Smoking Quick Facts released in March 2013.

Don’t forget to check out the new and updated PRAMS indicators on our sister site, Hawaii Health Matters!

Discover Vital Statistics’ Most Recent Reports

We’ve updated our Vital Statistics data with births and deaths for 2011!  Come explore the information about the nearly 19,000 births and 10,000 deaths in Hawaii in 2011.  Examine births by geographic location, race-ethnicity, birth weight, and more!  Find out what percentage of babies born in Hawaii are preterm.  Or learn more about prenatal care usage across the islands.

For example, did you know that the pregnancy rate among women aged 15-19 years fell by almost 10% between 2010 and 2011?  Compared to a decade ago, this pregnancy rate fell by 38%, resulting in nearly 1,000 fewer pregnancies to 15-19 year-olds in 2011!

Data about deaths in Hawaii are offered as counts, age-adjusted mortality rates, and years of potential life lost (YPLL) before age 75.  New this year is the addition of the measure of YPLL for the specific cause of death reports.  This gives an estimate of the burden of mortality for each cause of death.  Click here to navigate to the latest mortality data.  Find out about the leading causes of death in Hawaii.  Or examine the infant mortality rates by race-ethnicity.

For example, did you know that although there were twice as many deaths in Hawaii due to colon cancer than to motor vehicle collisions, the annual years of potential life lost to car collisions was over 3,700 years, twice the number of years as for colon cancer deaths.  This reflects the younger age of many victims of car accidents.

Don’t forget to check out the new and updated Vitals indicators on our sister site, Hawaii Health Matters! We have indicators from Vital statistics on both the Healthy People 2020 Tracker and the Hawaii Physical Activity and Nutrition Plan Tracker.

 



YRBS 2011 Hawaii School Health Survey Results

The 2011 YRBS Public School Reports for the State of Hawaii, Hawaii County, Honolulu County, Kauai County and Maui County are now available!

Get the facts at Hawaii Health Matters

HHDW’s sister-website, Hawaii Health Matters, was launched in October 2009. It is a one-stop source of non-biased data and information about community health in the islands, and healthy communities in general.

 

This website is part of the nationwide Healthy People 2010 and 2020 initiative to promote health and prevent disease among the people of the United States during the 21st Century.