Compton Community Assessment
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Pregnancy history
Babies born weighing less than 2500 grams are said to be low weight births. According to Los Angeles County linked Birth Data (2016), low birth weight births were at 8%, 4% and 7% in Campton, Community and Los Angeles County respectively. Notably, infant deaths is defined as deaths occurring within the first year of life. The Los Angeles County Department of Public health, Los Angeles County Linked Birth Data (2012-2016) illustrated that there were 7% and 4.2% infant deaths per 1000 live births in Campton and Los Angeles County. Furthermore Los Angeles County Department of Public Health linked data (2016) indicated that there were 84%, 97% and 85% of births to women starting prenatal care in the first trimester in Campton, Community and Los Angeles County respectively.
Birth rates
The data generated from Los Angeles Department of public health and Henderson Demographic services population estimate between 2014 and 2016 indicated the average number of teens giving births. The data indicated that during that period, there were 12.1% and 8.5% live births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 17 years in Campton and Los Angeles County respectively. Birthrates in women of different age group were identified in Campton California Demographic data as follows: 24.8% for women aged 20 to 24, 23.6% for women aged 30 to 34, 20.2% for women aged 25 to 29, 10.7% for women aged 15 to 19, 10.4% for women aged 35-39, 9.4% for women aged 40 to 44 and 0.9% for women aged 45 to 50.
Unwed mother birth rate by race
Compton California Demographics Data (n.d), illustrates unwed mother birthrate in different race. White, Black and Hispanic unwed birthrate was between 50% and 75% with white unwed birthrate having the highest among the three race and Hispanic the least in Campton.
Education level of unwed birth mothers
Compton California Demographics Data (n.d), indicated that 42.2% of unwed birth mothers had less than high school graduate education level, 30.5% had some college or associates degree, 25.7% were high school graduate or equivalent and 1.6% were graduate or had professional degree.
Midwifery/ Women’s health services
The Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital (2017), highlighted health services for maternal and infant health as follows: Best Start, Child Care Alliance of Los Angeles, First 5 LA, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Los Angeles Unified School District, Planned Parenthood, SHIELDS for Families, Welcome Baby and WIC (Women, Infant and Children). Furthermore, Service Planning Area 6or SPA 6, serves the communities of Athens, Compton, Crenshaw, Florence, Hyde Park, Lynwood, Paramount, and Watts.
Abortion
The services offered include: Planned Parenthood in Compton health Center, The Grace Elliot Center Compton and HER Smart Choice Family Planning Center.
Family Planning Services
Family planning services are offered at different health centers. According to South LA Health Projects (2016), Planned Parenthood is offered at Compton Health Center, Family Pact/California Family Planning information, Wesley Health Centre (JWCH), L.A. County Department of Health Services Family Planning Clinics and Watts Health Corporation.
STIs
The city community health profiles: Compton (2018), Los Angeles County Department of public health, Sexually transmitted Diseases surveillance system in 2014-2016 illustrated that there were 27.5 and 33.3 syphilis cases per 100,000 population in Compton and Los Angeles County respectively. Notably, primary, secondary and latent syphilis cases are included. In the case of Gonorrhea, there were 306.7 and 179.5 cases per 100,000 population in Compton and Los Angeles County respectively. Additionally, HIV surveillance system in 2016 indicated there were 397.2 and 491.7 individuals who were living with HIV per 100,000 population in Compton and Los Angeles respectively.
Breast Cancer
The City and Community Health Profiles: Compton (2018), illustrated that there were 125.0, 68.9 and 140.5 newly diagnosed breast cancer cases among females per 100, 000 females population in Compton, best performing city and Los Angeles County respectively.
Social History
Tobacco use
Los Angeles County of public health, Los Angeles County Health Survey, 2015 illustrated that there are 12%, 8% and 13% of adults aged 18 years and older who smoke cigarettes in Compton, best performing city or community and Los Angeles respectively(City and Community Health Profiles: Compton, 2018).
Alcohol outlets
According to the data given by state of California Alcohol Beverage control and Henderson Demographic Services Estimates in 2013, alcohol outlets in Compton, Best performing city and Los Angeles County are 7.6, 5.2 and 15.1 per 10,000 population respectively (City and Community Health Profiles: Compton, 2018).
Alcohol use
According to Compton, California (Ca) Profile, n.d), the number of people not drinking alcohol at all in Compton is 11.5% and in California is 11.4%.
Illicit drug use
Surveys conducted by California Department of public health between 2011 and 2014 and Los Angeles County Department of public health in 2015 illustrated percentage of people involved in illicit drug use. Reports indicated that 13.0%, 13.3% and 11.6% of adults smoke cigarettes in SPA, Los Angeles County and California respectively. 31.9%, 31.5% and 32.6% of adults report binge drinking during the past year in SPA, Los Angeles County and California respectively. 27.9%, 27.3% and 26.3% of teens reported to having ever taken an alcoholic drink in SPA, Los Angeles and California respectively. 28.5%, 15.2% and 13.2% of teens reported to have tried illegal drugs including marijuana, cocaine, sniffing glue or others in SPA, Los Angeles County and California respectively. 7.7%, 10.2% and 9.2% of teens reported to have been using marijuana in past year (The Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital, 2017). Additionally, 27,280 arrests for drug offences in Compton, CA in 2019. The Service Planning Area 6, or SPA 6, serves the communities of Athens, Compton, Crenshaw, Florence, Hyde Park, Lynwood, Paramount, and Watts.
Deaths from suicide and drug use
According to Los Angeles County Linked Death data and Henderson demographic services, population estimates between 2012 and 2016 there are 4.5, 2.6 and 7.6 suicide deaths per 100,000 population in Compton, Best performing city and Los Angeles County respectively. Moreover, there is 4.5, 3.2 and 6.6 death cases from unintentional drug overdose per 100,000 population in Compton, Best performing community and Los Angeles respectively (City and Community Health Profiles: Compton, 2018).
Serious crimes
The US Department of Justice Uniform Reporting Statistics classify serious crimes as part 1 offenses. Such crimes include: rape, robberies, homicides, nonnegligent, murder, burglaries, assaults, motor vehicle thefts, arsons and larceny-thefts. Serious crimes per 100,000 population in Compton, Best performing city or community and Los Angeles County were illustrated as 1,118.4, 62.0 and 555.0 respectively (City and Community Health Profiles: Compton, 2018).
Homicides
Los Angeles County linked death data and Henderson demographic services, population estimates between 2012 and 2016 indicated 21.3, 1.2 and 5.7 homicide cases per 100,000 populations
Crime
The crimes and clearance agencies: Compton illustrated the number of different crimes reported each year from 2010 to 2019 as shown below:
Domestic violence
Domestic violence-related calls for assistance (n.d), illustrated domestic violence using the table below:
Accidents
Compton indicated the number of accidents in 2017 as follows: per 100,000 population, there were 6 fatal accident, 8 vehicles involved in the fatal accidents, 3 fatal accidents involving drunk people, 6 fatalities and 13 persons who got involved in fatal accident.
The Missing Statistics
Premature birthrate
Maternity Care in California a Bundle of Data (2019), Indicated that in 2018, 1 in 11 babies (8.8) was born preterm in California. The rate pattern of preterm birth in California is highest for black infant at 12%.
Maternal mortality and morbidity rates
Illustrates that California has a low mortality rate of 4.0 deaths per 100, 000 births while it was high in Louisiana which had 58.1 deaths per 100,000 births.
Community attitudes toward abortion
According to Kirzinger at al. (2020), people have different attitude towards abortion. Majority of people view abortion as a decision that should be made by women and doctors and not by lawmakers at 79%. 20% of the public think that lawmakers should decide whether abortion should be available under given conditions. 61% of people think that the state should pass laws to protect women’s access to abortion, four in ten (38%) people say the laws should make it difficult for women to get an abortion.
Infertility rates
According to National Center for Health Survey of Family, the percentage of women aged 15-49 years who were reported infertile in California between 2015 and 2017 were as follows: 8.8% (1.09) for the total married women between 15 and 49. 19.0% (3.16) for married women with 0 births and 6.5% (1.13) for married women with 1 or more births.
Rates of endometriosis
High rates of endometriosis are the most leading factor in female infertility. According to American Society for Reproductive medicine, endometriosis can be found in 24% to 50% of women who experience infertility. 10% to 20% of American women of childbearing age have endometriosis (Hamdan et al., 2015).
Common contraceptives used in Compton
According to a survey conducted by Nation Center of Health Statistics (2018), the most common contraceptive methods used by women between 2015 and 2017 included: were female sterilization at 18.6%, pill at 12.6%, LARCs at 10.3% and male condom 8.7%.
References
Hamdan, M., Omar, S. Z., Dunselman, G., & Cheong, Y. (2015). Influence of endometriosis on assisted reproductive technology outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Obstetrics & Gynecology, 125(1), 79-88.
Kirzinger, A., Munana, C., Kearney, A., Brodie, M., Weigei, G., Frederiksen, B., & Ranji, U. (2020). Abortion Knowledge and Attitudes: KFF Polling and Policy Insights.
Maternity Care in California A Bundle of Data, 2019
National Center of Health Statistics, 2018, https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db327.htm,
National Center of Health Statistics, 2018 https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nsfg/key_statistics/i_2015-2017.htm#infertility
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