State Findings: Kentucky, 2021, 2021 Health Of Women And Children
Strengths
- High prevalence of physical activity among children
- Low prevalence of illicit drug use among youth
- High percentage of early and adequate prenatal care
Challenges
- High prevalence of tobacco use among adolescents
- High prevalence of multiple chronic conditions among women
- High prevalence of frequent mental distress among women
Highlights
- Uninsured increased 28% from 7.1% to 9.1% of women ages 19-44 between 2017 and 2019
- Teen births decreased 36% from 39.0 to 24.9 births per 1,000 females ages 15-19 between 2013 and 2019
- Smoking during pregnancy decreased 26% from 20.7% to 15.3% of live births between 2014 and 2019
- Excessive drinking increased 32% from 14.0% to 18.5% of women ages 18-44 between 2013-2014 and 2018-2019
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