Sentences with phrase «non-hispanic white communities»

The highest HPV vaccine initiation rate was among girls living in communities where the majority of the population was Hispanic (69 percent), and the lowest rates were among girls living in majority non-Hispanic white communities (50 percent) and non-Hispanic black communities (54 percent).

About 49 percent of Hispanic girls living in majority non-Hispanic white communities initiated vaccination, whereas approximately 68 percent of Hispanic girls living in majority Hispanic or mixed race communities initiated vaccination.

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Our data reconfirm that vigorous activity among ethnic minority children is lower than in non-Hispanic white children.17, 18 Such information must be considered when developing physical education curricula and community - based intervention strategies aimed at increasing physical activity among different target populations.