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During My Prenatal Care Visit, a Healthcare Provider Asked If Someone Was Hurting Me Emotionally or Physically, Mississippi PRAMS, 2019-2021 – Image Long Description

Overview

This horizontal bar chart shows the percentage of Mississippi Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) respondents who reported that a healthcare provider asked during a prenatal care visit whether someone was hurting them emotionally or physically. Data are presented for 2019, 2020 and 2021. Percentages range from approximately 52% to 56%. The highest percentage occurred in 2020 and the lowest percentage occurred in 2019.

Values

Percent of respondents who reported that a healthcare provider asked whether someone was hurting them emotionally or physically during a prenatal care visit:

• 2019: 51.9%
• 2020: 56.1%
• 2021: 54.5%

The percentage increased from 51.9% in 2019 to 56.1% in 2020, then decreased slightly to 54.5% in 2021. Across the three years shown, just over one-half of respondents reported being asked this question during prenatal care.

Presentation

The graphic is displayed as a horizontal bar chart with three blue bars representing 2019, 2020 and 2021. The years are listed vertically along the left side of the chart. A percentage scale from 0% to 100% runs across the bottom of the chart with gridlines at 10% intervals. Data labels appear at the end of each bar showing the exact percentages: 51.9% for 2019, 56.1% for 2020 and 54.5% for 2021. The chart title reads, "During my prenatal care visit, a healthcare provider asked if someone was hurting me emotionally or physically, Mississippi PRAMS, 2019-2021."

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