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ArticleSexually transmitted diseases2014

Neighborhoods at risk: estimating risk of higher Neisseria gonorrhoeae incidence among women at the census tract level.

Mark R Stenger, Michael C Samuel, Greta L Anschuetz, River Pugsley, Margaret Eaglin, Ellen Klingler, Mary Reed, Christina M Schumacher, Julie Simon, Hillard Weinstock

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Article in Sexually transmitted diseases, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 9 institutions in 1 country.

Mark R StengerFrom the *Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA; †California Department of Public Health, Sacramento, CA; ‡Philadelphia Department of Public Health, Philadelphia, PA; §Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, VA; ¶Chicago Department of Public Health, Chicago, IL; ∥New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY; **Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Denver, CO; ††Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine/Baltimore City Health Department, Baltimore, MD; and ‡‡Washington State Department of Health, Tumwater, WA.
Michael C Samuel
Greta L Anschuetz
River Pugsley
Margaret Eaglin
Ellen Klingler
Mary Reed
Christina M Schumacher
Julie Simon
Hillard Weinstock
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · USCalifornia Department of Public Health · USChicago Department of Public Health · USColorado Department of Public Health and Environment · USJohns Hopkins University · USNew York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · USPhiladelphia Department of Public Health · USVirginia Department of Health · USWashington State Department of Health · US

Funding

Intramural CDC HHS CC999999
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe association between area-based social factors and sexually transmitted diseases has been demonstrated in numerous studies. Such associations have not previously been explored for their potential to quantify likelihood of higher transmission of gonorrhea in small geographic areas.

methodsAggregate census tract-level sociodemographic factors in 4 domains (demographics, educational attainment, household income, and housing characteristics) were merged with female gonorrhea incidence data from 113 counties in 10 US states. Multivariate models were constructed, and a tract-level composite gonorrhea risk index was calculated. This composite risk index was validated against gonorrhea incidence among women from 2 independent states.

resultsSeven tract-level factors were found to be most strongly correlated with female gonorrhea incidence: educational attainment, proportion of female headed households, annual household income below US $20,000, proportion of population non-Hispanic black, proportion of housing units currently vacant, proportion of population reporting moving in last year, and proportion of households that are nonfamily units. Composite index was highly correlated with female gonorrhea in the study area and validated with independent data.

conclusionsSocial factors predict gonorrhea incidence at the census tract level and identify small areas at risk for higher morbidity. These data may be used by health departments and health care practices to develop geographically based disease prevention and control efforts. This is especially useful because gonorrhea incidence data are not routinely available below the county level in many states.

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CensusesEducational StatusFemaleGonorrheaHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHousingHumansIncidenceNeisseria gonorrhoeaePovertyResidence CharacteristicsSentinel SurveillanceSocioeconomic FactorsUnited States

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PMID25299410
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