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Racial Residential Segregation and STI Diagnosis Among Non-Hispanic Blacks, 2006-2010
Khaleeq Lutfi1, Mary Jo Trepka2, Kristopher P Fennie3
1Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work, Florida International University, AHC-5, Room 487, 11200 SW 8th St, Miami, FL, 33199, USA. klutf001@fiu.edu.
Abstract:
Sexually transmitted infections (STI) disproportionately impact non-Hispanic blacks. Racial residential segregation has been associated with negative socioeconomic outcomes. We sought to examine the association between segregation and STI diagnosis among blacks. The National Survey of Family Growth and US Census served as data sources. Five distinct dimensions represent segregation. The association between STI diagnosis and each segregation dimension was assessed with multilevel logistic regression modeling. 305 (7.4%) blacks reported STI diagnosis during the past 12 months. Depending on the dimension, segregation was a risk factor [dissimilarity aOR 2.41 (95% CI 2.38-2.43)] and a protective factor [isolation aOR 0.90 (95% CI 0.89-0.91)] for STI diagnosis. Findings suggest that STI diagnosis among blacks is associated with segregation. Additional research is needed to identify mechanisms for how segregation affects STI diagnosis and to aid in the development of interventions to decrease STIs.
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