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R A Scribner¹, D A Cohen, T A Farley

¹Louisiana State University, School of Medicine, Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, New Orleans 70112, USA.

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Higher alcohol outlet density, especially off-premise, is geographically linked to increased gonorrhea rates in New Orleans neighborhoods. This association highlights potential public health interventions for high-risk sexual behaviors.

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Area of Science:

Public Health
Epidemiology
Urban Studies

Background:

Alcohol outlet density is a known factor in alcohol-related outcomes.
High-risk sexual behavior is increasingly recognized as an alcohol-related outcome.

Purpose of the Study:

To examine the spatial relationship between alcohol availability and high-risk sexual behavior.
To assess this link at the neighborhood (census tract) level.

Main Methods:

Ecological analysis of gonorrhea rates and alcohol outlet density (off-premise, on-premise, total).
Study conducted in 155 urban census tracts in New Orleans, 1995.

Main Results:

All measures of alcohol outlet density positively correlated with gonorrhea rates.
Off-premise outlets showed the strongest association, explaining 29% of the variance.
A 10% increase in off-premise outlets correlated with a 5.8% increase in gonorrhea rates, even after controlling for demographic factors.

Conclusions:

A significant geographic correlation exists between alcohol outlet density and gonorrhea rates at the census tract level.
While not causal, findings support public health interventions.
Further research is warranted to understand the alcohol availability and high-risk sexual behavior relationship.