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克拉米迪亚和淋病发病率和住宅隔离:美国时间空间模式 (2013-2021)
medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences
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概括
种族隔离在住宅中显著推动了克拉米迪亚和淋病的发病率,而在COVID-19大流行期间,这种差异变得更加严重. 干预措施必须解决隔离问题,以减少性传播感染的发生率.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
背景情况:
- 克拉米迪亚和淋病是美国的主要性传播感染 (STIs),不成比例地影响黑人美国人.
- 种族隔离是已知的健康的社会决定因素,对性传播感染有潜在的影响.
研究的目的:
- 调查种族隔离与2013年至2021年连续美国的克拉米迪亚和淋病发病率之间的关联.
- 分析COVID-19大流行之前和期间这种协会的变化.
主要方法:
- 利用来自CDC STI监测,美国社区调查和种族隔离指数 (2013-2021) 的国家级二级数据.
- 采用通用估计方程和空间回归,将分析划分为流行前 (2013-2019) 和流行 (2020-2021) 时期.
- 使用不相似性指数测量隔离,并分析了美国3058个县.
主要成果:
- 增加住房隔离与更高的克拉米迪亚和淋病发病率 (P<.0001) 有显著的关联.
- 这些关联在2020-2021年两种性传播感染的流行期间加剧.
- 空间分析显示了协会强度的区域差异,特别是在美国东南部,中西部和西部地区.
结论:
- 种族隔离是克拉米迪亚和淋病传播的重要和持续的驱动因素.
- 隔离对性传播疾病发病率的影响越来越大,特别是在2020年之后.
- 未来的干预措施应整合解决住宅隔离的战略,以便在全国范围内有效降低性传播感染率.
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