Socioeconomic Disparities and Influenza Hospitalizations, Tennessee, USA
We examined population-based surveillance data from the Tennessee Emerging Infections Program to determine whether neighborhood socioeconomic status was associated with influenza hospitalization rates. Hospitalization data collected during October 2007–April 2014 were geocoded (N = 1,743) and linked...
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| author | Chantel Sloan Rameela Chandrasekhar Edward F. Mitchel William Schaffner Mary Lou Lindegren |
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| description | We examined population-based surveillance data from the Tennessee Emerging Infections Program to determine whether neighborhood socioeconomic status was associated with influenza hospitalization rates. Hospitalization data collected during October 2007–April 2014 were geocoded (N = 1,743) and linked to neighborhood socioeconomic data. We calculated age-standardized annual incidence rates, relative index of inequality, and concentration curves for socioeconomic variables. Influenza hospitalizations increased with increased percentages of persons who lived in poverty, had female-headed households, lived in crowded households, and lived in population-dense areas. Influenza hospitalizations decreased with increased percentages of persons who were college educated, were employed, and had health insurance. Higher incidence of influenza hospitalization was also associated with lower neighborhood socioeconomic status when data were stratified by race. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-396de3e40d3c4702be95b5025658a4762022-12-22T01:37:18ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592015-09-012191602161010.3201/eid2109.141861Socioeconomic Disparities and Influenza Hospitalizations, Tennessee, USAChantel SloanRameela ChandrasekharEdward F. MitchelWilliam SchaffnerMary Lou LindegrenWe examined population-based surveillance data from the Tennessee Emerging Infections Program to determine whether neighborhood socioeconomic status was associated with influenza hospitalization rates. Hospitalization data collected during October 2007–April 2014 were geocoded (N = 1,743) and linked to neighborhood socioeconomic data. We calculated age-standardized annual incidence rates, relative index of inequality, and concentration curves for socioeconomic variables. Influenza hospitalizations increased with increased percentages of persons who lived in poverty, had female-headed households, lived in crowded households, and lived in population-dense areas. Influenza hospitalizations decreased with increased percentages of persons who were college educated, were employed, and had health insurance. Higher incidence of influenza hospitalization was also associated with lower neighborhood socioeconomic status when data were stratified by race.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/9/14-1861_articlehealth care disparitiesinfluenzaminority healthspatial analysisCensus BureauTennessee |
| spellingShingle | Chantel Sloan Rameela Chandrasekhar Edward F. Mitchel William Schaffner Mary Lou Lindegren Socioeconomic Disparities and Influenza Hospitalizations, Tennessee, USA Emerging Infectious Diseases health care disparities influenza minority health spatial analysis Census Bureau Tennessee |
| title | Socioeconomic Disparities and Influenza Hospitalizations, Tennessee, USA |
| title_full | Socioeconomic Disparities and Influenza Hospitalizations, Tennessee, USA |
| title_fullStr | Socioeconomic Disparities and Influenza Hospitalizations, Tennessee, USA |
| title_full_unstemmed | Socioeconomic Disparities and Influenza Hospitalizations, Tennessee, USA |
| title_short | Socioeconomic Disparities and Influenza Hospitalizations, Tennessee, USA |
| title_sort | socioeconomic disparities and influenza hospitalizations tennessee usa |
| topic | health care disparities influenza minority health spatial analysis Census Bureau Tennessee |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/9/14-1861_article |
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