TY - JOUR
T1 - Socioeconomic differences in sexually transmitted disease rates among Black and White adolescents, San Francisco, 1990 to 1992
AU - Ellen, J. M.
AU - Kohn, R. P.
AU - Bolan, G. A.
AU - Shiboski, S.
AU - Krieger, N.
PY - 1995
Y1 - 1995
N2 - This paper examines the effect of socioeconomic position on the differences in the 3-year rates (1990 to 1992) of reported cases of gonorrhea and chlamydia between Black and White adolescents, aged 12 to 20 years, residing in San Francisco. The crude relative risks for Blacks were 23.4 (95% confidence interval [CI] = 20.4, 27.8) for gonorrhea and 9.3 (95% CI = 8.3, 10.3) for chlamydia. Adjusting for poverty and occupational status, the relative risks were 28.7 (95% CI = 22.5, 36.1) for gonorrhea and 8.9 (95% CI = 7.4, 10.6) for chlamydia. This study demonstrates that factors other than poverty and occupational status account for the racial/ethnic differences in the rates of gonorrhea and chlamydia among adolescents in San Francisco.
AB - This paper examines the effect of socioeconomic position on the differences in the 3-year rates (1990 to 1992) of reported cases of gonorrhea and chlamydia between Black and White adolescents, aged 12 to 20 years, residing in San Francisco. The crude relative risks for Blacks were 23.4 (95% confidence interval [CI] = 20.4, 27.8) for gonorrhea and 9.3 (95% CI = 8.3, 10.3) for chlamydia. Adjusting for poverty and occupational status, the relative risks were 28.7 (95% CI = 22.5, 36.1) for gonorrhea and 8.9 (95% CI = 7.4, 10.6) for chlamydia. This study demonstrates that factors other than poverty and occupational status account for the racial/ethnic differences in the rates of gonorrhea and chlamydia among adolescents in San Francisco.
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U2 - 10.2105/AJPH.85.11.1546
DO - 10.2105/AJPH.85.11.1546
M3 - Article
C2 - 7485669
AN - SCOPUS:0028866574
SN - 0090-0036
VL - 85
SP - 1546
EP - 1548
JO - American journal of public health
JF - American journal of public health
IS - 11
ER -