Search Results - "Annals of epidemiology"

Assessing differential impacts of COVID-19 on black communities by Millett, Gregorio A., Jones, Austin T., Benkeser, David, Baral, Stefan, Mercer, Laina, Beyrer, Chris, Honermann, Brian, Lankiewicz, Elise, Mena, Leandro, Crowley, Jeffrey S., Sherwood, Jennifer, Sullivan, Patrick S.

“…Given incomplete data reporting by race, we used data on COVID-19 cases and deaths in U.S. counties to describe racial disparities in COVID-19 disease and…”
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Risk for COVID-19 infection and death among Latinos in the United States: examining heterogeneity in transmission dynamics by Rodriguez-Diaz, Carlos E., Guilamo-Ramos, Vincent, Mena, Leandro, Hall, Eric, Honermann, Brian, Crowley, Jeffrey S., Baral, Stefan, Prado, Guillermo J., Marzan-Rodriguez, Melissa, Beyrer, Chris, Sullivan, Patrick S., Millett, Gregorio A.

“…The purpose of this study was to ascertain COVID-19 transmission dynamics among Latino communities nationally. We compared predictors of COVID-19 cases and…”
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Prevalence of chronic wounds in the general population: systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies by Martinengo, Laura, Olsson, Maja, Bajpai, Ram, Soljak, Michael, Upton, Zee, Schmidtchen, Artur, Car, Josip, Järbrink, Krister

“…Chronic wounds are a major public health challenge, but little is known about the true burden with studies reporting different estimates because of disparities…”
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Understanding COVID-19 risks and vulnerabilities among black communities in America: the lethal force of syndemics by Poteat, Tonia, Millett, Gregorio A., Nelson, LaRon E., Beyrer, Chris

“…Black communities in the United States are bearing the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic and the underlying conditions that exacerbate its negative consequences…”
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The prevalence of pre-exposure prophylaxis use and the pre-exposure prophylaxis–to-need ratio in the fourth quarter of 2017, United States by Siegler, Aaron J., Mouhanna, Farah, Giler, Robertino Mera, Weiss, Kevin, Pembleton, Elizabeth, Guest, Jodie, Jones, Jeb, Castel, Amanda, Yeung, Howa, Kramer, Michael, McCallister, Scott, Sullivan, Patrick S.

“…The number of individuals who have started a regimen for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in the United States is not well characterized but has been on the…”
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The weathering hypothesis as an explanation for racial disparities in health: a systematic review by Forde, Allana T., Crookes, Danielle M., Suglia, Shakira F., Demmer, Ryan T.

“…The weathering hypothesis states that chronic exposure to social and economic disadvantage leads to accelerated decline in physical health outcomes and could…”
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Dynamics of the COVID-19 epidemic in urban and rural areas in the United States by Cuadros, Diego F., Branscum, Adam J., Mukandavire, Zindoga, Miller, F. DeWolfe, MacKinnon, Neil

“…There is a growing concern about the COVID-19 epidemic intensifying in rural areas in the United States (U.S.). In this study, we described the dynamics of…”
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Racial and ethnic disparities in severe maternal morbidity prevalence and trends by Leonard, Stephanie A., Main, Elliott K., Scott, Karen A., Profit, Jochen, Carmichael, Suzan L.

“…Racial/ethnic disparities in severe maternal morbidity (SMM) are substantial, but little is known about whether these disparities are changing over time or the…”
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A spatial analysis of the COVID-19 period prevalence in U.S. counties through June 28, 2020: where geography matters? by Sun, Feinuo, Matthews, Stephen A., Yang, Tse-Chuan, Hu, Ming-Hsiao

“…This study aims to understand how spatial structures, the interconnections between counties, matter in understanding the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)…”
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Kombucha: a systematic review of the empirical evidence of human health benefit by Kapp, Julie M., Sumner, Walton

“…Kombucha tea, a fermented beverage, has recently become popular in the United States as part of the functional food movement. This popularity is likely driven…”
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COVID-19 fatality rates in hospitalized patients: systematic review and meta-analysis by Macedo, Ana, Gonçalves, Nilza, Febra, Cláudia

“…Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus. Although general and local public health report deathly…”
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Estimates of adults with indications for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis by jurisdiction, transmission risk group, and race/ethnicity, United States, 2015 by Smith, Dawn K., Van Handel, Michelle, Grey, Jeremy

“…Effectively measuring progress in delivering HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) requires subnational estimates of the number of adults with indications for…”
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Lifetime risk of a diagnosis of HIV infection in the United States by Hess, Kristen L., PhD, MPH, Hu, Xiaohong, MS, Lansky, Amy, PhD, MPH, Mermin, Jonathan, MD, Hall, Hildegard Irene, PhD, MPH

“…Abstract Purpose To estimate lifetime risk of receiving an HIV diagnosis in the United States if existing infection rates continue. Methods We used mortality,…”
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Trends in the use of oral emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate for pre-exposure prophylaxis against HIV infection, United States, 2012–2017 by Sullivan, Patrick S., Giler, Robertino Mera, Mouhanna, Farah, Pembleton, Elizabeth S., Guest, Jodie L., Jones, Jeb, Castel, Amanda D., Yeung, Howa, Kramer, Michael, McCallister, Scott, Siegler, Aaron J.

“…Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) with oral emtricitibine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF/FTC) reduces the risk of HIV infection by >90% when taken as…”
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Clinical characteristics and risk factors for mortality of patients with COVID-19 in a large data set from Mexico by Parra-Bracamonte, Gaspar Manuel, Lopez-Villalobos, Nicolas, Parra-Bracamonte, Francisco E.

“…The purpose of this study was to assess clinical characteristics and risk factors for mortality of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) from…”
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Assessing racial and ethnic disparities using a COVID-19 outcomes continuum for New York State by Holtgrave, David R., Barranco, Meredith A., Tesoriero, James M., Blog, Debra S., Rosenberg, Eli S.

“…Heightened COVID-19 mortality among Black non-Hispanic and Hispanic communities (relative to white non-Hispanic) is well established. This study aims to…”
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How do we assess a racial disparity in health? Distribution, interaction, and interpretation in epidemiological studies by Ward, Julia B., Gartner, Danielle R., Keyes, Katherine M., Fliss, Mike D., McClure, Elizabeth S., Robinson, Whitney R.

“…Identifying the exposures or interventions that exacerbate or ameliorate racial health disparities is one of the fundamental goals of social epidemiology…”
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Construct validation of the dietary inflammatory index among postmenopausal women by Tabung, Fred K., PhD, Steck, Susan E., PhD, Zhang, Jiajia, PhD, Ma, Yunsheng, PhD, Liese, Angela D., PhD, Agalliu, Ilir, ScD, Hingle, Melanie, PhD, Hou, Lifang, PhD, Hurley, Thomas G., MSPH, Jiao, Li, PhD, Martin, Lisa W., MD, Millen, Amy E., PhD, Park, Hannah L., PhD, Rosal, Milagros C., PhD, Shikany, James M., PhD, Shivappa, Nitin, PhD, Ockene, Judith K., PhD, Hebert, James R., PhD

“…Abstract Purpose Many dietary factors have either proinflammatory or anti-inflammatory properties. We previously developed a dietary inflammatory index (DII)…”
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Material community deprivation and hospital utilization during the first year of life: an urban population–based cohort study by Brokamp, Cole, Beck, Andrew F., Goyal, Neera K., Ryan, Patrick, Greenberg, James M., Hall, Eric S.

“…The purpose of the study was to conduct an individual-level analysis of hospital utilization during the first year of life to test the hypothesis that…”
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Black/African American Communities are at highest risk of COVID-19: spatial modeling of New York City ZIP Code–level testing results by DiMaggio, Charles, Klein, Michael, Berry, Cherisse, Frangos, Spiros

“…The population and spatial characteristics of COVID-19 infections are poorly understood, but there is increasing evidence that in addition to individual…”
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