Examining associations in congenital syphilis infection and socioeconomic factors between California's small-to-medium and large metro counties - PubMed (original) (raw)

. 2022 Nov;42(11):1434-1439.

doi: 10.1038/s41372-022-01445-y. Epub 2022 Jun 23.

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Examining associations in congenital syphilis infection and socioeconomic factors between California's small-to-medium and large metro counties

Juliet Fang et al. J Perinatol. 2022 Nov.

Abstract

Objective: To investigate differences in congenital syphilis (CS) infection between California's small-to-medium and large metropolitan counties and the socioeconomic mechanisms behind these differences.

Study design: County-level data from 2019 and 2020 on CS infection and other socioeconomic covariates were obtained from the California Department of Public Health and the United States Census Bureau. Counties were stratified into small-to-medium or large metropolitan counties by the National Center for Health Statistics Urban-Rural Classification Scheme and analyzed using simple and multiple Poisson regression models.

Results: California's small-to-medium metropolitan counties reported significantly higher rates of CS incidence, female poverty, and uninsured females, and significantly lower rates of English-language speaking ability and female education level compared to large metropolitan counties. CS infection was significantly associated with female poverty and education level.

Conclusion: Rates of CS infection in the California counties are more dependent on socioeconomic indicators than county classification itself.

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