Furegato, M;
Chen, Y;
Mohammed, H;
Mercer, CH;
Savage, EJ;
Hughes, G;
(2016)
Examining the role of socioeconomic deprivation in ethnic differences in sexually transmitted infection diagnosis rates in England: evidence from surveillance data.
Epidemiology and Infection
, 144
(15)
pp. 3253-3262.
10.1017/S0950268816001679.
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Abstract
Differences by ethnic group in STI diagnosis rates have long been recognized in England. We investigated whether these may be explained by ethnic disparities in socioeconomic deprivation (SED). Data on all diagnoses made in sexual health clinics in England in 2013 were obtained from the mandatory STI surveillance system. Poisson regression was used to calculate incidence rate ratios (IRRs) of STIs, by ethnicity, with and without adjustment for index of multiple deprivation (IMD) a measure of area-level deprivation. Unadjusted IRRs (95% confidence intervals) were highest for gonorrhoea [8·18 (7·77-8·61) and 5·76 (5·28-6·29)] and genital herpes [4·24 (3·99-4·51) and 3·58 (3·23-3·98)] for people of black Caribbean and non-Caribbean/non-African black ethnicity and IRRs were highest for syphilis [8·76 (7·97-9·63)] and genital warts [2·23 (2·17-2·29)] for people of non-British/non-Irish white ethnicity compared to white British ethnicity. After adjustment for IMD, IRRs for gonorrhoea [5·76 (5·47-6·07)] and genital herpes [3·73 (3·50-3·97)] declined but remained highest for black Caribbeans and IRRs for syphilis [7·35 (6·68-8·09)] and genital warts [2·10 (2·04-2·16)] declined but remained highest for non-British/non-Irish white compared to white British. In England, ethnic disparities in STI diagnosis rates are partially explained by SED, but behavioural and contextual factors likely contribute. Clinic and community-based interventions should involve social peer networks to ensure they are targeted and culturally sensitive.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Examining the role of socioeconomic deprivation in ethnic differences in sexually transmitted infection diagnosis rates in England: evidence from surveillance data |
| Location: | England |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1017/S0950268816001679 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1017/S0950268816001679 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This article has been published in a revised form in Epidemiology and Infection [https://doi.org/10.1017/S0950268816001679]. This version is free to view and download for private research and study only. Not for re-distribution, re-sale or use in derivative works. Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2016. |
| Keywords: | IMD, STI, ethnicity, socioeconomic deprivation |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute for Global Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute for Global Health > Infection and Population Health |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1508812 |
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