The association between region of birth and sexually transmitted infections among people of black Caribbean ethnicity attending sexual health services in England, 2015

In England, people of Black Caribbean (BC) ethnicity are disproportionately affected by sexually transmitted infections (STIs), but it is unclear whether this varies by their region of birth. To examine differences in STI diagnoses among UK- and Caribbean-born BC people. Data on STI diagnoses in BC...

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Published in:PloS one 2020-02, Vol.15 (2), p.e0228654-e0228654
Main Authors: Harb, Ana K, Mohammed, Hamish, Furegato, Martina, Wayal, Sonali, Mercer, Catherine H, Hughes, Gwenda
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Age
Analysis
Birth
Caribbean Region
Chlamydia
Deprivation
Disease transmission
Ethnicity
Facilities and Services Utilization - statistics & numerical data
Female
Gender
Genital herpes
Gonorrhea
Health aspects
Health care industry
Health services
Health surveillance
Herpesvirus infections
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Infections
Intelligence gathering
Male
Medical diagnosis
Medical research
Medicine and health sciences
Minority & ethnic groups
People and places
Population
Public health
Regression analysis
Regression models
Sexual behavior
Sexual health
Sexual identity
Sexual orientation
Sexually transmitted diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases - epidemiology
Sexually Transmitted Diseases - ethnology
Social organization
Sociodemographics
STD
Surveillance
Surveillance equipment
Syphilis
Transients and Migrants - statistics & numerical data
Trichomoniasis
United Kingdom
Warts
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Summary:In England, people of Black Caribbean (BC) ethnicity are disproportionately affected by sexually transmitted infections (STIs), but it is unclear whether this varies by their region of birth. To examine differences in STI diagnoses among UK- and Caribbean-born BC people. Data on STI diagnoses in BC people attending specialist sexual health services (SHSs) during 2015 and living in England were obtained from the GUMCAD STI surveillance system, the national surveillance system for STIs in England. Associations between being UK- or Caribbean-born and each of several STI diagnoses were examined, using univariate and multivariable generalised estimated equations logistic regression models adjusted for sexual orientation, place of residence (London vs. non-London), HIV status, area-level deprivation, and STI diagnosis in the last year. All analyses were stratified by age (
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0228654