2022
Trends in disparities in COVID hospitalizations among community‐dwelling residents of two counties in Connecticut, before and after vaccine introduction, March 2020–September 2021
McWilliams C, Bothwell L, Yousey‐Hindes K, Hadler J. Trends in disparities in COVID hospitalizations among community‐dwelling residents of two counties in Connecticut, before and after vaccine introduction, March 2020–September 2021. Influenza And Other Respiratory Viruses 2022, 17: e13082. PMID: 36509459, PMCID: PMC9835416, DOI: 10.1111/irv.13082.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChildConnecticutCOVID-19COVID-19 VaccinesHospitalizationHumansIndependent LivingSocioeconomic FactorsUnited StatesConceptsCOVID-19 hospitalizationNon-Hispanic blacksGeocoded residential addressesAge-adjusted incidenceNon-Hispanic whitesHispanic/LatinxVaccination ratesLaboratory-confirmed COVID-19Residential addressesSocioeconomic statusSurveillance Network databaseCommunity-dwelling residentsNon-institutionalized personsIntroduction of vaccinesLow socioeconomic statusCensus tract measuresRace/ethnicityLower SES groupsVaccine registryVaccine introductionVaccination levelsHospitalizationVaccine rolloutDelta wavesSES disparities
2020
Spatial and temporal clustering of patients hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed influenza in the United States
Sloan C, Chandrasekhar R, Mitchel E, Ndi D, Miller L, Thomas A, Bennett NM, Chai S, Spencer M, Eckel S, Spina N, Monroe M, Anderson EJ, Lynfield R, Yousey-Hindes K, Bargsten M, Zansky S, Lung K, Schroeder M, N Cummings C, Garg S, Schaffner W, Lindegren ML. Spatial and temporal clustering of patients hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed influenza in the United States. Epidemics 2020, 31: 100387. PMID: 32371346, DOI: 10.1016/j.epidem.2020.100387.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRelative riskHospitalization burdenInfluenza Hospitalization Surveillance NetworkSocioeconomic factorsLaboratory-confirmed influenzaTiming of influenzaScan statistics analysisInfluenza seasonDisease burdenEpidemic timingSurveillance dataInfluenzaPandemic yearSpatial scan statisticSurveillance networkBurdenLocal socioeconomic factorsUnited StatesEpidemic intensityYearsPhase synchronyNational patternsPatientsSocioeconomicsFactors
2017
Social determinants of influenza hospitalization in the United States
Chandrasekhar R, Sloan C, Mitchel E, Ndi D, Alden N, Thomas A, Bennett NM, Kirley PD, Hill M, Anderson EJ, Lynfield R, Yousey‐Hindes K, Bargsten M, Zansky SM, Lung K, Schroeder M, Monroe M, Eckel S, Markus TM, Cummings CN, Garg S, Schaffner W, Lindegren ML. Social determinants of influenza hospitalization in the United States. Influenza And Other Respiratory Viruses 2017, 11: 479-488. PMID: 28872776, PMCID: PMC5720587, DOI: 10.1111/irv.12483.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdjusted odds ratioInfluenza hospitalizationsLaboratory-confirmed influenza-associated hospitalizationsHigher adjusted odds ratioPopulation-based surveillance systemInfluenza-associated hospitalizationsInfluenza seasonSubstantial morbidityVs 5Odds ratioHospitalizationHousehold crowdingSocial determinantsTractIndividual factorsMultilevel regression modelsSocioeconomic determinantsAfrican AmericansSurveillance systemRegression modelsUnited StatesHispanicsIndividual-level determinantsDeterminantsMorbidity
2014
Influenza‐related hospitalization of adults associated with low census tract socioeconomic status and female sex in New Haven County, Connecticut, 2007‐2011
Tam K, Yousey‐Hindes K, Hadler JL. Influenza‐related hospitalization of adults associated with low census tract socioeconomic status and female sex in New Haven County, Connecticut, 2007‐2011. Influenza And Other Respiratory Viruses 2014, 8: 274-281. PMID: 24382111, PMCID: PMC4181475, DOI: 10.1111/irv.12231.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAge-adjusted incidenceInfluenza seasonNeighborhood socioeconomic statusSocioeconomic statusFemale sexVaccination effortsCensus tract socioeconomic statusFuture influenza vaccination effortsActive population-based surveillanceLower neighborhood socioeconomic statusSES measuresHospitalizations of adultsInfluenza-related hospitalizationsPopulation-based surveillanceInfluenza hospitalizationsInfluenza infectionCostly complicationRelative riskFemale incidenceHigh riskHigh incidenceHospitalizationNew Haven CountyResidential addressesAge groups
2011
Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status and Influenza Hospitalizations Among Children: New Haven County, Connecticut, 2003–2010
Yousey-Hindes KM, Hadler JL. Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status and Influenza Hospitalizations Among Children: New Haven County, Connecticut, 2003–2010. American Journal Of Public Health 2011, 101: 1785-1789. PMID: 21778498, PMCID: PMC3154248, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2011.300224.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfluenza-associated hospitalizationsPublic Health Disparities Geocoding ProjectNew Haven CountySurveillance dataMean annual incidenceIndividual case characteristicsAge 17 yearsNeighborhood socioeconomic statusInfluenza hospitalizationsInfluenza vaccinationInfluenza seasonAnnual incidenceHospitalization incidenceHospitalizationSocioeconomic status measuresStatus measuresSocioeconomic statusSES dataIncidenceSES measuresOngoing monitoringSES variablesChildrenTractCensus tracts