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 determinantsDeterminantsMorbidityImpact of pregnancy on observed sex disparities among adults hospitalized with laboratory‐confirmed influenza, FluSurv‐NET, 2010‐2012
Kline K, Hadler JL, Yousey‐Hindes K, Niccolai L, Kirley PD, Miller L, Anderson EJ, Monroe ML, Bohm SR, Lynfield R, Bargsten M, Zansky SM, Lung K, Thomas AR, Brady D, Schaffner W, Reed G, Garg S. Impact of pregnancy on observed sex disparities among adults hospitalized with laboratory‐confirmed influenza, FluSurv‐NET, 2010‐2012. Influenza And Other Respiratory Viruses 2017, 11: 404-411. PMID: 28703414, PMCID: PMC5596517, DOI: 10.1111/irv.12465.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncidence rate ratiosInfluenza-associated hospitalizationsMale incidence rate ratiosPregnant womenLaboratory-confirmed influenza-associated hospitalizationsFemale incidence rate ratiosLaboratory-confirmed influenza casesLaboratory-confirmed influenzaLikelihood of vaccinationPopulation-based surveillanceNon-pregnant womenImpact of pregnancyNon-pregnant counterpartsCensus tract-level povertyObserved sex disparityGroup of womenTract-level povertyRace/ethnicityPregnant adult femalesFluSurv-NETHospitalized femalesInfluenza seasonAdult casesVaccination priorityVaccination rates
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