"Broken windows" and the risk of gonorrhea
"Broken windows" and the risk of gonorrhea
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DOI：
10.2105/ajph.90.2.230
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发表时间：
2000-02-01
影响因子：
12.7
通讯作者：
Wildgen, J
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作者：
Cohen, D;Spear, S;Wildgen, J
目标.我们研究了邻里条件和淋病之间的关系。我们评估了55个街区的住房和街道状况。我们绘制了1994年至1996年之间的所有淋病病例，并按街区组计算了汇总病例率。我们获得了公立学校检查报告，并将调查结果分配给附近学校服务的街区小组。一个“破窗”指数衡量住房质量，废弃的汽车，涂鸦：垃圾和公立学校的恶化。利用1990年人口普查和1995年更新的数据，我们确定了“破窗”、人口统计学特征和淋病率之间的关联。破窗指数比衡量收入、失业和教育水平低的贫困指数更能解释淋病发病率的变化。在高度贫困的社区，破窗得分高的街区组的淋病发病率明显高于破窗得分低的街区组（46.6/1000 vs 25.8/1000; P
Objectives. We examined the relationships between neighborhood conditions and gonorrhea.Methods. We assessed 55 block soups by rating housing and street conditions. We mapped all cases of gonorrhea between 1994 and 1996 and calculated aggregated case rates by block group. We obtained public school inspection reports and assigned findings to the block groups served by the neighborhood schools. A "broken windows" index measured housing quality, abandoned cars, graffiti: trash and public school deterioration. Using data from the 1990 census and 1995 updates, we determined the association between "broken windows," demographic characteristics, and gonorrhea rates.Results. The broken windows index explained more of the variance in gonorrhea rates than did a poverty index measuring: income, unemployment, and low education. in high-poverty neighborhoods, block groups with high broken windows scores had significantly higher gonorrhea rates than block groups with low broken windows scores(46.6 per 1000 vs 25.8 per 1000; P