@article {2924, title = {Racial residential segregation and rates of gonorrhea in the United States, 2003-2007.}, journal = {American journal of public health}, volume = {102}, year = {2012}, month = {2012 Jul}, pages = {1370-7}, abstract = {In the United States, Black persons are disproportionately affected by sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including gonorrhea. Individual behaviors do not fully explain these racial disparities. We explored the association of racial residential segregation with gonorrhea rates among Black persons and hypothesized that specific dimensions of segregation would be associated with gonorrhea rates.}, keywords = {Adolescent, Adult, African Continental Ancestry Group, Age Factors, Female, Gonorrhea, Humans, Male, Prejudice, Sex Factors, United States, Urban Population, Young Adult}, issn = {1541-0048}, doi = {10.1016/j.amepre.2009.08.027}, author = {Biello, Katie B and Kershaw, Trace and Nelson, Robert and Hogben, Matthew and Ickovics, Jeannette and Niccolai, Linda} }