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Asthma disparities and within-group differences in a national, probability sample of same-sex partnered adults

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  • Blosnich, J.R.
  • Lee, J.G.L.
  • Bossarte, R.
  • Silenzio, V.M.B.

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Objectives. We examined the prevalence and correlates of self-reported lifetime diagnosis of asthma and current asthma among same-sex and oppositesex partnered adults. Methods. Data were from the 2004 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, in which same-sex partnership was a response option to a family planning item in the core questionnaire. Self-reported lifetime diagnosis of asthma and current asthma were examined in logistic regression models adjusted for demographic characteristics and asthma-related confounding factors and stratified by both gender and same-sex partnership status. Results. Significantly higher proportions of same-sex partnered male and female respondents reported lifetime and current asthma compared with their opposite-sex partnered peers. In adjusted analyses, same-sex partnership status remained significantly associated with asthma outcomes among men and women, with odds ratios ranging from 1.57 to 2.34. Conclusions. Results corroborated past studies that indicated asthma disproportionately affects sexual minority populations. The addition of sexual minority status questions to federal survey projects is key to further exploring health disparities in this population. Future studies are needed to investigate the etiology of this disparity.

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  • Blosnich, J.R. & Lee, J.G.L. & Bossarte, R. & Silenzio, V.M.B., 2013. "Asthma disparities and within-group differences in a national, probability sample of same-sex partnered adults," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 103(9), pages 83-87.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2013.301217_3
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301217
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    1. Layland, Eric K. & Maggs, Jennifer L. & Kipke, Michele D. & Bray, Bethany C., 2022. "Intersecting racism and homonegativism among sexual minority men of color: Latent class analysis of multidimensional stigma with subgroup differences in health and sociostructural burdens," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 293(C).
    2. Collins, Timothy W. & Grineski, Sara E. & Morales, Danielle X., 2017. "Environmental injustice and sexual minority health disparities: A national study of inequitable health risks from air pollution among same-sex partners," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 191(C), pages 38-47.

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