Closing the gap in race-based inequities for seasonal influenza hospitalizations: a modeling study.

Background: BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color) communities bear a disproportional burden of seasonal influenza hospitalizations in the United States.

Methods: We developed a race-stratified (5 racial-ethnic groups) agent-based model of seasonal influenza transmission and quantify the effects of 5 idealized interventions aimed at reducing inequities in symptomatic infections and hospitalizations. The interventions assumed (i) equalized vaccination rates, (ii) equalized comorbidities, (iii) work-risk distribution proportional to the distribution of the population, (iv) reduced work contacts for all, or (v) a combination of equalizing vaccination rates and comorbidities and reducing work contacts.

Evaluating equity-promoting interventions to prevent race-based inequities in influenza outcomes.

Importance: Seasonal influenza hospitalizations pose a considerable burden in the United States, with BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color) communities being disproportionately affected.

Objective: To determine and quantify the effects of different types of mitigation strategies on inequities in influenza outcomes (symptomatic infections and hospitalizations).

Design: In this simulation study, we fit a race-stratified agent-based model of influenza transmission to demographic and hospitalization data of the United States.

Characterizing Inequities in Pediatric Appendicitis Delayed Diagnosis and Perforation.

Objective: We sought to characterize the impact of a child's sociodemographic characteristics on their odds of delayed diagnosis and perforation in pediatric appendicitis.

Study Design: We performed a single-center, retrospective cohort study of all pediatric appendicitis admissions between 2016 and 2021. Using a multivariable model, we evaluated for associations between delayed diagnosis and perforation and a child's sociodemographic characteristics, including their age, sex, race and ethnicity, insurance status, and their home census-tract Material Community Deprivation Index value.

Ethics of Predicting and Preventing Preterm Birth.

Preterm birth (PTB) occurs disproportionately among women who are minoritized and who live and work in poverty. This disadvantage occurs as a result of societal norms and policies that affect how people are treated and determine their access to a broad range of resources. Research that takes social context into account offers the best opportunity for identifying approaches to prevent PTB.

Potential causes of delays in paediatric perforated appendicitis: A prospective interview study.

Aim: Delays in care may be a driver of inequities in perforated appendicitis rates. The goal of this study was to explore potential causes of delay in care for children with perforated appendicitis.

Methods: We conducted an interview study of caregivers of children admitted with perforated appendicitis to a children's hospital between December 2022 and March 2023.