Helen Hughes|Elizabeth C. Matsui|Megan M. Tschudy|Craig Evan Pollack|Corinne Keet
Pediatric Asthma Health Disparities: Race, Hardship, Housing, and Asthma in a National Survey
Johns Hopkins Medicine|Johns Hopkins University|Johns Hopkins Medicine|Johns Hopkins University|Johns Hopkins Medicine|Johns Hopkins University|Johns Hopkins Medicine|Johns Hopkins University|Johns Hopkins Medicine|Johns Hopkins University
h2abstracth2h3objectiveh3 sought determine racial disparities pediatric asthma explained material hardship home ownership h3methodsh3 performed secondary analysis 2011 american housing survey total 33201 households children age 6 17 years surveyed regarding childhood asthma diagnosis emergency department ed visits asthma youngest child asthma household material hardship included poor housing quality housing crowding lack amenities vehicle access used logistic regression determine association race material hardship asthma diagnosis ed visits adjusting potential confounders h3resultsh3 nonhispanic black heads household higher odds child diagnosed asthma home compared nonhispanic white heads household odds ratio 172 95 confidence interval ci 150196 higher odds ed visits asthma odds ratio 302 95 ci 229399 raceasthma association decreased eliminated adjusting material hardship home ownership ed visit adjusted odds ratio aor 207 95 ci 150286 poor housing quality independently associated asthma diagnosis aor 145 95 ci 128166 ed visits aor 159 95 ci 121210 home ownership associated lower odds asthmarelated ed visits aor 062 95 ci 046084 h3conclusionsh3 observed racial disparities pediatric asthma lessened controlling material hardship poor housing quality particular strongly associated asthma morbidity policy makers could target improving housing quality means potentially reducing asthma disparities