Matching HIV, tuberculosis, viral hepatitis, and sexually transmitted diseases surveillance data, 2000-2010: Identification of infectious disease syndemics in New York City

TY - JOUR

T1 - Matching HIV, tuberculosis, viral hepatitis, and sexually transmitted diseases surveillance data, 2000-2010

T2 - Identification of infectious disease syndemics in New York City

AU - Drobnik, Ann

AU - Pinchoff, Jessie

AU - Bushnell, Greta

AU - Ly, Sonny

AU - Yuan, Julie

AU - Varma, Jay K.

AU - Fuld, Jennifer

PY - 2014

Y1 - 2014

N2 - Context: In 2012, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene matched HIV, tuberculosis, viral hepatitis, and sexually transmitted disease surveillance data to identify the burden of infection with multiple diseases. METHODS: HIV, tuberculosis, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis surveillance data from 2000 to 2010 were matched using a deterministic method. Data on deaths from the Department of Health and Mental Hygienes Office of Vital Statistics were also matched. Results: The final data set contained 840,248 people; 13%had 2 or more diseases. People with a report of syphilis had the highest proportion of matches with other diseases (64%), followed by gonorrhea (52%), HIV (31%), tuberculosis (23%), hepatitis C (20%), chlamydia (16%), and hepatitis B (11%). CONCLUSIONS: The findings indicate several possible infectious disease syndemics in New York City and highlight the need to integrate surveillance data from different infectious disease programs. Conducting the match brought surveillance programs together to work collaboratively and has resulted in ongoing partnerships on programmatic activities that address multiple diseases.

AB - Context: In 2012, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene matched HIV, tuberculosis, viral hepatitis, and sexually transmitted disease surveillance data to identify the burden of infection with multiple diseases. METHODS: HIV, tuberculosis, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis surveillance data from 2000 to 2010 were matched using a deterministic method. Data on deaths from the Department of Health and Mental Hygienes Office of Vital Statistics were also matched. Results: The final data set contained 840,248 people; 13%had 2 or more diseases. People with a report of syphilis had the highest proportion of matches with other diseases (64%), followed by gonorrhea (52%), HIV (31%), tuberculosis (23%), hepatitis C (20%), chlamydia (16%), and hepatitis B (11%). CONCLUSIONS: The findings indicate several possible infectious disease syndemics in New York City and highlight the need to integrate surveillance data from different infectious disease programs. Conducting the match brought surveillance programs together to work collaboratively and has resulted in ongoing partnerships on programmatic activities that address multiple diseases.

KW - HIV/AIDS

KW - deterministic matching

KW - hepatitis B

KW - hepatitis C

KW - sexually transmitted diseases

KW - surveillance

KW - tuberculosis

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U2 - https://doi.org/10.1097/PHH.0b013e3182a95607

DO - https://doi.org/10.1097/PHH.0b013e3182a95607

M3 - Article

C2 - 24335712

VL - 20

SP - 506

EP - 512

JO - Journal of public health management and practice : JPHMP

JF - Journal of public health management and practice : JPHMP

SN - 1078-4659

IS - 5

ER -