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Interrogating Race And Place-Based Inequities In Hiv And Covid-19, Rohan Khazanchi

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Over the last four years, I have developed a research focus examining the intersections of race, place, and health. My M.D. Honors Thesis reflects a snapshot of these efforts. In this collection of brief research reports, I leverage area-based measures to investigate structural inequities in three contexts: the HIV epidemic in our hyperlocal community, the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, and clinical trials for novel COVID-19 therapeutics. I apply novel social epidemiologic tools to measure and explore disparate outcomes. And, in reflecting upon my findings, I discuss concrete implications for clinicians, researchers, and policymakers alike.

Chapter 1: Neighborhood-Level Deprivation …

Association Of Health Literacy And Provider Education With Knowledge Of Breast And Cervical Cancer Screening In An Underserved Female Population, Mallory Gandy, Karly A. Meyer, Jennifer Liu, Jenenne Geske

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Geographical Analysis Of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (Sids) And Associated Risk Factors In Douglas County, Nebraska, Caitlin E. Fee, Ariel Tarrell

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Background: Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is defined as the sudden and unexpected death of a child less than one year of age without an identifiable cause. Known risk factors of SIDS include prone and side-sleeping positions, bed sharing, male sex, pre- and postnatal tobacco exposure, poverty, prematurity, low birth weight (1

Significance of Problem: In the United States, SIDS is the most common cause of death in infants between one month and one year of age with approximately 2,500 infant deaths caused by SIDS each year.¹ The incidence of SIDS has decreased by more than 50% in the …