Individual, Housing, and Neighborhood Correlates of Asthma among Young Urban Children

摘要: Using data from a large cohort of urban children, this study identified multilevel correlates asthma to determine whether neighborhood attributes remain associated with after adjustment for individual level and immediate housing characteristics. A cross-sectional analysis was conducted using the Fragile Families Child Well-being Study its substudy, In-Home Longitudinal Pre-Schooled Age Children (n = 1,784). The primary outcome diagnosis by age 5. Sociodemographic measures were assessed via telephone survey, block conditions recorded direct observation, characteristics came geocoded census tract data. After multivariable adjustment, non-Hispanic Black, Puerto Rican, or other Hispanic race, child’s lack insurance coverage, male gender, presence allergies, exterior condition home, mother’s educational attainment, percent population bachelor’s degree remained significantly having received an authors sociodemographic economic factors at individual, household, which are childhood in areas. more proximal characteristics, effects all markers minimal, exception education.