Educational Attainment and <named-content content-type="genus-species">Staphylococcus aureus</named-content> Colonization in a Hispanic Border Community: Testing Fundamental Cause Theory

ABSTRACT This study was carried out to evaluate hypotheses generated by fundamental cause theory regarding the socioeconomic status (SES) gradient in colonization with Staphylococcus aureus among Hispanic and non-Hispanic adults living in a border community. Participants (n = 613) recruited in natur...

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Autores principales:	Steven D. Barger, Monica R. Lininger, Robert T. Trotter, Heidi A. Wayment, Mimi Mbegbu, Shari Kyman, Talima Pearson
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Publicado:	American Society for Microbiology 2020
Materias:	socioeconomic status Staphylococcus aureus health status disparities Southwestern U.S. Hispanic Americans Microbiology QR1-502
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:e1d763dc9ca3482ebb6365b903ce422d2021-11-15T15:30:58ZEducational Attainment and <named-content content-type="genus-species">Staphylococcus aureus</named-content> Colonization in a Hispanic Border Community: Testing Fundamental Cause Theory10.1128/mSphere.00623-202379-5042https://doaj.org/article/e1d763dc9ca3482ebb6365b903ce422d2020-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSphere.00623-20https://doaj.org/toc/2379-5042ABSTRACT This study was carried out to evaluate hypotheses generated by fundamental cause theory regarding the socioeconomic status (SES) gradient in colonization with Staphylococcus aureus among Hispanic and non-Hispanic adults living in a border community. Participants (n = 613) recruited in naturally occurring small groups at public and private sites throughout Yuma County, AZ, completed a sociodemographic survey and swabbed their palms, noses, and throats to sample microbial flora. Positive S. aureus colonization among non-Hispanic white participants was nominally higher (39.0%; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 32.4 to 46.1%) than that in Hispanics (31.3%; 95% CI = 26.4 to 36.8%), but there was no education gradient for the sample overall (incidence rate ratio = 1.00; 95% CI = 0.90 to 1.12) or within each ethnic group separately. The education gradient between Hispanic and non-Hispanic whites was statistically equivalent. Results were consistent when home ownership was used as the SES indicator. These data show that S. aureus colonization is not linked to two different SES indicators or Hispanic ethnicity. S. aureus colonization may be considered a less preventable health risk that is outside the influence of SES-based resources. IMPORTANCE Unlike some types of S. aureus infections, S. aureus colonization is not associated with ethnicity or educational attainment and thus may be outside the influence of socioeconomic status-based resources typically mobilized to avoid or mitigate preventable health risks. This assessment of a clinically silent risk that usually precedes infections may illustrate a boundary of fundamental cause theory.Steven D. BargerMonica R. LiningerRobert T. TrotterHeidi A. WaymentMimi MbegbuShari KymanTalima PearsonAmerican Society for Microbiologyarticlesocioeconomic statusStaphylococcus aureushealth status disparitiesSouthwestern U.S.Hispanic AmericansMicrobiologyQR1-502ENmSphere, Vol 5, Iss 5 (2020)
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topic	socioeconomic status Staphylococcus aureus health status disparities Southwestern U.S. Hispanic Americans Microbiology QR1-502
spellingShingle	socioeconomic status Staphylococcus aureus health status disparities Southwestern U.S. Hispanic Americans Microbiology QR1-502 Steven D. Barger Monica R. Lininger Robert T. Trotter Heidi A. Wayment Mimi Mbegbu Shari Kyman Talima Pearson Educational Attainment and <named-content content-type="genus-species">Staphylococcus aureus</named-content> Colonization in a Hispanic Border Community: Testing Fundamental Cause Theory
description	ABSTRACT This study was carried out to evaluate hypotheses generated by fundamental cause theory regarding the socioeconomic status (SES) gradient in colonization with Staphylococcus aureus among Hispanic and non-Hispanic adults living in a border community. Participants (n = 613) recruited in naturally occurring small groups at public and private sites throughout Yuma County, AZ, completed a sociodemographic survey and swabbed their palms, noses, and throats to sample microbial flora. Positive S. aureus colonization among non-Hispanic white participants was nominally higher (39.0%; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 32.4 to 46.1%) than that in Hispanics (31.3%; 95% CI = 26.4 to 36.8%), but there was no education gradient for the sample overall (incidence rate ratio = 1.00; 95% CI = 0.90 to 1.12) or within each ethnic group separately. The education gradient between Hispanic and non-Hispanic whites was statistically equivalent. Results were consistent when home ownership was used as the SES indicator. These data show that S. aureus colonization is not linked to two different SES indicators or Hispanic ethnicity. S. aureus colonization may be considered a less preventable health risk that is outside the influence of SES-based resources. IMPORTANCE Unlike some types of S. aureus infections, S. aureus colonization is not associated with ethnicity or educational attainment and thus may be outside the influence of socioeconomic status-based resources typically mobilized to avoid or mitigate preventable health risks. This assessment of a clinically silent risk that usually precedes infections may illustrate a boundary of fundamental cause theory.
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author	Steven D. Barger Monica R. Lininger Robert T. Trotter Heidi A. Wayment Mimi Mbegbu Shari Kyman Talima Pearson
author_facet	Steven D. Barger Monica R. Lininger Robert T. Trotter Heidi A. Wayment Mimi Mbegbu Shari Kyman Talima Pearson
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title	Educational Attainment and <named-content content-type="genus-species">Staphylococcus aureus</named-content> Colonization in a Hispanic Border Community: Testing Fundamental Cause Theory
title_short	Educational Attainment and <named-content content-type="genus-species">Staphylococcus aureus</named-content> Colonization in a Hispanic Border Community: Testing Fundamental Cause Theory
title_full	Educational Attainment and <named-content content-type="genus-species">Staphylococcus aureus</named-content> Colonization in a Hispanic Border Community: Testing Fundamental Cause Theory
title_fullStr	Educational Attainment and <named-content content-type="genus-species">Staphylococcus aureus</named-content> Colonization in a Hispanic Border Community: Testing Fundamental Cause Theory
title_full_unstemmed	Educational Attainment and <named-content content-type="genus-species">Staphylococcus aureus</named-content> Colonization in a Hispanic Border Community: Testing Fundamental Cause Theory
title_sort	educational attainment and <named-content content-type="genus-species">staphylococcus aureus</named-content> colonization in a hispanic border community: testing fundamental cause theory
publisher	American Society for Microbiology
publishDate	2020
url	https://doaj.org/article/e1d763dc9ca3482ebb6365b903ce422d
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Educational Attainment and <named-content content-type="genus-species">Staphylococcus aureus</named-content> Colonization in a Hispanic Border Community: Testing Fundamental Cause Theory

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