The Relationship between Tobacco Retailer Density and Neighborhood Demographics in Ohio.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Studies from various parts of the country suggest that tobacco-related health disparities are exacerbated by disparities in the distribution of tobacco retailers (convenience stores, tobacco shops, etc.). The purpose of the present study was to use advanced spatial modeling techniques for count data to estimate current disparities in tobacco retailer density in Ohio.

Methods

We identified and geocoded 11,392 tobacco retailers in Ohio. Next, we obtained census tract-level information on race/ethnicity, poverty, and age and obtained county-level information on whether an area was Urban, Suburban, or Rural. Finally, we used negative binomial generalized linear models, adapted for residual spatial dependence, to determine the association between per capita tobacco r

SUBMITTER: Adibe C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8734554 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature