Condyloma acuminata in under-represented groups: an All of Us database analysis

Introduction The burden of condyloma acuminata (CA) among under-represented groups has not been examined in a US-based epidemiological study. The new National Institutes of Health All of Us (AoU) Research Programme aims to gather health data from one million or more people living in the USA to elucidate health disparities, particularly in communities who have been historically excluded from biomedical research.1 Inclusion criteria are adults over 18 years with the capacity to consent.1 AoU defines under-represented groups prioritised for analysis based not only on race/ethnicity but also on age (≥75 years), disability (inability to perform everyday physical activities), sexual orientation/gender identity (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer/questioning, asexual and all other non-heterosexual identities (LGBTQIA+)), income (annual household income ≤US$35 000) and education (less than a high-school degree).1 We used the latest AoU data release (available to registered researchers at www.researchallofus.org)...
Source: Sexually Transmitted Infections - Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: Tags: Research letter Source Type: research