Police killings of Black people and rates of sexually transmitted infections: a cross-sectional analysis of 75 large US metropolitan areas, 2016.
Umedjon IbragimovStephanie BeaneSamuel R FriedmanJustin C SmithBarbara TempalskiLeslie WilliamsAdaora A AdimoraGina M WingoodSarah McKettaRonald D StallHannah Lf CooperPublished in: Sexually transmitted infections (2019)
Police killings of Black people may increase MSA-level risk of STI infections among Black residents. If future longitudinal analyses support these findings, efforts to reduce STIs among Black people should include reducing police brutality and addressing mechanisms linking this violence to STIs.