Pharmacy deserts and health inequities in St. Louis City: a geospatial analysis of access disparities and determinants
Antoine Brantley, Dominic Mosha, Bobie Williams, Quinn J. Hill, Shontae Fluelen, Marcus Howard, Elvin Geng, Matifadza Hlatshwayo-Davis · 2025
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Antoine Brantley and co-authors map pharmacy access in Saint Louis in a 2025 study of health fairness. Areas far from any pharmacy make it hard to fill prescriptions and stick to treatment. Such gaps cluster in Black and low-income parts of many cities, and the team measured how sharp the pattern is in Saint Louis.
About one in six city residents lived in a pharmacy desert, by the study's distance-based rule. Black residents made up most of that group, far above their share of the city as a whole. Deserts were far more common in mostly Black areas, and income changed how strong the race link was. The work gives local leaders a clear map of where access falls short.
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| CREATOR | Antoine Brantley, Dominic Mosha, Bobie Williams, Quinn J. Hill, Shontae Fluelen, Marcus Howard, Elvin Geng, Matifadza Hlatshwayo-Davis |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 53 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |