Authors
Igor Tona Peres, LdSL Bastos, JG Mayrinck Gelli, JF Marchesi, LF Dantas, BBP Antunes, PM Maçaira, FA Baião, S Hamacher, Fernando A Bozza
Publication date
2021/3/1
Journal
Public Health
Volume
192
Pages
15-20
Publisher
WB Saunders
Description
Objectives
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has highlighted inequalities in access to healthcare systems, increasing racial disparities and worsening health outcomes in these populations. This study analysed the association between sociodemographic characteristics and COVID-19 in-hospital mortality in Brazil.
Study design
A retrospective analysis was conducted on quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction–confirmed hospitalised adult patients with COVID-19 with a defined outcome (i.e. hospital discharge or death) in Brazil. Data were retrieved from the national surveillance system database (SIVEP-Gripe) between February 16 and August 8, 2020.
Methods
Clinical characteristics, sociodemographic variables, use of hospital resources and outcomes of hospitalised adult patients with COVID-19, stratified by self-reported race, were investigated. The primary outcome was in …
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