1. Dissemination of COVID-19 in inland cities of Northeastern Brazil.
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Costa de Assis SJ, Lopes JM, de Lima Filho BF, José Bouzas Sanchis G, Sousa Rodrigues Guedes T, Limeira Cavalcanti R, Araujo DN, José Sarmento da Nóbrega A, Barbosa Otoni Gonçalves Guedes M, and Giuseppe Roncalli da Costa Oliveira A
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- Brazil epidemiology, Cities epidemiology, Humans, Incidence, COVID-19 epidemiology, COVID-19 transmission, SARS-CoV-2
- Abstract
Background: SARS-CoV-2 causes the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and it is weakening all health systems. Therefore, the most vulnerable populations are exposed to harmful consequences, such as illness and death. Thus, this study aims to estimate the temporal effect of COVID-19 dissemination on social indicators of the Northeastern region of Brazil., Methods: An ecological time-series study was developed with the following: diagnosed cases of COVID-19 in the largest inland cities of Northeast Brazil, Human Development Index (HDI), poverty incidence, and Gini coefficient. Cities with high HDI, poverty rate, and Gini presented a larger number of patients., Results: It was observed by evaluating case trends that COVID-19 spreads unevenly in inland cities of the Northeastern region of Brazil., Conclusions: In this sense, we emphasize that regional health managers should support small cities with vulnerable population and social assistance., Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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- 2021
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