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Coronavirus disease-19 deaths among children and adolescents in an area of Northeast, Brazil: why so many?
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Tropical Medicine & International Health . Jan2021, Vol. 26 Issue 1, p115-119. 5p. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- <bold>Objective: </bold>To describe COVID-19 deaths among children and adolescents in Sergipe, Brazil.<bold>Methods: </bold>Ecological study of all COVID-19 reported cases and deaths occurring in children and adolescents < 19 years of age in Sergipe reported by the health surveillance and mortality information systems of Sergipe's Health Secretary and hospital records.<bold>Results: </bold>Of 37 deaths of children < 19 years old were reported up to 30 September 2020, corresponding to 4.87 deaths for 100 000 population < 19 years old. Most deaths occurred among infants (44.1/100 000), and this age group had the highest case fatality rate (15.3 %). Most children had comorbidities such as chronic neurological diseases (n = 7; 19%) and prematurity (n = 4; 11%). Most children who died (n = 18; 49%) were not admitted to intensive care units (ICUs).<bold>Conclusion: </bold>COVID-19 mortality in children and adolescents in Sergipe was higher than in other Brazilian states and in high-income countries. A large proportion of the deaths occurred among children with comorbidities and a minority of children were admitted to ICU, reflecting the limited provision of such beds in the State. Newborns and infants are a high-risk group that must have priority in health public policy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *CHILD death
*TEENAGERS
*NEWBORN infants
*COVID-19
*AGE groups
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13602276
- Volume :
- 26
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Tropical Medicine & International Health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 147889531
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/tmi.13529