The burden of COVID-19 in Brazil is greater in areas with high social deprivation.

Authors :: Souza, Carlos Dornels Freire de
Carmo, Rodrigo Feliciano do
Machado, Michael Ferreira
de Souza, Carlos Dornels Freire
do Carmo, Rodrigo Feliciano
Source :: Journal of Travel Medicine; Oct2020, Vol. 27 Issue 7, p1-3, 3p
Publication Year :: 2020
Abstract: This study showed a spatial association between COVID-19 and poor living conditions in a population in Northeast Brazil. The case fatality rate was 1.42 times higher in the municipalities with very high social deprivation. Priority municipalities have been identified for intervention by the public authorities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Subjects :: COVID-19
MIDDLE-income countries
LOW-income countries
LIVING conditions
CITIES & towns
PREVENTION of epidemics
VIRAL pneumonia
HEALTH services accessibility
SOCIOECONOMIC factors
EPIDEMICS
AT-risk people
SURVIVAL analysis (Biometry)
HEALTH equity

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