COVID-19-Associated Orphanhood and Caregiver Death in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Most coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) deaths occur among adults, not children, and attention has focused on mitigating COVID-19 burden among adults. However, a tragic consequence of adult deaths is that high numbers of children might lose their parents and caregivers to COVID-19-associated deaths.

Methods

We quantified COVID-19-associated caregiver loss and orphanhood in the United States and for each state using fertility and excess and COVID-19 mortality data. We assessed burden and rates of COVID-19-associated orphanhood and deaths of custodial and coresiding grandparents, overall and by race and ethnicity. We further examined variations in COVID-19-associated orphanhood by race and ethnicity for each state.

Results

We found that from April 1, 2020, t

SUBMITTER: Hillis SD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10896160 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature