COVID-19 mortality: educational inequalities and socio-spatial context in two provinces of Argentina.

ABSTRACT: Motivation for the study. There are very few studies on the educational inequalities in COVID-19 mortality, taking into account social contextual factors. Main findings. We found educational inequalities of COVID-19 mortality during both the 2020 and 2021 waves, regardless of the level of poverty and urbanization in the departments of Mendoza and San Juan provinces (Argentina). Implications. Preventive policies should focus not only in areas with high levels of poverty, but also in areas with adults of low educational level. With the aim of describing the association between sociodemographic characteristics and contextual factors with COVID-19 mortality during 2020-2021 in the provinces of Mendoza and San Juan in Argentina, we conducted an ecological study, which included the sociodemograp

SUBMITTER: Leveau CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11300695 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature