Association Between Social Vulnerability and Infection-Induced SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Seroprevalence Among Children: United States, 2021-2022.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Understanding the differential burden of pediatric SARS-CoV-2 infection by social factors is important to guide public health action. We evaluated the associations between county-level social vulnerability and infection-induced SARS-CoV-2 antibody seroprevalence and how associations changed over time.

Methods

We analyzed pediatric national serosurvey data from 50 US states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico from September 2021 through December 2022 (N = 216 273). Specifically, we estimated adjusted prevalence ratios (APRs) of SARS-CoV-2 antibody seropositivity across terciles of overall county Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) scores and vulnerability scores across the 4 SVI domains: socioeconomic status, household characteristics, racial and ethnic minorit

SUBMITTER: Kim Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12460274 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature