Racial disparities in children tested for SARS-CoV-2 at pediatric emergency departments: A prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To evaluate the association between race and SARS-CoV-2 test positivity and outcomes in children.

Study design

Secondary analysis of a prospective cohort study recruiting children < 18 years, tested for SARS-CoV-2 between August 2020 and February 2022, in Canadian pediatric emergency departments. Race was self-reported by participants. The primary outcome was SARS-CoV-2 test positivity. Secondary outcomes were medical interventions and hospitalization within 14 days of index visit, and post-COVID condition (PCC) at 90-day follow-up. Associations were evaluated using multi-level logistic regression models.

Results

Seven thousand and two-thirty three children underwent SARS-CoV-2 testing; median age was 2.0 years (IQR: 1.0-5.0), and 3366 (46.5%) were female.

SUBMITTER: Freire G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12718024 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature