Social Determinants of Health Mediate COVID-19 Disparities in South Florida.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There are several reports of health disparities related to COVID-19. Understanding social determinants of health (SDoH) could help develop mitigation strategies to prevent further COVID-19 spread. Our aim is to evaluate self-reported and census-based SDoH as a mediator of health disparities in COVID-19.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional ecological study and included all COVID-19 cases report by the COVID-19 Florida dashboard as the dependent variable. The independent variables were census-based median household income, population and household size, and self-reported SDoH using a validated survey. We calculated the incidence rate ratio (IRR) of COVID-19 by zip code using Poisson regression and structured equation modelling to evaluate the mediation effect of

SUBMITTER: Palacio A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7673244 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature