Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Racial and Ethnic Minorities.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health disparities are prevalent in many areas of medicine. We aimed to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on racial/ethnic groups in the United States (US) and to assess the effects of social distancing, social vulnerability metrics, and medical disparities.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted utilizing data from the COVID-19 Tracking Project and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Demographic data were obtained from the US Census Bureau, social vulnerability data were obtained from the CDC, social distancing data were obtained from Unacast, and medical disparities data from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services. A comparison of proportions by Fisher's exact test was used to evaluate differences between death rates

SUBMITTER: Boserup B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7691116 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature