Racial and ethnic disparities in viral acute respiratory infections in the United States: protocol of a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 has highlighted consistent inequities in incidence, disease severity, and mortality across racial and ethnic minority populations in the United States (US) and beyond. While similar patterns have been observed with previous viral respiratory pathogens, to date, no systematic review has comprehensively documented these disparities or potential contributing factors. In response, this review aims to synthesize data on racial and ethnic disparities in morbidity and mortality due to viral acute respiratory infections (ARI) other than SARS-CoV-2. This review will focus on understanding structural health and social factors to contextualize race and ethnicity driving these disparities in the US.

Methods

We will conduct a systemat

SUBMITTER: Prata Menezes N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8252979 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature