COVID-19 Infection in the Veterans Health Administration: Gender-specific Racial and Ethnic Differences.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Racial/ethnic minoritized groups, women, and economically disadvantaged groups are disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. We investigated racial/ethnic differences by gender in correlates of COVID-19 infection among veterans seeking health care services at the Veterans Health Administration. Little is known about gender-specific factors associated with infection among veterans. This study seeks to fill this gap.

Methods

The sample was veterans with results from a COVID-19 test (polymerase chain reaction) conducted at Veterans Health Administration facilities between March 1, 2020, and August 5, 2020, and linked to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index data (39,223 women and 316,380 men). Bivariate, multivariate logis

SUBMITTER: Upchurch DM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8486675 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature