Disparities in COVID-19 Outcomes by Race, Ethnicity, and Socioeconomic Status: A Systematic-Review and Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

COVID-19 has disproportionately affected racial and ethnic minority groups, and race and ethnicity have been associated with disease severity. However, the association of socioeconomic determinants with racial disparities in COVID-19 outcomes remains unclear.

Objective

To evaluate the association of race and ethnicity with COVID-19 outcomes and to examine the association between race, ethnicity, COVID-19 outcomes, and socioeconomic determinants.

Data sources

A systematic search of PubMed, medRxiv, bioRxiv, Embase, and the World Health Organization COVID-19 databases was performed for studies published from January 1, 2020, to January 6, 2021.

Study selection

Studies that reported data on associations between race and ethnicity and COVID-19 positivity

SUBMITTER: Magesh S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8586903 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature