Social Determinants of Health Amplify the Association Between Ethnicity and COVID19: A Retrospective-Cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

People in racial and ethnic minority groups have been shown to be at increased risk for a variety of diseases, including COVID-19. However, the role that social needs play in this increased risk has not yet been quantified. Investigating these roles can elicit a greater understanding of how social needs influence the manner in which this disease is contracted and spread.

Methods

A retrospective analysis was conducted of 1,969 Lynn Community Health Center patients. Patients that visited the center between February 1st and July 1st, 2020, tested for COVID-19, and screened for social determinants of health (SDOH) risk factors. Demographics were compared between COVID-19 positive and negative patients. Confounding by age on the association between ethnicity and COVID-

SUBMITTER: Verdini N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8699061 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature