Accounting for Social Risk Does not Eliminate Race/Ethnic Disparities in COVID-19 Infection Among Insured Adults: a Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Communities of color have been disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 epidemic in the USA.

Objectives

To examine the relationship of self-reported social health needs with SARS-COV-2 infection by race/ethnicity among insured adults with access to high-quality health care.

Design and participants

A prospective cohort study of 26,741 adult Kaiser Permanente Northern California members insured by Medicaid and 58,802 Kaiser Permanente Colorado members insured by Medicare Advantage who completed social risk assessments prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Main measures

We examined the independent relationships of demographic, medical, and social factors on SARS-COV-2 testing and positivity between March 1, 2020, and November 30, 2020, by race

SUBMITTER: McCloskey JK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8809238 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature