The effect of social deprivation on the dynamic of SARS-CoV-2 infection in France: a population-based analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Data on health inequalities related to the dynamic of SARS-CoV-2 infection in France are scarce. The aim of this study was to analyse the association between an area-based deprivation indicator and SARS-CoV-2 incidence, positivity, and testing rates between May 2020 and April 2021.

Methods

We analysed data reported to the Système d'Information de Dépistage Populationnel surveillance system between May 14, 2020 and April 29, 2021, which records the results of all SARS-CoV-2 tests in France. Residential addresses of tested individuals were geocoded to retrieve the associated aggregated units for the statistical information (IRIS) scale, corresponding to an area comprising 2000 inhabitants relatively homogenous in terms of socioeconomic characteristics. A social depr

SUBMITTER: Vandentorren S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8843336 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature