COVID-19 Mortality Rates in Los Angeles County Among People Experiencing Homelessness, March 2020-February 2021.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Understanding COVID-19-related mortality among the large population of people experiencing homelessness (PEH) in Los Angeles County (LA County) may inform public health policies to protect this vulnerable group. We investigated the impact of COVID-19 on PEH compared with the general population in LA County.

Methods

We calculated crude COVID-19 mortality rates per 100 000 population and mortality rates adjusted for age, race, and sex/gender among PEH and compared them with the general population in LA County from March 1, 2020, through February 28, 2021.

Results

Among adults aged ≥18 years, the crude mortality rate per 100 000 population among PEH was 20% higher than among the general LA County population (348.7 vs 287.6). After adjusting for age, the mortali

SUBMITTER: Chang AH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9548447 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature