Understanding Racial Disparities in COVID-19-Related Complications: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the United States, the COVID-19 pandemic has magnified the disproportionate and long-standing health disparities experienced by Black communities. Although it is acknowledged that social determinants of health (SDOH) rather than biological factors likely contribute to this disparity, few studies using rigorous analytic approaches in large, information-rich community-based data sets are dedicated to understanding the underlying drivers of these racial disparities.

Objective

The overall aim of our study is to elucidate the mechanisms by which racial disparities in severe COVID-19 outcomes arise, using both quantitative and qualitative methods.

Methods

In this protocol, we outline a convergent parallel mixed methods approach to identifying, quantifying, and

SUBMITTER: Harding JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9555818 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature