Paediatric COVID-19 mortality: a database analysis of the impact of health resource disparity.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on paediatric populations varied between high-income countries (HICs) versus low-income to middle-income countries (LMICs). We sought to investigate differences in paediatric clinical outcomes and identify factors contributing to disparity between countries.

Methods

The International Severe Acute Respiratory and Emerging Infections Consortium (ISARIC) COVID-19 database was queried to include children under 19 years of age admitted to hospital from January 2020 to April 2021 with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis. Univariate and multivariable analysis of contributing factors for mortality were assessed by country group (HICs vs LMICs) as defined by the World Bank criteria.

Results

A total of 12 860 children (3819 f

SUBMITTER: Marwali EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9621167 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature