Profile of COVID-19 in Brazil-risk factors and socioeconomic vulnerability associated with disease outcome: retrospective analysis of population-based registers.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To classify the most up-to-date factors associated with COVID-19 disease outcomes in Brazil.

Design

Retrospective study.

Setting

Nationwide Brazilian COVID-19 healthcare registers.

Participants

We used healthcare data of individuals diagnosed with mild/moderate (n=70 056 602) or severe (n=2801 380) COVID-19 disease in Brazil between 26 February 2020 and 15 November 2021.

Main outcome measures

Risk of hospitalisation and mortality affected by demographic, clinical and socioeconomic variables were estimated. The impacts of socioeconomic inequalities on vaccination rates, cases and deaths were also evaluated.

Results

15.6 million SARS-CoV-2 infection cases and 584 761 COVID-19-related deaths occurred in Brazil between 26 February 2020 and

SUBMITTER: Pereira FAC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9755904 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature