Socioeconomic factors and the probability of death by Covid-19 in Brazil.

Autor:	De Negri F; Institute for Applied Economic Research (IPEA), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil., Galiezz R; Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil., Miranda P; Institute for Applied Economic Research (IPEA), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil., Koeller P; Institute for Applied Economic Research (IPEA), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil., Zucoloto G; Institute for Applied Economic Research (IPEA), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil., Costa J; Institute for Applied Economic Research (IPEA), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil., Farias CM; Institute Tercio Pacitti of Computational Applications and Research, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil., Travassos GH; Alberto Luiz Coimbra Institute for Graduate Studies and Research in Engineering (COPPE), Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil., Medronho RA; Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Journal of public health (Oxford, England) [J Public Health (Oxf)] 2021 Sep 22; Vol. 43 (3), pp. 493-498.
DOI:	10.1093/pubmed/fdaa279
Abstrakt:	Background: To design better measures to contain the Covid-19 epidemics, it is relevant to know whether socioeconomic factors are associated with a higher risk of death by Covid-19. This work estimates the effects of individual socioeconomic characteristics on the risk of death by Covid-19. Methods: Logistic models were estimated to assess the effect of socioeconomic characteristics (income, race/ethnicity, schooling, occupation and economic activity) on the risk of death from Covid-19. For this purpose, Covid-19 individual death records in Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil were combined with the Annual Register of Social Information, which contains socioeconomic information about formal workers. Findings: Workers employed in establishments in the health and public safety sectors present a risk of dying 2.46 and 2.25 times higher than those employed in other activities. Non-white people, men, and those who work in the Metropolitan Region are also more likely to die from Covid-19. People with higher education are 44% less likely to die from the disease. Conclusions: Some population groups are more vulnerable to the Covid-19 pandemic and individual socioeconomic conditions play a relevant role in the probability of death by the disease. That should be considered in the design of prevention policies to be adopted. (© The Author(s) 2021. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Faculty of Public Health. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.)
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