The Impact of Health Disparities on COVID-19 Outcomes: Early Findings from a High-Income Country and Two Middle-Income Countries

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dc.contributor.authorHughes, G.D.
dc.contributor.authorMbamalu, O.N.
dc.contributor.authorOkonji, C.O.
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-07T22:26:12Z
dc.date.available2021-09-07T22:26:12Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractThe SARS-CoV-2 infection, which causes the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), has affected lives, with very adverse outcomes in specific populations in the United States of America (USA), a high-income country, and two middle-income countries, Brazil and South Africa. This paper aims to discuss the relationship of race/ethnicity with COVID-19-associated factors in the three countries. The information is based on data collected from infectious disease/epidemiological centers in the USA, Brazil, and South Africa. Adverse COVID-19 outcomes have been associated with the burden of exposure and disease, linked to socioeconomic determinants, among specific ethnicities in all three countries. The prevalence of comorbidities before and the likelihood of work-related exposure in the context of COVID-19 infection puts ethnic minorities in the USA and some ethnic majorities and minorities in Brazil and South Africa at greater risk. We envisage that this work will contribute to ongoing discussions related to addressing socioeconomic determinants of health, and the need for stakeholders in various sectors to work on addressing observed health disparities for overall improvement in health and healthcare given the current pandemic.en_US
dc.identifier.citationHughes, Gail & Mbamalu, Oluchi & Okonji, Christabel & Puoane, Thandi. (2021). The Impact of Health Disparities on COVID-19 Outcomes: Early Findings from a High-Income Country and Two Middle-Income Countries. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. 10.1007/s40615-021-00999-5.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2197-3792
dc.identifier.uri10.1007/s40615-021-00999-5
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/6628
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSpringeren_US
dc.subjectCOVID-19en_US
dc.subjectComorbiditiesen_US
dc.subjectRacial/ethnic disparityen_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.subjectBrazilen_US
dc.subjectUnited States ofAmericaen_US
dc.titleThe Impact of Health Disparities on COVID-19 Outcomes: Early Findings from a High-Income Country and Two Middle-Income Countriesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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