COVID-19 Contact Tracing Highlights Disparities: Household Size and Low-English Proficiency

Although it is known that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) disproportionately affects racial and ethnic minorities, our study characterizes the connection between COVID-19 susceptibility and both limited English proficiency (LEP) and large household size. We examined demographic and social data f...

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Autores principales: Giglio, Marisa E., Pelton, Matthew, Yang, Ae Lim, Patel, Akshilkumar, Buzzelli, Lindsay K., Schick, Jacob, Ssentongo, Anna, Tian, Zizhong, Ryan, Casey A., Razavi, Nina, Fredrick, Benjamin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers 2022
Materias:
Short Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9081049/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35557552
http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/heq.2021.0148
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Sumario:Although it is known that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) disproportionately affects racial and ethnic minorities, our study characterizes the connection between COVID-19 susceptibility and both limited English proficiency (LEP) and large household size. We examined demographic and social data for 1130 individuals who tested positive for or were exposed to COVID-19. Analysis revealed that LEP persons were 3.2 times as likely to report difficulty obtaining supplies for quarantine. Individuals in large households were 1.9 times as likely to report difficulty obtaining supplies for quarantine and 2.0 times as likely to report inability to quarantine. This study, therefore, informs interventions targeted to these populations.

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