Non-communicable diseases, sociodemographic vulnerability and the risk of mortality in hospitalised children and adolescents with COVID-19 in Brazil: a cross-sectional observational study

• Published in: BMJ open Vol. 11; no. 9; p. e050724
• Main Authors: Sousa, Braian Lucas Aguiar, Brentani, Alexandra, Costa Ribeiro, Cecilia Claudia, Dolhnikoff, Marisa, Grisi, Sandra Josefina Ferraz Ellero, Ferrer, Ana Paula Scoleze, Ferraro, Alexandre Archanjo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London British Medical Journal Publishing Group 06.09.2021; BMJ Publishing Group LTD; BMJ Publishing Group
• Series: Original research
• Subjects: Child mortality; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; epidemiology; Ethnicity; Mortality; Observational studies; paediatric infectious disease & immunisation; Paediatrics; Pediatrics; Sociodemographics; Socioeconomic factors; Teenagers; Brazil

ObjectivesTo analyse how previous comorbidities, ethnicity, regionality and socioeconomic development are associated with COVID-19 mortality in hospitalised children and adolescents.DesignCross-sectional observational study using publicly available data from the Brazilian Ministry of Health.SettingN...