Systematic review of socioeconomic factors and COVID-19 in children and adolescents

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AIM: To systematically review the evidence on Covid-19 infection risk, severity and vaccination uptake among children and adolescents by socioeconomic status.

METHODS: We conducted a systematic literature review, using the PubMed database. We searched for articles published from January 2020 to January 2022 using "MeSH" words and titles. The key terms were "COVID", "social status", "socioeconomic factor" and "children". We also searched secondary sources such as published reports and other databases.

RESULTS: The search identified 15 relevant articles and reports. This review shows that children of lower socioeconomic status have a higher risk of COVID-19 infection and a higher risk of being hospitalised. Mortality in a global setting was also higher in children with low socioeconomic status, though not observed in high-resourced countries. These children are also less likely to be vaccinated against the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

CONCLUSIONS: The higher risk of COVID-19 infection and hospitalisation and lower vaccination coverage in children and adolescents from lower socioeconomic backgrounds demonstrate health disparities also in young age. These disparities should inform health authorities in planning for future pandemics.

Errataetall:

ErratumIn: Acta Paediatr. 2024 Mar 25;:. - PMID 38525534

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:113

Enthalten in:

Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) - 113(2024), 3 vom: 09. März, Seite 384-393

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sahli, Sarah [VerfasserIn]
Størdal, Ketil [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Adolescents
Children
Coronavirus
Journal Article
Review
SARS-CoV-2
Socioeconomic factors
Systematic Review

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Date Completed 14.02.2024

Date Revised 25.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

ErratumIn: Acta Paediatr. 2024 Mar 25;:. - PMID 38525534

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/apa.17091

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM366842005