Gender/Sex Disparities in the COVID-19 Cascade From Testing to Mortality: An Intersectional Analysis of Swiss Surveillance Data
International Journal of Public Health,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
69
Опубликована: Май 21, 2024
Objectives:
This
study
investigates
gender
and
sex
disparities
in
COVID-19
epidemiology
the
Canton
of
Vaud,
Switzerland,
focusing
on
interplay
with
socioeconomic
position
(SEP)
age.
Methods:
We
analyzed
surveillance
data
from
March
2020
to
June
2021,
using
an
intersectional
approach.
Negative
binomial
regression
models
assessed
between
women
men,
across
SEP
quintiles
age
groups,
testing,
positivity,
hospitalizations,
ICU
admissions,
mortality
(Incidence
Rate
Ratios
[IRR],
95%
Confidence
Intervals
[CI]).
Results:
Women
had
higher
testing
positivity
rates
than
while
men
experienced
more
deaths.
The
under
50
was
mitigated
when
accounting
for
their
rates.
Within
quintiles,
gender/sex
differences
were
not
significant.
In
lowest
quintile,
women’s
risk
68%
lower
(Q1:
IRR
0.32,
CI
0.20–0.52),
decreasing
increasing
(Q5:
0.66,
0.41–1.06).
Conclusion:
Our
findings
underscore
complex
epidemiological
patterns
COVID-19,
shaped
by
interactions
gender/sex,
SEP,
age,
highlighting
need
perspectives
both
research
public
health
strategy
development.
Язык: Английский
Gender/Sex Disparities in the COVID-19 Cascade from Testing to Mortality: An Intersectional Analysis of Swiss Surveillance Data
medRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Фев. 17, 2024
ABSTRACT
Objectives
This
study
investigates
gender
and
sex
disparities
in
COVID-19
epidemiology
the
Canton
of
Vaud,
Switzerland,
focusing
on
interplay
with
socioeconomic
position
(SEP)
age.
Methods
We
analyzed
surveillance
data
from
March
2020
to
June
2021,
using
an
intersectional
approach.
Negative
binomial
regression
models
assessed
between
women
men,
across
SEP
quintiles
age
groups,
testing,
positivity,
hospitalizations,
ICU
admissions,
mortality
(Incidence
Rate
Ratios
[IRR],
95%
Confidence
Intervals
[CI]).
Results
Women
had
higher
testing
positivity
rates
than
while
men
experienced
more
deaths.
The
under
50
was
mitigated
when
accounting
for
their
rates.
Within
quintiles,
gender/sex
differences
were
not
significant.
In
lowest
quintile,
women’s
risk
68%
lower
(Q1:
IRR
0.32,
CI
0.20-0.52),
decreasing
increasing
(Q5:
0.66,
0.41-1.06).
Conclusion
Our
findings
underscore
complex
epidemiological
patterns
COVID-19,
shaped
by
interactions
gender/sex,
SEP,
age,
highlighting
need
perspectives
both
research
public
health
strategy
development.
Язык: Английский