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Progression of COVID-19 Among Black Pregnant Women: Population-Based Study

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  • Gustavo Gonçalves dos Santos
  • Luis Henrique de Andrade
  • Mônica Aparecida de Paula de Sordi
  • Hélio Rubens de Carvalho Nunes
  • Cristina Maria Garcia de Lima Parada

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the evolution of COVID-19 related to race/skin color among Brazilian pregnant women registered on the Sistema de Informação de Vigilância da Gripe (SIVEP Gripe). This is a population-based study, based on the data from SIVEP Gripe, with data collected at two time points, August 2020 and February 2021. From the complete database (575,935 cases on August 8, 2020 and 1,048,576 cases on January 2, 2021), the weeks 13 to 32 (563,851 cases) and 33 to 53 (469,241 cases) were selected. We selected cases of pregnant women with white, brown and black skin color and final evolution (1,884 and 1,286 cases). The final sample (939 and 858 cases) was defined by including participants who had all the targeted information recorded. The outcome variables were hospitalization, Intensive Care Unit (ICU) admission and COVID-19 deaths. The present study identified that there was a drop of approximately two-thirds in the proportion of pregnant women who required ICU care or died, when comparing the first and second periods. In the second period, black pregnant women had approximately five times higher risk of death compared to white and brown women.

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  • Gustavo Gonçalves dos Santos & Luis Henrique de Andrade & Mônica Aparecida de Paula de Sordi & Hélio Rubens de Carvalho Nunes & Cristina Maria Garcia de Lima Parada, 2022. "Progression of COVID-19 Among Black Pregnant Women: Population-Based Study," Clinical Nursing Research, , vol. 31(4), pages 733-746, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:clnure:v:31:y:2022:i:4:p:733-746
    DOI: 10.1177/10547738221078899
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