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Health inequities in COVID-19: insights from Rio de Janeiro's marginalised communities

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Despite the global impact of COVID-19, there has been a lack of research focusing on the most vulnerable communities worldwide, which have been disproportionately affected both by the disease's burden and its economic consequences.1 In Brazil, approximately 8% of the population, or 16 million people, live in slums, mostly located in major cities and with a large population working in the informal sector.2 In this issue of The Lancet Health—Regional Americas, Coelho et al.3 and Azambuja et al.4 investigated COVID-19 household transmission and risk factors for long COVID, respectively, in some of Rio de Janeiro's marginalised communities.

Source: The Lancet Regional Health - Americas

DOI: 10.1016/j.lana.2024.100869

Authors: Thiago Cerqueira-Silva, Julia M. Pescarini

Institutions: London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz

Language: English

Topic: COVID-19 epidemiological studies

Subfield: Modeling and Simulation

Field: Mathematics

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Reduced inequalities, Good health and well-being, Sustainable cities and communities

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $4,000