Neighbourhood-level socio-demographic characteristics and risk of COVID-19 incidence and mortality in Ontario, Canada: A population-based study

ObjectivesWe aimed to estimate associations between COVID-19 incidence and mortality with neighbourhood-level immigration, race, housing, and socio-economic characteristics.MethodsWe conducted a population-based study of 28,808 COVID-19 cases in the provincial reportable infectious disease surveilla...

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Published in:PloS one 2022-01, Vol.17 (10), p.e0276507
Main Authors: Trevor van Ingen, Kevin A Brown, Sarah A Buchan, Samantha Akingbola, Nick Daneman, Christine M Warren, Brendan T Smith
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Language:English
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Summary:ObjectivesWe aimed to estimate associations between COVID-19 incidence and mortality with neighbourhood-level immigration, race, housing, and socio-economic characteristics.MethodsWe conducted a population-based study of 28,808 COVID-19 cases in the provincial reportable infectious disease surveillance systems (Public Health Case and Contact Management System) which includes all known COVID-19 infections and deaths from Ontario, Canada reported between January 23, 2020 and July 28, 2020. Residents of congregate settings, Indigenous communities living on reserves or small neighbourhoods with populations
ISSN:1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0276507