First year of COVID-19 in Brazil: Factors associated with the spread of COVID-19 in small and large cities

Alexandre Augusto de Paula da Silva, Rodrigo Siqueira Reis, Franciele Iachecen, Fábio Duarte, Cristina Pellegrino Baena and Adriano Akira Ferreira Hino

PLOS ONE, 2024, vol. 19, issue 6, 1-14

Abstract: Aim: To test the association between sociodemographic and social characteristics with COVID-19 cases and deaths in small and large Brazilian cities. Methods: This ecological study included COVID-19 data available in State Health Secretaries (managed by brasil.io API) and three national databases (IBGE, DATASUS and Embrapa). Temporal spread of COVID-19 in Brazil during the first year considered as outcome: a) days until 1st case in each city since 1st in the country; b) days until 1,000 cases/100,000 inhabitants since 1st case in each city; c) days until 1st death until 50 deaths/100,000 inhabitants. Covariates included geographic region, city social and environmental characteristics, housing conditions, job characteristics, socioeconomic and inequalities characteristics, and health services and coverage. The analysis were stratified by city size into small (

Date: 2024
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