COVID-19 mortality in women and men in sub-Saharan Africa: a cross-sectional study.
Jyoti DalalIsotta TriulziAnanthu JamesBenedict NguimbisGabriela Guizzo DriAkarsh VenkatasubramanianLucie Noubi Tchoupopnou RoydSara Botero MesaClaire SomervilleGiuseppe TurchettiBeat StollJessica Lee AbbateFranck MboussouBenido ImpoumaOlivia KeiserFlávio Codeço CoelhoPublished in: BMJ global health (2021)
Sex and age are important predictors of COVID-19 mortality globally. Countries should prioritise the collection and use of sex-disaggregated data so as to design public health interventions and ensure that policies promote a gender-sensitive public health response.
Keyphrases
- public health
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- cardiovascular events
- risk factors
- physical activity
- global health
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- mental health
- electronic health record
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- big data
- cardiovascular disease
- coronary artery disease
- machine learning
- type diabetes
- middle aged
- metabolic syndrome