Higher risk of death from COVID-19 in low-income and non-White populations of São Paulo, Brazil.
Sabrina L LiRafael Henrique Moraes PereiraCarlos Augusto Prete JuniorAlexander Eugene ZarebskiLucas EmanuelPedro J H AlvesPedro S PeixotoCarlos K V BragaAndreza Aruska de Souza-SantosWilliam Marciel de SouzaRogerio J BarbosaLewis Fletcher BussAlfredo MendroneCesar de Almeida NetoSuzete Cleusa FerreiraNanci A SallesIzabel Oliva Marcílio de SouzaChieh-Hsi WuNelson GouveiaVítor Heloiz NascimentoEster Cerdeira SabinoNuno Rodrigues FariaJane P MessinaPublished in: BMJ global health (2021)
Low-income and Black and Pardo communities are more likely to die with COVID-19. This is associated with differential access to quality healthcare, ability to self-isolate and the higher prevalence of comorbidities.