Covid-19 hospital mortality using spatial hierarchical models: cohort design with 74,994 registers.
Francisco Chiaravalotti NetoPatricia Marques Moralejo BermudiBreno Souza de AguiarMarcelo Antunes FaillaLigia Vizeu BarrozoTatiana Natasha ToporcovPublished in: Revista de saude publica (2023)
Other than sex and age differences, geographic income inequality was the main factor responsible for the spatial differences in the risk of covid-19 hospital mortality. Investing in public policies to reduce socioeconomic inequities, infection prevention, and other intersectoral measures should focus on lower per capita income, to control covid-19 hospital mortality.