ArticleJournal of public health (Oxford, England)2023
Understanding the excess COVID-19 burden among immigrants in Norway.
Article in Journal of public health (Oxford, England), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 8 papers.
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- Antibiotic treatment for respiratory tract infections for migrants in Norway during the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-wide registry study.BMC primary care · 2026Observational
- Migrants' experiences as health ambassadors during the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway-a qualitative study.International journal for equity in health · 2025Article
- COVID-19 hospitalization, mortality and pre-mature mortality by a history of immigration in Ontario, Canada: a population-based cohort study.Lancet regional health. Americas · 2024Article
- Norwegian "dugnad" as a rhetorical device in public health communication during the COVID-19 pandemic. A qualitative study from immigrant's perspectives.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2024Article
- Differences in hospitalizations associated with severe COVID-19 disease among foreign- and Swedish-born.European journal of public health · 2023Article
- Disparities in the offer of COVID-19 vaccination to migrants and non-migrants in Norway: a cross sectional survey study.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Economic Migrants and Clinical Course of SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Follow-Up Study.International journal of public health · 2022Article
- COVID-19 among the Pakistani immigrant population in Northern Europe--Incidence and possible causes for infection.Journal of migration and health · 2022Article
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundWe aim to use intermarriage as a measure to disentangle the role of exposure to virus, susceptibility and care in differences in burden of COVID-19, by comparing rates of COVID-19 infections between immigrants married to a native and to another immigrant.
methodsUsing data from the Norwegian emergency preparedness, register participants (N=2 312 836) were linked with their registered partner and categorized based on own and partner's country of birth. From logistic regressions, odds ratios (OR) of COVID-19 infection (15 June 2020-01 June 2021) and related hospitalization were calculated adjusted for age, sex, municipality, medical risk, occupation, household income, education and crowded housing.
resultsImmigrants were at increased risk of COVID-19 and related hospitalization regardless of their partners being immigrant or not, but immigrants married to a Norwegian-born had lower risk than other immigrants. Compared with intramarried Norwegian-born, odds of COVID-19 infection was higher among persons in couples with one Norwegian-born and one immigrant from Europe/USA/Canada/Oceania (OR 1.42-1.46) or Africa/Asia/Latin-America (OR 1.91-2.01). Odds of infection among intramarried immigrants from Africa/Asia/Latin-America was 4.92. For hospitalization, the corresponding odds were slightly higher.
conclusionOur study suggests that the excess burden of COVID-19 among immigrants is explained by differences in exposure and care rather than susceptibility.
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