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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022

COVID-19 Incidence and Death Rates in the Southern Region of the United States: A Racial and Ethnic Association.

Luma Akil, Yalanda M Barner, Anamika Bisht, Ebele Okoye, Hafiz Anwar Ahmad

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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Luma AkilDepartment of Behavioral and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, College of Health Science, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS 39217, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5267-8636
Yalanda M BarnerDepartment of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, College of Health Science, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS 39217, USA.
Anamika BishtDepartment of Behavioral and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, College of Health Science, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS 39217, USA.
Ebele OkoyeDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, College of Health Science, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS 39217, USA.
Hafiz Anwar AhmadDepartment of Biology, College of Science, Engineering, and Technology, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS 39217, USA.

Funding

Strengthening the Biomedical Data Science Training Program at Jackson State UniversityU54MD015929 · NIMHD · JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY · PI PAYTON, MARINELLE · 2020 to 2024
$12.1M
NIMHD NIH HHS 1U54MD015929-01NIMHD NIH HHS U54 MD015929
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The SARS-CoV-2 virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread worldwide, with over half a billion cases linked to over 6 million deaths globally. COVID-19 has impacted populations unequally based on income, age, race, sex, and geographical location. This study aimed to characterize COVID-19 incidence and death rate trends in six states of the southern region of the USA and to understand the demographic and racial differences in its incidence and death rates. Data for the study were collected from the COVID-19 Data tracker of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for the following southern states: Alabama (AL), Florida (FL), Georgia (GA), Louisiana (LA), Mississippi (MS), and Tennessee (TN). The results showed a significant geographical variation in the COVID-19 cases and related deaths. Significant variations in COVID-19 cases and death rates were observed among different races and ethnic groups. The highest number of COVID-19 cases were observed among the Hispanic and Black populations, and the highest death rates were found among non-Hispanic Blacks and Whites. The southern states included in this paper showed a high number of COVID-19 cases and high death rates during the study period. These increased rates may result from the low socioeconomic status and large minority populations.

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COVID-19EthnicityHealth Status DisparitiesHumansIncidencePandemicsSARS-CoV-2United StatesCOVID-19health disparitiesminority populationsocioeconomicsouthern USA

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PMID36360871
PMCPMC9657288

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