Socioeconomic inequalities in COVID-19 infection and vaccine uptake among children and adolescents in Catalonia, Spain: a population-based cohort study
Children and adolescents living in deprived areas were at higher risk of COVID-19 non-vaccination. Socioeconomic disparities in COVID-19 infection were also evident before vaccine rollout, with a higher infection risk in deprived areas across age groups. Our findings suggest that changes in the association between deprivation and infections among children after the vaccine rollout were likely due to testing disparities.
Authors
- Berta Raventós (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4668-2970)
- Clara Prats (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1398-7559)
- Antoni Soriano‐Arandes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9613-7228)
- Irene López-Sánchez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-5658-8945)
- Aida Perramon‐Malavez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6057-5127)
- Talita Duarte‐Salles (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8274-0357)
- Elena Roel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1964-3546)
Institutions
- Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ES)
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra (ES)
- Erasmus MC (NL)
- Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (ES)
- Agència de Salut Pública de Catalunya (ES)
- Vall d'Hebron Hospital Universitari (ES)
- Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Atenció Primària Jordi Gol (ES)
- Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Pediatrics
- Published
- 2024-11-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2024.1466884
- Primary Topic
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Institut Català de la Salut