Socio-economic inequalities in all-cause mortality during the COVID-19 period in north-western Tanzania, 2018–2021
Despite the overall mortality decline during the pandemic, we observed an increased risk of mortality among vulnerable subgroups (aged < 5 years and > 60 years) in the population. This highlights the need to take into account vulnerable subpopulations when addressing major public health issues in communities.
Authors
- Coleman Kishamawe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0670-9841)
- Milly Marston (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8970-2081)
- Ties Boerma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9922-495X)
- Sophia Kagoye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5722-8928)
- Jacqueline Materu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5678-8285)
- Chodziwadziwa Kabudula (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5867-0336)
- Eveline T. Konje (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6876-3483)
- Jim Todd (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5918-4914)
- Jean Juste Harrisson Bashingwa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1433-4397)
- Charles Mangya
- Mark Urassa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6756-9742)
Institutions
- Manitoba Health (CA)
- University of the Witwatersrand (ZA)
- Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences (TZ)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Agincourt Health and Socio-Demographic Surveillance System (ZA)
- National Institute for Medical Research (TZ)
- University of Manitoba (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Population Health Metrics
- Published
- 2025-07-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12963-025-00390-0
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
- South African Medical Research Council
- University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
- Canada Research Chairs
- Global Affairs Canada
- Medical Research Council