Racial disparities in children tested for SARS-CoV-2 at pediatric emergency departments: A prospective cohort study
Racial disparities exist in SARS-CoV-2 test positivity and outcomes among Canadian children seeking emergency care. A better understanding of the factors contributing to these differences is needed to promote equitable health across the population.
Authors
- Naveen Poonai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1540-0413)
- Gabrielle Freire
- Anne Moffatt
- Simon Berthelot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0372-0586)
- Roger Zemek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7807-2459)
- April Kam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9977-0966)
- Bruce Wright (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5056-9356)
- Darcy Beer
- Marina I. Salvadori (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5371-6510)
- Vikram Sabhaney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9460-2998)
- Richard Webster (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7682-8993)
- Lianne McLean (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7454-5703)
- Jocelyn Gravel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5901-4990)
- Brett Burstein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1107-9514)
- Stephen B. Freedman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2319-6192)
- Jason G. Emsley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9672-6329)
- Kathleen Winston
- Robert S. Porter
Institutions
- Dalhousie University (CA)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- University of Calgary (CA)
- Public Health Agency of Canada (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CA)
- Izaak Walton Killam Health Centre (CA)
- London Health Sciences Centre (CA)
- Hospital for Sick Children (CA)
- Janeway Children's Health and Rehabilitation Centre (CA)
- McGill University Health Centre (CA)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine (CA)
- Nova Scotia Health Authority (CA)
- University of Saskatchewan (CA)
- Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba (CA)
- Women and Children’s Health Research Institute (CA)
- Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (CA)
- BC Children's Hospital (CA)
- Kingston Health Sciences Centre (CA)
- Université Laval (CA)
- McGill University (CA)
- McMaster University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Paediatrics & Child Health
- Published
- 2025-06-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/pch/pxaf058
- Primary Topic
- Respiratory viral infections research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research