First year of COVID-19 in Brazil: Factors associated with the spread of COVID-19 in small and large cities
Alexandre Augusto de Paula da Silva,
Rodrigo Siqueira Reis,
Franciele Iachecen
et al.
Abstract:Aim
To test the association between sociodemographic and social characteristics with COVID-19 cases and deaths in small and large Brazilian cities.
Methods
This ecological study included COVID-19 data available in State Health Secretaries (managed by brasil.io API) and three national databases (IBGE, DATASUS and Embrapa). Temporal spread of COVID-19 in Brazil during the first year considered as outcome: a) days until 1st case in each city since 1st in the country; b) days until 1,000 cases/100,000 inhabitant… Show more
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