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Cohort Profile: Real-Time Insights of COVID-19 in India (RTI COVID-India).
Banerjee, Joyita; Petrosyan, Sarah; Rao, Abhijith R; Jacob, Steffi; Khobragade, Pranali Yogiraj; Weerman, Bas; Chien, Sandy; Angrisani, Marco; Agarwal, Arunika; Madan, Nirupam; Sethi, Tanya; Dey, Sharmistha; Schaner, Simone; Bloom, David E; Lee, Jinkook; Dey, A B.
  • Banerjee J; Venu Geriatric Care Centre, Venu Charitable Society, Sheikh Sarai, New Delhi, 110017, India.
  • Petrosyan S; Centre for Economic and Social Research, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, USA.
  • Rao AR; Department of Medical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India.
  • Jacob S; Venu Geriatric Care Centre, Venu Charitable Society, Sheikh Sarai, New Delhi, 110017, India.
  • Khobragade PY; Centre for Economic and Social Research, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, USA.
  • Weerman B; Centre for Economic and Social Research, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, USA.
  • Chien S; Centre for Economic and Social Research, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, USA.
  • Angrisani M; Centre for Economic and Social Research, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, USA.
  • Agarwal A; Department of Global Health and Population Research, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
  • Madan N; Department of Hospital Administration, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 110029, India.
  • Sethi T; Centre for Economic and Social Research, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, USA.
  • Dey S; Department of Biophysics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
  • Schaner S; Centre for Economic and Social Research, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, USA.
  • Bloom DE; Department of Economics, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, USA.
  • Lee J; Department of Global Health and Population Research, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
  • Dey AB; Centre for Economic and Social Research, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, USA.
BMC Public Health ; 23(1): 292, 2023 02 09.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2227901
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

The coronavirus disease (COVID) pandemic caused disruption globally and was particularly distressing in low- and middle-income countries such as India. This study aimed to provide population representative estimates of COVID-related outcomes in India over time and characterize how COVID-related changes and impacts differ by key socioeconomic groups across the life course.

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The sample was leveraged from an existing nationally representative study on cognition and dementia in India Harmonized Diagnostic Assessment of Dementia for the Longitudinal Aging Study in India (LASI-DAD). The wave-1 of LASI-DAD enrolled 4096 older adults aged 60 years and older in 3316 households from 18 states and union territories of India. Out of the 3316 LASI-DAD households, 2704 with valid phone numbers were contacted and invited to participate in the Real-Time Insights COVID-19 in India (RTI COVID-India) study. RTI COVID-India was a bi-monthly phone survey that provided insight into the individual's knowledge, attitudes, and behaviour towards COVID-19 and changes in the household's economic and health conditions throughout the pandemic. The survey was started in May 2020 and 9 rounds of data have been collected. FINDINGS TILL DATE Out of the 2704 LASI-DAD households with valid phone numbers, 1766 households participated in the RTI COVID-India survey at least once. Participants were in the age range of 18-102 years, 49% were female, 66% resided in rural area. Across all rounds, there was a higher report of infection among respondents aged 60-69 years. There was a greater prevalence of COVID-19 diagnosis reported in urban (23.0%) compared to rural areas (9.8%). Respondents with higher education had a greater prevalence of COVID-19 diagnosis compared to those with lower or no formal education. Highest prevalence of COVID-19 diagnosis was reported from high economic status compared to middle and low economic status households. Comparing education gradients in experiencing COVID-19 symptoms and being diagnosed, we observe an opposite pattern respondents with no formal schooling reported the highest level of experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, whereas the greatest proportion of the respondents with secondary school or higher education reported being diagnosed with COVID-19. FUTURE PLANS The study group will analyse the data collected showing the real-time changes throughout the pandemic and will make the data widely available for researchers to conduct further studies.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Dementia / COVID-19 Type of study: Cohort study / Diagnostic study / Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged / Young adult Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: BMC Public Health Journal subject: Public Health Year: 2023 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S12889-023-15084-1

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Dementia / COVID-19 Type of study: Cohort study / Diagnostic study / Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged / Young adult Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: BMC Public Health Journal subject: Public Health Year: 2023 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S12889-023-15084-1