COVID-19 infection differences among people with disabilities.
Dialogues Health
; 1: 100083, 2022 Dec.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-36785631
ABSTRACT
Purpose:
People with disabilities may be at higher risk for COVID-19 infection and death as a result of their impairments and/or medical conditions, and systemic inequities and disadvantages. People with disabilities are also a very heterogenous group, with many people with disabilities being multiply marginalized. The aim of this study was to examine differences in COVID-19 diagnosis and vaccination between people with and without disabilities, and to explore sociodemographic differences in COVID-19 diagnosis and vaccination among the disability community itself.Methods:
To do so, we analyzed secondary United States Census Bureau data from 444,422 people (52,890 adults with disabilities and 391,532 adults without disabilities) about COVID-19 diagnosis, vaccination, and sociodemographics. Frequency person-weights were applied.Results:
In this study, 19.3% of adults with disabilities were diagnosed with COVID-19 during the pandemic compared to 16.7% of adults without disabilities. People with disabilities were 1.20 times more likely to be diagnosed with COVID-19 than adults without disabilities. Among people with disabilities, the following groups were more likely to be diagnosed with COVID-19 people with cognitive disabilities; cisgender women; Black people; Hispanic people; people with some college or associate's degrees; people with employer and/or private insurance; and people who lived in larger households. There was not a significant difference in vaccination between people with and without disabilities; however, there were vaccination disparities among the disability community.Conclusions:
Many of the people with disabilities who were more likely to face health care disparities prior to the pandemic were also more likely to be diagnosed with COVID-19 during the pandemic.
ADHD, Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; CDC, Center for Disease Control; CI, Confidence interval; DV, Dependent variable; IDD, Intellectual and developmental disabilities; IRB, Institutional Review Board; IV, Independent variable; LGBTQ, Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer; OR, Odds ratio; SARS-CoV-2; disabled persons; pandemics
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2022
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