Prevalence of Covid-19 sequelae in the National Health and Nutrition Survey 2020
Objective. To estimate the prevalence of Covid-19 sequelae and its association with sociodemographic and medical care characteristics. Materials and methods. Mexican adults that experienced Covid-19 symptoms and were seropositive to the N-protein of Sars-CoV-2 in the Ensanut 2020 responded to a ques...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública
2021-10-01
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Series: | Salud Pública de México |
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Online Access: | https://www.saludpublica.mx/index.php/spm/article/view/13269 |
Summary: | Objective. To estimate the prevalence of Covid-19 sequelae and its association with sociodemographic and medical care characteristics. Materials and methods. Mexican adults that experienced Covid-19 symptoms and were seropositive to the N-protein of Sars-CoV-2 in the Ensanut 2020 responded to a question regarding sequelae. Associations were estimated using Poisson regression. Results. The prevalence of sequelae was 15.7%, being higher for people with higher education and who were hospitalized or treated at an emergency room during the acute Covid-19 phase. Conclusions. Self-reported sequelae associated to Covid-19 was frequent. Covid-19 sequelae could represent an important challenge for the health system and the Mexican society. |
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ISSN: | 0036-3634 |