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Socio-Demographic Factors Involved in a Low-Incidence Phase of SARS-CoV-2 Spread in Sicily, Italy

Michele BattistiCarmelo Massimo MaidaEmanuele AmodioCasuccio AlessandraVitale FrancescoMaurizio Zarcone

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Reduced riskLeadership and ManagementSocio demographicsmedia_common.quotation_subjectSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)ImmigrationHealth InformaticsoutcomesAsymptomaticArticleCensus section Outcomes SARS-CoV-2 Socio-demographic factors03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineHealth Information Managementsocio-demographic factorsMedicine030212 general & internal medicineSocial determinants of healthmedia_commonbusiness.industrySARS-CoV-2Health PolicyIncidence (epidemiology)RCensuscensus section030220 oncology & carcinogenesisMedicinemedicine.symptombusinessDemography

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Background: The present study analysed SARS-CoV-2 cases observed in Sicily and investigated social determinants that could have an impact on the virus spread. Methods: SARS-CoV-2 cases observed among Sicilian residents between the 1 February 2020 and 15 October 2020 have been included in the analyses. Age, sex, date of infection detection, residency, clinical outcomes, and exposure route have been evaluated. Each case has been linked to the census section of residency and its socio-demographic data. Results: A total of 10,114 patients (202.3 cases per 100,000 residents

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2021-07-01Healthcare
10.3390/healthcare9070867http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9070867