COVID-19 mortality in women and men in sub-Saharan Africa: a cross-sectional study

Introduction Since sex-based biological and gender factors influence COVID-19 mortality, we wanted to investigate the difference in mortality rates between women and men in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).Method We included 69 580 cases of COVID-19, stratified by sex (men: n=43 071; women: n=26 509) and ag...

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Main Authors: Claire Somerville, Isotta Triulzi, Giuseppe Turchetti, Benido Impouma, Olivia Keiser, Jyoti Dalal, Ananthu James, Benedict Nguimbis, Gabriela Guizzo Dri, Akarsh Venkatasubramanian, Lucie Noubi Tchoupopnou Royd, Sara Botero Mesa, Beat Stoll, Jessica Lee Abbate, Franck Mboussou, Flávio Codeço Coelho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2021-11-01
Series:BMJ Global Health
Online Access:https://gh.bmj.com/content/6/11/e007225.full
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