Open AccessPrevalence of Covid-19 sequelae in the National Health and Nutrition Survey 2020
Author(s) -
Dèsirée Vidaña-Pérez,
Nancy López-Olmedo,
Romina González-Morales,
Teresa ShamahLevy,
Tonatiuh BarrientosGutiérrez
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
salud pública de méxico/salud pública de méxico
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.668
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1606-7916
pISSN - 0036-3634
DOI - 10.21149/13269
Subject(s) - covid-19 , poisson regression , medicine , environmental health , pediatrics , virology , disease , population , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty)
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.