TY - JOUR
T1 - Disparities in SARS-CoV-2 Testing for Hispanic/Latino Populations
T2 - An Analysis of State-Published Demographic Data
AU - Pond, Emily N.
AU - Rutkow, Lainie
AU - Blauer, Beth
AU - Aliseda Alonso, Angel
AU - Bertran De Lis, Sara
AU - Nuzzo, Jennifer B.
N1 - Funding Information:
Work at the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center is supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Stavros Niarchos Foundation.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. All rights reserved.
PY - 2022/7/1
Y1 - 2022/7/1
N2 - Racial and ethnic minorities in the United States have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, experiencing increased risk of infection, hospitalization, and death. In this study, we sought to examine race- and ethnicity-based differences in SARS-CoV-2 testing. We used publicly available US state dashboards to extract demographic data for COVID-19 cases and tests. Poisson regression models were used to model the effect of race and ethnicity on the number of SARS-CoV-2 tests performed per case. In total, just 8 states reported testing data by race and ethnicity. In regression models, race and ethnicity was a significant predictor of testing rate per case. In all states, Hispanic/Latino patients had a significantly lower testing rate than their non-Hispanic/Latino counterparts, with an incident rate ratio varying from 0.45 to 0.81, depending on the state and referent race category. These results suggest disparities in testing access among Hispanic/Latino individuals, who are already at a disproportionate risk for infection and severe outcomes.
AB - Racial and ethnic minorities in the United States have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, experiencing increased risk of infection, hospitalization, and death. In this study, we sought to examine race- and ethnicity-based differences in SARS-CoV-2 testing. We used publicly available US state dashboards to extract demographic data for COVID-19 cases and tests. Poisson regression models were used to model the effect of race and ethnicity on the number of SARS-CoV-2 tests performed per case. In total, just 8 states reported testing data by race and ethnicity. In regression models, race and ethnicity was a significant predictor of testing rate per case. In all states, Hispanic/Latino patients had a significantly lower testing rate than their non-Hispanic/Latino counterparts, with an incident rate ratio varying from 0.45 to 0.81, depending on the state and referent race category. These results suggest disparities in testing access among Hispanic/Latino individuals, who are already at a disproportionate risk for infection and severe outcomes.
KW - COVID-19 diagnostic testing
KW - pandemic response
KW - racial and ethnic disparities
KW - testing infrastructure
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U2 - 10.1097/PHH.0000000000001510
DO - 10.1097/PHH.0000000000001510
M3 - Article
C2 - 35149661
AN - SCOPUS:85131107652
SN - 1078-4659
VL - 28
SP - 330
EP - 333
JO - Journal of Public Health Management and Practice
JF - Journal of Public Health Management and Practice
IS - 4
ER -