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Epidemiology of COVID-19 in Individuals under 18 Years Old in Cartagena, Colombia: An Ecological Study of the First 14 Months of the Pandemic

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dc.contributor.author Loyola Sosa, Steev Orlando
dc.contributor.author Cano-Pérez, E.
dc.contributor.author Torres-Pacheco, J.
dc.contributor.author Malambo-Garcia, D.
dc.contributor.author Gomez, R.
dc.contributor.author Gomez-Camargo, D.
dc.date.accessioned 2022-08-15T20:11:11Z
dc.date.available 2022-08-15T20:11:11Z
dc.date.issued 2022
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/12067
dc.description.abstract The epidemiology of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been scarcely described in individuals under 18 years old, particularly during the first months of the pandemic. The study aimed to describe the COVID-19 epidemiology in the Colombian department of Bolívar from March 2020 to April 2021 among individuals under 18 years. Furthermore, we explored whether the use of data generated by a Bolívar reference laboratory captures the departmental epidemiology. Two information sources were used; the national COVID-19 surveillance system and the Bolívar COVID-19 reference laboratory. In using a population-based ecological approach and information from confirmed symptomatic cases, epidemic curves and heat maps were constructed to assess the COVID-19 dynamics and patterns by sex, age, and residence (Cartagena vs. 45 other municipalities). The COVID-19 incidence was comparable between males and females but varied by age group, being higher in children aged 10 years and older. Cartagena had a significantly higher number of cases and experienced early epidemic peaks. Our analyses suggest that information generated by the reference laboratory does not capture the COVID-19 departmental epidemiology, despite conducting population-based surveillance across Bolívar. The study provides a retrospective characterization of the COVID-19 epidemiology in an understudied population and information that may be useful for future evidence-based responses. en_US
dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher MDPI
dc.relation.ispartofseries Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
dc.subject Article en_US
dc.subject comparative study en_US
dc.subject controlled study en_US
dc.subject coronavirus disease 2019 en_US
dc.subject COVID-19 en_US
dc.subject female en_US
dc.subject human en_US
dc.subject major clinical study en_US
dc.subject male en_US
dc.subject adolescent en_US
dc.subject pandemic en_US
dc.subject child en_US
dc.subject incidence en_US
dc.subject SARS-CoV-2 en_US
dc.subject Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 en_US
dc.subject disease surveillance en_US
dc.subject seasonal variation en_US
dc.subject Colombia en_US
dc.subject clinical assessment en_US
dc.subject groups by age en_US
dc.subject cumulative incidence en_US
dc.subject epidemic curve en_US
dc.title Epidemiology of COVID-19 in Individuals under 18 Years Old in Cartagena, Colombia: An Ecological Study of the First 14 Months of the Pandemic en_US
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed7060107
dc.subject.ocde https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.03.06
dc.subject.ocde https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.03.08
dc.relation.issn 2414-6366


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