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Early pandemic evaluation and enhanced surveillance of COVID-19 (EAVE II): additional analysis of ethnic inequalities
Safe People
Organisation name
University of Glasgow
Organisation sector
Academic Institute
Applicant name(s)
Vittal Katikireddi
Safe Projects
Project ID
eDRIS-2021-0115
Lay summary
Evidence from previous pandemics, and the current COVID-19 pandemic, has found that risk of infection/severity of disease is disproportionately higher for ethnic minority groups, and those in lower socioeconomic positions. It is imperative that interventions to prevent the spread of COVID-19 are targeted towards high-risk populations. We will investigate the associations between social characteristics (such as ethnicity, occupation and socioeconomic position) and COVID-19 outcomes and the extent to which characteristics/risk factors might explain observed relationships in Scotland. The primary objective of this study is to describe the epidemiology of COVID-19 by social factors. Secondary objectives are to (1) examine receipt of treatment and prevention of COVID-19 by social factors; (2) quantify ethnic/social differences in adverse COVID-19 outcomes; (3) explore potential mediators of relationships between social factors and SARS-CoV-2 infection/COVID-19 prognosis; (4) examine whether occupational COVID-19 differences differ by other social factors and (5) assess quality of ethnicity coding within National Health Service datasets.
Latest approval date
05/10/2020
Safe Data
Dataset(s) name
NRS Census Data
Albasoft
COVID19 test
NHS24
SICSAG (Scottish Intensive Care Society Audit Group)
Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS)
CHI database
COVID19 Vaccination
Safe Setting
Access type
TRE
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