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Salud Pública de México
Print version ISSN 0036-3634
Abstract
VIDANA-PEREZ, Dèsirée et al. Prevalence of Covid-19 sequelae in the National Health and Nutrition Survey 2020. Salud pública Méx [online]. 2021, vol.63, n.6, pp.799-802. Epub Feb 27, 2023. ISSN 0036-3634. https://doi.org/10.21149/13269.
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.
Keywords : sequelae; Covid-19; national prevalence.
