González-González César, Orozco-Rocha Karina, Samper-Ternent Rafael, Wong Rebeca
Universidad de Colima, México.
The University of Texas Medical Branch, USA.
Papeles Poblac. 2021;27(107):141-165. doi: 10.22185/24487147.2021.107.06. Epub 2021 Apr 13.
The objective of this manuscript is to analyze the socioeconomic and family characteristics of 50 years and older population who are at high risk of testing positive for Covid-19, being hospitalized or intubated in Mexico. We used two sources of information, the database of the Ministry of Health on Covid-19 and the Mexican Health and Aging Study in Mexico, in the first, regression models are estimated to calculate the risk and they are applied in the second to analyze socioeconomic and family vulnerabilities. Results show that gender and age are strong predictors of high risk. Those with less schooling, those who work without having a place, those who perceive their economic situation as fair or bad, as well as those who live in single-person households, receive financial and non-financial help from their children are presented as a highly vulnerable group to Covid-19 and its repercussions. It is necessary to develop strategies and support aimed to minimize the impacts of events such as the pandemic, ensure access to quality and timely health services, an economic income in accordance with the needs, and maintaining the standards of well-being of older adults.
本手稿的目的是分析墨西哥50岁及以上人群的社会经济和家庭特征,这些人群感染新冠病毒、住院或插管的风险较高。我们使用了两个信息来源,一个是卫生部关于新冠病毒的数据库,另一个是墨西哥健康与老龄化研究。在第一个数据库中,我们估计了回归模型以计算风险,并将其应用于第二个数据库,以分析社会经济和家庭脆弱性。结果表明,性别和年龄是高风险的有力预测因素。受教育程度较低、工作无固定场所、认为自己经济状况一般或较差的人群,以及独居、接受子女经济和非经济帮助的人群,被视为感染新冠病毒及其后果的高脆弱群体。有必要制定战略和提供支持,以尽量减少疫情等事件的影响,确保获得优质及时的医疗服务、符合需求的经济收入,并维持老年人的幸福标准。