Long COVID in the context of social determinants of health

Nada Lukkahatai; Tamar Rodney; Catherine Ling; Brittany Daniel; Hae-Ra Han; Hae-Ra Han

doi:10.3389/fpubh.2023.1098443

Frontiers in Public Health (Mar 2023)

Long COVID in the context of social determinants of health

Nada Lukkahatai,
Tamar Rodney,
Catherine Ling,
Brittany Daniel,
Hae-Ra Han,
Hae-Ra Han

Affiliations

Nada Lukkahatai: School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States
Tamar Rodney: School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States
Catherine Ling: School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States
Brittany Daniel: School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States
Hae-Ra Han: School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States
Hae-Ra Han: Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1098443
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11

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The COVID-19 pandemic has been a challenge for the public health system and has highlighted health disparities. COVID-19 vaccines have effectively protected against infection and severe disease, but some patients continue to suffer from symptoms after their condition is resolved. These post-acute sequelae, or long COVID, continues to disproportionately affect some patients based on their social determinants of health (SDOH). This paper uses the World Health Organization's (WHO) SDOH conceptual framework to explore how SDOH influences long COVID outcomes.

Published in Frontiers in Public Health

ISSN: 2296-2565 (Online)
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Public aspects of medicine
Website: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health

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