Incidence and severe outcomes from COVID-19 among immigrant and minority ethnic groups and among groups of different socio-economic status: A systematic review

• Main Authors: Vist, Gunn Elisabeth, Arentz-Hansen, Eva Helene, Vedøy, Tord Finne, Spilker, Ragnhild Anne Caroline Storste, Hafstad, Elisabet Vivianne, Giske, Liv
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Division for Health Services 2021
• Subjects: Emigrants and Immigrants; Ethnic Groups; Minority Groups; Socioeconomic Factors; Denmark; Finland; Iceland; Norway; Sweden; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; Prevalence; Severity of Illness Index; Hospitalization; Mortality; Systematic Review; Prevalens; Etniske grupper; Sykehusinnleggelse; De nordiske land; Skandinavia; Innvandrere; Sosioøkonomisk status; Systematisk oversikt; New Zealand; Prisma; Utfall
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2754026

Executive summary (English) Background: The current COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the whole world, including the population of Norway. There have been reports that belonging to certain minority ethnic groups and groups of low socio-economic status may increase the risk of infection and severe outco...