Factors associated with death among indigenous and non-indigenous pregnant and postpartum women hospitalized for COVID-19 in Brazil.

Abstract

The present article aimed to analyze the association between sociodemographic and hospitalization characteristics with the outcome of indigenous and non-indigenous pregnant and postpartum women, as well as factors associated with deaths among indigenous women hospitalized for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) due to COVID-19 in Brazil. This is a cross-sectional and analytical study, with secondary data of pregnant and postpartum women of reproductive age, classified into race/skin color (indigenous and non-indigenous), extracted from the Obstetric Observatory, which uses data from the Influenza Epidemiological Surveillance Information System. The outcome variables were analyzed using the chi-square test or Fisher's exact test, and logistic regression was performed for the factors associated with the death of indigenous people. The highest proportion of deaths occurred among non-indigenous women who were in the 2nd trimester of pregnancy (99.7%), who lived in urban/peri-urban areas (99.8%), as well as in the South/Southeast (99.8%) and Northeast (99.5%) regions. Indigenous people who lived in rural areas and in the North and Midwest regions have a greater chance of death when compared to indigenous people who lived in urban areas and in the South/Southeast regions.