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      Una mirada demográfica a la población infantil afectada por la COVID-19 en Cuba Translated title: A demographic look to the children´s population affected by COVID-19 in Cuba

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      Revista Cubana de Pediatría
      Editorial Ciencias Médicas
      demografía, población infantil, COVID-19, demographics, child population, COVID-19

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          RESUMEN Introducción: La población en los grupos de edades más bajos no ha constituido un grupo vulnerable ante los efectos de la COVID-19. No obstante, se considera importante explicar el estado de la enfermedad en este grupo de edad. Objetivo: Caracterizar demográficamente la población infantil afectada por la COVID-19 en Cuba, desde el 11 de marzo hasta el 22 de junio de 2020. Métodos: Estudio descriptivo de corte transversal. Se incluyeron en el estudio 246 niños de 0-18 años de edad cumplida contagiados con la COVID-19 en Cuba. Las variables de estudio fueron: provincia de residencia, sexo, edad, tipo de contagio, número de contactos y letalidad. Los resultados se presentan mediante tasas y porcentajes principalmente. Resultados: Los diagnosticados con la COVID-19 en Cuba, de 0 a 18 años, representan el 10,6 % del total de confirmados. El 50,4 % son del sexo masculino y el 49,6 % del femenino. La tasa de incidencia a nivel nacional es aproximadamente de 10,63 infantes de 0 a 18 años infectados con la COVID-19, por cada 100 000 habitantes del grupo de edad. El 5,7 % del total de enfermos analizados corresponde a niños menores de un año de edad. Conclusiones: Hasta el 22 de junio de 2020 se han enfermado en Cuba 246 niños de 0 a 18 años de edad. Las mayores cifras se concentran en el sexo masculino, en el subgrupo de 15-18 años de edad y en las provincias La Habana y Villa Clara.

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          ABSTRACT Introduction: The population in lower age groups has not been a vulnerable group to the effects of COVID-19. However, it is considered important to do a review of the disease´s state in this age group. Objective: Characterize demographically the children´s population affected by COVID-19 in Cuba, from March 11 to June 22, 2020. Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional study. 246 children aged 0-18 who were infected with COVID-19 in Cuba were included in the study. The study variables were: province of residence, sex, age, type of contagion, number of contacts and lethality. Results are presented by rates and percentages, mainly. Results: Those diagnosed with COVID-19 in Cuba, in the ages from 0 to 18 years, account for 10.6 % of the total confirmed. 50.4 % are male and 49.6 % female. The incidence rate at the national level is approximately 10.63 infants aged 0 to 18 infected with COVID-19 per 100,000 inhabitants of the age group. 5.7 % of the total number of patients tested represents children under one-year-old. Conclusions: Until June 22, 2020, 246 children aged 0 to 18 have got ill in Cuba. The highest numbers are concentrated in the male sex, in the subgroup of 15-18 years old, and in the provinces Havana and Villa Clara.

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                ped
                Revista Cubana de Pediatría
                Rev Cubana Pediatr
                Editorial Ciencias Médicas (Ciudad de la Habana, , Cuba )
                0034-7531
                1561-3119
                March 2021
                : 93
                : 1
                : e1222
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                [1] La Habana orgnameUniversidad de La Habana orgdiv1Centro de Estudios Demográficos Cuba
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                S0034-75312021000100003 S0034-7531(21)09300100003
                69dd2519-a624-4e37-ac4f-ca2e7eaf8641

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                : 29 November 2020
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                COVID-19,child population,demographics,población infantil,demografía

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