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. 2020 Sep 1;3(9):e2021213.
doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.21213.

Assessment of Disparities in COVID-19 Testing and Infection Across Language Groups in Seattle, Washington

H Nina Kim  1   2   3 , Kristine F Lan  1   2 , Esi Nkyekyer  1   3 , Santiago Neme  1   2 , Martine Pierre-Louis  3 , Lisa Chew  1   3 , Herbert C Duber  3   4   5
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Assessment of Disparities in COVID-19 Testing and Infection Across Language Groups in Seattle, Washington

H Nina Kim et al. JAMA Netw Open. .

Abstract

This cross-sectional study evaluates the proportion of patients tested for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the proportion of positive cases, using language as a surrogate for immigrant status.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.. Proportion of Patients Tested for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) by Language
Estimates and 95% CIs are shown for English, pooled non-English languages, and the 12 most populous non-English languages. Language was missing for 10 844 (1.9%) of 562 242 individuals assessed.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.. Proportion of Patients Testing Positive for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) by Language
Estimates and 95% CIs are shown for English, pooled non-English languages, and the 12 most populous non-English languages. Language was missing for 291 (1%) of 30 925 individuals tested.
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