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. 2021 Dec 1;31(6):1278-1281.
doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckab094.

Were immigrants on the frontline during the lockdown? Evidence from France

Anne Gosselin  1   2   3 , Maria Melchior  1   2 , Diane Desprat  4 , François-Xavier Devetter  5 , Julie Pannetier  1   3   6 , Emmanuel Valat  7 , Sarah Memmi  8
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Were immigrants on the frontline during the lockdown? Evidence from France

Anne Gosselin et al. Eur J Public Health. .

Abstract

In France, immigrants' excess of mortality was higher than natives' during the Spring 2020 lockdown. Were immigrants in frontline jobs and more exposed to Covid-19? Based on a nationally representative survey, we model the probability to work in a frontline job according to migratory status, taking sociodemographic and occupational characteristics into account. Compared to natives (Metropolitan France), being an African immigrant was associated to higher probability to work in a frontline job [adjusted odds ratio (aOR) = 1.82 (1.23-2.71)], as well as being born in French Overseas Departments [aOR = 1.64 (1.23-2.18)], reflecting racial division of work and higher Sars-Cov-2 exposure of immigrant and minority populations.

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