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BMC Public Health
. 2023 Feb 9;23(1):292.
doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-15084-1.
Cohort Profile: Real-Time Insights of COVID-19 in India (RTI COVID-India)
Joyita Banerjee[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Sarah Petrosyan[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Abhijith R Rao[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Steffi Jacob[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Pranali Yogiraj Khobragade[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Bas Weerman[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Sandy Chien[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Marco Angrisani[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Arunika Agarwal[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Nirupam Madan[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Tanya Sethi[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Sharmistha Dey[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Simone Schaner[SUP] 2 7 [/SUP], David E Bloom[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Jinkook Lee[SUP] 2 7 [/SUP], A B Dey[SUP] 8 [/SUP]
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Abstract
Background: The coronavirus disease (COVID) pandemic caused disruption globally and was particularly distressing in low- and middle-income countries such as India. This study aimed to provide population representative estimates of COVID-related outcomes in India over time and characterize how COVID-related changes and impacts differ by key socioeconomic groups across the life course.
Methods: The sample was leveraged from an existing nationally representative study on cognition and dementia in India: Harmonized Diagnostic Assessment of Dementia for the Longitudinal Aging Study in India (LASI-DAD). The wave-1 of LASI-DAD enrolled 4096 older adults aged 60 years and older in 3316 households from 18 states and union territories of India. Out of the 3316 LASI-DAD households, 2704 with valid phone numbers were contacted and invited to participate in the Real-Time Insights COVID-19 in India (RTI COVID-India) study. RTI COVID-India was a bi-monthly phone survey that provided insight into the individual's knowledge, attitudes, and behaviour towards COVID-19 and changes in the household's economic and health conditions throughout the pandemic. The survey was started in May 2020 and 9 rounds of data have been collected.
Findings till date: Out of the 2704 LASI-DAD households with valid phone numbers, 1766 households participated in the RTI COVID-India survey at least once. Participants were in the age range of 18-102 years, 49% were female, 66% resided in rural area. Across all rounds, there was a higher report of infection among respondents aged 60-69 years. There was a greater prevalence of COVID-19 diagnosis reported in urban (23.0%) compared to rural areas (9.8%). Respondents with higher education had a greater prevalence of COVID-19 diagnosis compared to those with lower or no formal education. Highest prevalence of COVID-19 diagnosis was reported from high economic status compared to middle and low economic status households. Comparing education gradients in experiencing COVID-19 symptoms and being diagnosed, we observe an opposite pattern: respondents with no formal schooling reported the highest level of experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, whereas the greatest proportion of the respondents with secondary school or higher education reported being diagnosed with COVID-19.
Future plans: The study group will analyse the data collected showing the real-time changes throughout the pandemic and will make the data widely available for researchers to conduct further studies.
Keywords: COVID-19; Cohort; Pandemic; Real time changes; Telephone survey.
. 2023 Feb 9;23(1):292.
doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-15084-1.
Cohort Profile: Real-Time Insights of COVID-19 in India (RTI COVID-India)
Joyita Banerjee[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Sarah Petrosyan[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Abhijith R Rao[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Steffi Jacob[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Pranali Yogiraj Khobragade[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Bas Weerman[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Sandy Chien[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Marco Angrisani[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Arunika Agarwal[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Nirupam Madan[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Tanya Sethi[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Sharmistha Dey[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Simone Schaner[SUP] 2 7 [/SUP], David E Bloom[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Jinkook Lee[SUP] 2 7 [/SUP], A B Dey[SUP] 8 [/SUP]
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- PMID: 36759802
- DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-15084-1
Abstract
Background: The coronavirus disease (COVID) pandemic caused disruption globally and was particularly distressing in low- and middle-income countries such as India. This study aimed to provide population representative estimates of COVID-related outcomes in India over time and characterize how COVID-related changes and impacts differ by key socioeconomic groups across the life course.
Methods: The sample was leveraged from an existing nationally representative study on cognition and dementia in India: Harmonized Diagnostic Assessment of Dementia for the Longitudinal Aging Study in India (LASI-DAD). The wave-1 of LASI-DAD enrolled 4096 older adults aged 60 years and older in 3316 households from 18 states and union territories of India. Out of the 3316 LASI-DAD households, 2704 with valid phone numbers were contacted and invited to participate in the Real-Time Insights COVID-19 in India (RTI COVID-India) study. RTI COVID-India was a bi-monthly phone survey that provided insight into the individual's knowledge, attitudes, and behaviour towards COVID-19 and changes in the household's economic and health conditions throughout the pandemic. The survey was started in May 2020 and 9 rounds of data have been collected.
Findings till date: Out of the 2704 LASI-DAD households with valid phone numbers, 1766 households participated in the RTI COVID-India survey at least once. Participants were in the age range of 18-102 years, 49% were female, 66% resided in rural area. Across all rounds, there was a higher report of infection among respondents aged 60-69 years. There was a greater prevalence of COVID-19 diagnosis reported in urban (23.0%) compared to rural areas (9.8%). Respondents with higher education had a greater prevalence of COVID-19 diagnosis compared to those with lower or no formal education. Highest prevalence of COVID-19 diagnosis was reported from high economic status compared to middle and low economic status households. Comparing education gradients in experiencing COVID-19 symptoms and being diagnosed, we observe an opposite pattern: respondents with no formal schooling reported the highest level of experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, whereas the greatest proportion of the respondents with secondary school or higher education reported being diagnosed with COVID-19.
Future plans: The study group will analyse the data collected showing the real-time changes throughout the pandemic and will make the data widely available for researchers to conduct further studies.
Keywords: COVID-19; Cohort; Pandemic; Real time changes; Telephone survey.