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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0034-7531</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Cubana de Pediatría]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Cubana Pediatr]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0034-7531</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Centro Nacional de Información de Ciencias MédicasEditorial Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0034-75312021000100003</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Una mirada demográfica a la población infantil afectada por la COVID-19 en Cuba]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[A demographic look to the children´s population affected by COVID-19 in Cuba]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Orbea López]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Marbelis]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de La Habana Centro de Estudios Demográficos ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>93</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0034-75312021000100003&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0034-75312021000100003&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0034-75312021000100003&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[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.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[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.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[demografía]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[población infantil]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[COVID-19]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[demographics]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[child population]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[COVID-19]]></kwd>
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