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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1561-3003</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Cubana de Higiene y Epidemiología]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Cubana Hig Epidemiol]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1561-3003</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Centro Nacional de Información de Ciencias MédicasEditorial Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-id>S1561-30032022000100009</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Vulnerabilidad poblacional a la COVID-19 severa desde los datos de la encuesta nacional de salud]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Population Vulnerability to severe COVID-19 According to the Data from the National Health Survey]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
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<surname><![CDATA[Venero-Fernández]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Silvia Josefina]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Suárez-Medina]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ramón]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Varona Pérez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Patricia]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
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<surname><![CDATA[Gámez Sánchez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Donelia]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Benítez Martínez]]></surname>
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<surname><![CDATA[Corona Miranda]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Beatriz]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Hernández Sánchez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mariela]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Revueltas Agüero]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Moura]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Nacional de Higiene, Epidemiología y Microbiología (INHEM)  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ La Habana]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>59</volume>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1561-30032022000100009&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1561-30032022000100009&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1561-30032022000100009&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  Nuevas cepas de SARS-CoV-2 detectadas recientemente provocan aumento de la morbilidad y mortalidad no solo en adultos mayores. Conocer la población vulnerable es un reto.  Objetivo:  Estimar la prevalencia de adultos vulnerables a la COVID-19 severa y sus factores sociodemográficos asociados.  Métodos: Estudio observacional transversal analítico con datos provenientes de la encuesta nacional de salud 2018-2020, que incluye 13 684 personas de 19 y más años de edad. El cuestionario estructurado provee la información de variables sociodemográficas, antecedentes patológicos personales e historia familiar, mediciones de la presión arterial y bioquímicas, entre otras. Vulnerabilidad a COVID-19 severa se construyó según propuesta del CDC de Atlanta, EE. UU y fue la variable dependiente.  Resultados: La prevalencia de adultos vulnerables a COVID-19 severa en el país fue de 68,3 %, riesgo superior en el adulto mayor (86,5 %), en los no blancos y en la percepción de condiciones de vida &#8220;malas&#8221;. En adultos mayores ser hombre protege, en tanto, fue riesgo, vivir en la región oriental del país. La hipertensión arterial (39,4 %), seguida del tabaquismo (22,2 %), la obesidad (16,6 %) y las enfermedades respiratorias crónicas (10,6 %) fueron las afecciones médicas más frecuentes.  Conclusiones:  La vulnerabilidad a la COVID-19 severa en la población adulta cubana es elevada, consecuentemente, constituye un serio problema de salud. Factores no modificables se asocian positivamente a la vulnerabilidad: ser adulto mayor, mujer, color de piel no blanca y padecer hipertensión arterial, en tanto, las &#8220;malas&#8221; condiciones de vida es el único que puede ser modificado.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction: New SARS-CoV-2 strains recently detected cause an increase in morbidity and mortality not only in the elderly. Identifying the vulnerable population is a challenge.  Objective: To estimate the prevalence of adults vulnerable to severe COVID-19 and its associated sociodemographic factors.  Methods: An observational cross-sectional analytic study using data from the 2018-2020 National Health Survey. It included 13 684 individuals aged 19 years and over. The structured questionnaire included information on the sociodemographic variables, personal and family pathological antecedents, and records of blood pressure and biochemistry tests, among others. Vulnerability to severe COVID-19 was developed based on the proposal from the CDC Atlanta, USA and it was the dependable variable.  Results: The prevalence of adults vulnerable to severe COVID-19 in the country was 68.3%. At higher risk are the elderly (86.5%), non-white individuals, and those who perceived themselves as having poor living conditions. For the elderly, being male was a protective factor, while living in the western region of the country was a risk factor. High blood pressure (39.4%), smoking (22.2%), obesity (16.6%) and chronic respiratory diseases (10.6%) were the most frequent health problems.  Conclusions: Vulnerability to severe COVID-19 in the Cuban adult population is high; consequently, it is considered a serious health problem. Non-modifiable factors are positively associated with vulnerability: being an older adult, female, non-white skin color, and suffering from hypertension; while &#8220;poor&#8221; living conditions is the only modifiable factor.]]></p></abstract>
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