The Effect of Demographic Factors (Age, Gender, Sector) on The Covid -19 Infection in Babylon Province / Iraq

Abstract

Background:
 The rapid sweep of the Corona virus that the world witnessed during these three years has attracted the attention of scientists to it. Therefore, they tried to get to know it from all sides, in addition to collecting data for the people most vulnerable to the virus, as well as knowing the seasons of the year most suitable for it. The research aimed was to describe the distribution of confirmed cases depending on gender, age, institutions, and months.
 Materials and Methods:This data was collected for an entire year (January 2021-December 2021) from Public Health Department, and cases were diagnosed based on a test RT-PCR.
 Results: The result depended on baseline characteristics of confirmed cases (n=42,530), males recorded a higher rate of infection than females(53.32 %)). According to the registered age groups that were reported in age (less than 1 -more than 65) years, It was found that the age most susceptible to infection ranged between 14-44 (61.21%). While the warm season (spring and summer) had the highest rate of virus infection (17.17%).
 Conclusion: research that was some demographic factors important in the development of the covid -19morbidity like age especially in the older, sex male more effect than females, and the sector incrowded places than others sectors .in the warm seasons more infection by corona virus .