ABSTRACT. Based on an in-depth survey of the literature, the purpose of the paper is to explore the impact of sex and gender on incidence and case fatality of COVID-19 infection. Using and replicating data from Brookings, CWEEE, Global Health 50/50, IASC, Moalem (2020), New York Times, PAHO, Reeves and Ford (2020), Shattuck-Heidorn et al. (2020), and UN, we performed analyses and made estimates regarding differences in COVID-19 illness and death among women and men. Data were analyzed using structural equation modeling.

Keywords: COVID-19; sex; gender; infection; incidence; fatality

How to cite: Mihaila, R., and Martin, A. (2020). “The Impact of Sex and Gender on the Incidence and Case Fatality of COVID-19 Infection,” Journal of Research in Gender Studies 10(1): 38–44. doi:10.22381/JRGS10120202

Received 14 April 2020 • Received in revised form 13 July 2020
Accepted 14 July 2020 • Available online 20 July 2020