The Role of Sociodemographic Factors During a Pandemic Outbreak: Aggravators and Mitigators

IF 0.4 Q4 DEMOGRAPHY

Population Review Pub Date : 2021-08-03 DOI:10.1353/prv.2021.0011

Masoud Shahmanzari, E. Eryarsoy

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Abstract

Abstract:Many macro- and micro-level factors affect the spread of an infectious disease. Among them are sociodemographic, socioeconomic, sociocultural, health care system infrastructure, use of alcohol or substances, level of life disruptions because of chronic illnesses. Because of accuracy and timeliness issues, officials are often forced to make one-size-fits-all decisions across all regions. This paper offers a framework to analyze and quantify the interrelationships between a wide set of sociodemographic factors and the transmission speed of the pandemic to facilitate custom-fitted regional containment measures. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the role of a comprehensive set of sociodemographic factors in the diffusion of COVID-19 analytically. Our findings suggest that diverse sets of sociodemographic factors drive the transmission during different stages of the pandemic. In specific, we show that variables such as gender, age groups, daily commuting distances, modes of employment, poverty and transportation means are found to be statistically significant in the transmission speed of COVID-19. Our results do not suggest a statistically significant relationship between transmission speed and migration-related variables. We also find that the importance levels for the statistically significant variables vary across different stages of the pandemic. Our results point out a variety of public policy insights and implications.

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大流行爆发期间社会人口因素的作用:加重和减轻

摘要:影响传染病传播的宏观和微观因素很多。其中包括社会人口、社会经济、社会文化、卫生保健系统基础设施、酒精或物质的使用、因慢性疾病造成的生活中断程度。由于准确性和及时性的问题，官员们经常被迫在所有地区做出一刀切的决定。本文提供了一个框架来分析和量化广泛的社会人口因素与大流行传播速度之间的相互关系，以促进定制的区域控制措施。本文的目的是分析研究一系列社会人口因素在COVID-19传播中的作用。我们的研究结果表明，在大流行的不同阶段，不同的社会人口因素推动了传播。具体而言，我们发现性别、年龄组、日常通勤距离、就业方式、贫困和交通工具等变量对COVID-19的传播速度具有统计学意义。我们的结果并不表明传输速度和迁移相关变量之间存在统计学上显著的关系。我们还发现，在大流行的不同阶段，具有统计意义的变量的重要程度各不相同。我们的研究结果指出了各种公共政策的见解和影响。

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Population Review DEMOGRAPHY-

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1.30

自引率

14.30%

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期刊介绍： Population Review publishes scholarly research that covers a broad range of social science disciplines, including demography, sociology, social anthropology, socioenvironmental science, communication, and political science. The journal emphasizes empirical research and strives to advance knowledge on the interrelationships between demography and sociology. The editor welcomes submissions that combine theory with solid empirical research. Articles that are of general interest to population specialists are also desired. International in scope, the journal’s focus is not limited by geography. Submissions are encouraged from scholars in both the developing and developed world. Population Review publishes original articles and book reviews. Content is published online immediately after acceptance.