{"title":"Comparing COVID-19 fatality across countries: a synthetic demographic indicator.","authors":"Simona Bignami-Van Assche, Daniela Ghio","doi":"10.1007/s12546-022-09289-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12546-022-09289-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The case fatality rate (CFR) is one of the most important measures for monitoring disease progression and evaluating appropriate policy health measures over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. To remove biases arising from the age structure of COVID-19 cases in international comparisons of the CFR, existing studies have relied mainly on direct standardisation.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>We propose and validate a synthetic indicator of COVID-19 fatality (SCFR) that improves its comparability across countries by adjusting for the age and sex structure of COVID-19 cases without relying on the arbitrary choice of a standard population.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Contrary to what comparisons of the crude CFR suggest, differences in COVID-19 fatality across countries according to the proposed SCFR are not very stark. Importantly, once we adjust for the age structure of COVID-19 cases, the higher case fatality among men emerges as the main driver of international differences in COVID-19 CFR.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The SCFR is a simple indicator that is useful for monitoring the fatality of SARS-CoV-2 mutations and the efficacy of health policy measures for COVID-19, including vaccination.</p><p><strong>Contributions: </strong>(1) A simple synthetic indicator of COVID-19 fatality that improves its comparability across countries by adjusting for the age and sex structure of COVID-19 cases; (2) Evidence that sex differences in COVID-19 fatality drive international differences in the overall CFR.</p>","PeriodicalId":45624,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF POPULATION RESEARCH","volume":" ","pages":"513-525"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9430010/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40349928","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Demographic and initial outbreak patterns of COVID-19 in Thailand.","authors":"Pavitra Jindahra, Kua Wongboonsin, Patcharawalai Wongboonsin","doi":"10.1007/s12546-021-09276-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12546-021-09276-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study investigated the demographic heterogeneity of COVID-19 infection to reveal the role of age structure and gender on COVID-19 diffusion patterns, demonstrating that the infection is distributed unevenly across ages, genders, and outbreak times. Based on cluster analysis, we analysed the 4-month COVID-19 outbreak data (N = 3017) in Thailand from January 12 to May 12, 2020, covering the early to late outbreak period of the initial wave. Results revealed that there are 7 pertinent clusters of COVID-19 outbreaks. Infection risk was classified by age, sex, and confirmed infection period. Results showed that <i>elderly</i> and <i>young male</i> clusters were at risk of becoming infected at the very beginning of the wave. <i>Working-age male</i>, <i>young female</i>, and <i>elderly male</i> clusters were key clusters controlling transmission when spreading became pervasive. Relevant clusters addressed at the end of the wave included <i>general public</i> and <i>younger age</i> clusters. Unlike other regions, the infection risk in Thailand is interestingly stronger among younger age clusters and male populations. Even though elderly individuals are at risk of becoming infected earlier than other clusters, the infection proportion was low. The findings provide new insights into the risk for COVID-19 infection.</p>","PeriodicalId":45624,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF POPULATION RESEARCH","volume":"39 4","pages":"567-588"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8576789/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39731108","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Policy reforms and changing intergenerational support of elderly in India","authors":"L. Ladusingh, Melody Thangjam","doi":"10.1007/s12546-021-09275-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12546-021-09275-z","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45624,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF POPULATION RESEARCH","volume":"38 1","pages":"401 - 416"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41571274","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Skewed child sex ratios in India: a revisit to geographical patterns and socio-economic correlates","authors":"A. Kumari, Srinivas Goli","doi":"10.1007/s12546-021-09277-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12546-021-09277-x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45624,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF POPULATION RESEARCH","volume":"39 1","pages":"45 - 72"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42284535","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Intergenerational inequality and the intergenerational state","authors":"James M Rice, Jeromey B. Temple, P. McDonald","doi":"10.1007/s12546-021-09273-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12546-021-09273-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45624,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF POPULATION RESEARCH","volume":"38 1","pages":"367 - 399"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44838660","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Changing trends between education, childlessness and completed fertility: a cohort analysis of Australian women born in 1952–1971","authors":"E. Lazzari","doi":"10.1007/s12546-021-09269-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12546-021-09269-x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45624,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF POPULATION RESEARCH","volume":"38 1","pages":"417 - 441"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2021-08-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s12546-021-09269-x","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"53113069","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Giuseppe Gabrielli, A. Paterno, S. Salvini, I. Corazziari
{"title":"Demographic trends in less and least developed countries: Convergence or divergence?","authors":"Giuseppe Gabrielli, A. Paterno, S. Salvini, I. Corazziari","doi":"10.1007/s12546-021-09264-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12546-021-09264-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45624,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF POPULATION RESEARCH","volume":"38 1","pages":"221 - 258"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s12546-021-09264-2","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44650918","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ethnicity and fertility desires in Ghana","authors":"Nana Ohene Akonor, A. Biney","doi":"10.1007/s12546-021-09266-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12546-021-09266-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45624,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF POPULATION RESEARCH","volume":"38 1","pages":"283 - 306"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s12546-021-09266-0","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44245263","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Intergenerational persistence of family formation trajectories among teenage-mothers and -fathers in Sweden","authors":"Sara Kalucza, Sergi Vidal, K. Nilsson","doi":"10.1007/s12546-021-09265-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12546-021-09265-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45624,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF POPULATION RESEARCH","volume":"38 1","pages":"259 - 282"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s12546-021-09265-1","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46517512","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Fixed not fluid: European identification in the Aotearoa New Zealand census","authors":"Patrick Broman, T. Kukutai","doi":"10.1007/S12546-021-09262-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/S12546-021-09262-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45624,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF POPULATION RESEARCH","volume":"38 1","pages":"103 - 138"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2021-04-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/S12546-021-09262-4","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48757062","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}