| Autor: |
Pandey A; Institute of Commerce, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, India., Saxena NK; Institute of Commerce, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, India. |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
International journal of health services : planning, administration, evaluation [Int J Health Serv] 2022 Jan; Vol. 52 (1), pp. 30-37. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Dec 29. |
| DOI: |
10.1177/0020731420983749 |
| Abstrakt: |
The purpose of this study is to find the demographic factors associated with the spread of COVID-19 and to suggest a measure for identifying the effectiveness of government policies in controlling COVID-19. The study hypothesizes that the cumulative number of confirmed COVID-19 patients depends on the urban population, rural population, number of persons older than 50, population density, and poverty rate. A log-linear model is used to test the stated hypothesis, with the cumulative number of confirmed COVID-19 patients up to period t as a dependent variable and demographic factors as an independent variable. The policy effectiveness indicator is calculated by taking the difference of the COVID rank of the i th state based on the predicted model and the actual COVID rank of the i th state . Our study finds that the urban population significantly impacts the spread of COVID-19. On the other hand, demographic factors such as rural population, density, and age structure do not impact the spread of COVID-19 significantly. Thus, people residing in urban areas face a significant threat of COVID-19 as compared to people in rural areas. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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