Social vulnerability during the COVID-19 pandemic in Peru.

ABSTRACT: The COVID-19 pandemic has demanded governments and diverse organizations to work on strategies to prepare and help communities. Increasing recognition of the importance of identifying vulnerable populations has raised a demand for better tools. One of these tools is the Social Vulnerability Index (SVI). The SVI was created in 2011 to identify and plan assistance for socially vulnerable populations during hazardous events, by providing disaster management personnel information to target specific areas. We aimed to evaluate and determine the social vulnerability in different provinces and districts of Peru in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic using an adapted version of the SVI index. Ecological, observational, and cross-sectional study was conducted. We adapted the SVI and collected indi

SUBMITTER: Zegarra Zamalloa CO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10021250 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature