Main social vulnerability indicators in the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Social factors play the main role in the vulnerability of exposed countries to disasters. The COVID-19 pandemic as a disaster is not an exception to this fact. This study aimed to determine the main social vulnerability indicators in the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran.

Methods

This study was conducted during the period of 2021-2022 in three phases, including a systematic review, a virtual panel expert, and the Analytical Hierarchy Process. First, the draft of social vulnerability indicators in COVID-19 was extracted through a systematic review. Then, the extracted indicators were finalized and prioritized by the expert panel and the AHP, respectively.

Results

Initially, the literature review found five domains and 38 indicators of social vulnerability in COVID-1

SUBMITTER: Moslehi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10083335 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature