Socioeconomic determinants of stay-at-home policies during the first COVID-19 wave.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on public health and social systems worldwide. This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of various policies and restrictions implemented by different countries to control the spread of the virus.

Methods

To achieve this objective, a compartmental model is used to quantify the "social permeability" of a population, which reflects the inability of individuals to remain in confinement and continue social mixing allowing the spread of the virus. The model is calibrated to fit and recreate the dynamics of the epidemic spreading of 42 countries, mainly taking into account reported deaths and mobility across the populations.

Results

The results indicate that low-income countries have a harder time slowing the ad

SUBMITTER: Valganon P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10354257 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature