Assessing health impact of COVID-19 and associated household socioeconomic factors in Papua New Guinea: evidence from the Comprehensive Health and Epidemiological Surveillance System.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The COVID-19 pandemic had an unprecedented impact on the health and well-being of populations worldwide. Few studies have used household data to explore the health risks associated with COVID-19 in low-income and middle-income countries. This study assessed population vulnerability to COVID-19 by examining household socioeconomic factors related to COVID-19 health risks in Papua New Guinea (PNG).

Methods

Using household socioeconomic surveillance data from 2020, encompassing 37 880 residents living within the catchment areas of the Comprehensive Health and Epidemiological Surveillance System, the study assessed COVID-19 health risks based on the socioeconomic demographic characteristics of the surveillance population. Multinomial logistic regression analyses wer

SUBMITTER: Pham BN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11812736 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature