Modeling the effect of area deprivation on COVID-19 incidences: a study of Chennai megacity, India.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Socio-economic inequalities may affect coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) incidence. The goal of the research was to explore the association between deprivation of socio-economic status (SES) and spatial patterns of COVID-19 incidence in Chennai megacity for unfolding the disease epidemiology.

Study design

This is an ecological (or contextual) study for electoral wards (subcities) of Chennai megacity.

Methods

Using data of confirmed COVID-19 cases from May 15, 2020, to May 21, 2020, for 155 electoral wards obtained from the official website of the Chennai Municipal Corporation, we examined the incidence of COVID-19 using two count regression models, namely, Poisson regression (PR) and negative binomial regression (NBR). As explanatory factors, we considere

SUBMITTER: Das A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7290224 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature