Correlation between polio immunization coverage and overall morbidity and mortality for COVID-19: an epidemiological study.

ABSTRACT: We conducted the current analysis to determine the potential role of polio vaccination in the context of the spread of COVID-19. Data were extracted from the World Health Organization's (WHO) Global Health Observatory data repository regarding the polio immunization coverage estimates and correlated to the overall morbidity and mortality for COVID-19 among different countries. Data were analyzed using R software version 4.0.2. Mean and standard deviation were used to represent continuous variables while we used frequencies and percentages to represent categorical variables. The Kruskal-Wallis H test was used for continuous variables since they were not normally distributed. Moreover, the Spearman rank correlation coefficient (rho) was used to determine the relationship between different va

SUBMITTER: Afify MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7923406 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature