The role of social capital in COVID-19 deaths.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic has shown a continuously increasing trend with a large variation in the number of COVID-19 deaths across countries. In response, many countries have implemented non pharmaceutical methods of intervention, such as social distancing and lockdowns. This study aims to investigate the relationship of four dimensions of social capital (community attachment, social trust, family bond, and security) and several control variables with COVID-19 deaths.

Methods

We retrieved data from open access databases and a survey. COVID-19 death-related data were collected from the website "Centre for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University". Social capital-related data were collected from a large-scale survey that included web-based and

SUBMITTER: Imbulana Arachchi J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7928173 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature