Global epidemiology and socio-economic development correlates of the reproductive ratio of COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The most commonly cited argument for imposing or lifting various restrictions in the context of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is an assumed impact on the reproductive ratio of the pathogen. It has furthermore been suggested that less-developed countries are particularly affected by this pandemic. Empirical evidence for this is lacking.

Methods

Based on a dataset covering 170 countries, patterns of empirical 7-d reproductive ratios during the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic were analysed. Time trends and associations with socio-economic development indicators, such as gross domestic product per capita, physicians per population, extreme poverty prevalence and maternal mortality ratio, were analysed in mixed linear regression models using lo

SUBMITTER: Breitling LP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7989226 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature