Economic and social impacts of COVID-19 and public health measures: results from an anonymous online survey in Thailand, Malaysia, the UK, Italy and Slovenia.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To understand the impact of COVID-19 and public health measures on different social groups, we conducted a mixed-methods study in five countries ('SEBCOV-social, ethical and behavioural aspects of COVID-19'). Here, we report the results of the online survey.

Study design and statistical analysis

Overall, 5058 respondents from Thailand, Malaysia, the UK, Italy and Slovenia completed the self-administered survey between May and June 2020. Poststratification weighting was applied, and associations between categorical variables assessed. Frequency counts and percentages were used to summarise categorical data. Associations between categorical variables were assessed using Pearson's χ² test. Data were analysed in Stata 15.0 RESULTS: Among the five countries,

SUBMITTER: Osterrieder A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8295020 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature