Effectiveness of non-pharmaceutical public health interventions against COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: Non-Pharmaceutical Public Health Interventions (NPHIs) have been used by different countries to control the spread of the COVID-19. Despite available evidence regarding the effectiveness of NPHSs, there is still no consensus about how policymakers can trust these results. Studies on the effectiveness of NPHSs are single studies conducted in specific communities. Therefore, they cannot individually prove if these interventions have been effective in reducing the spread of the infection and its adverse health outcomes. In this systematic review, we aimed to examine the effects of NPHIs on the COVID-19 case growth rate, death growth rate, Intensive Care Unit (ICU) admission, and reproduction number in countries, where NPHIs have been implemented. We searched relevant electronic databases, inc

SUBMITTER: Iezadi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8610259 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature