Factors associated with differential COVID-19 mortality rates in the SEAR nations: a narrative review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Since December 2019, the world has been grappling with the COVID-19 pandemic, which has caused severe loss of lives, the breakdown of health infrastructure, and disruption of the global economy. There is growing evidence on mortality patterns in high-income countries. However, similar evidence from low/middle-income nations is lacking. Our review aimed to describe COVID-19 mortality patterns in the WHO-SEAR nations, and explore the associated factors in order to explain such trends.

Methods

A systematic and comprehensive search was undertaken in PubMed and Google Scholar to obtain maximum hits on COVID-19 mortality and its determinants in the SEAR, using a combination of MeSH terms and Boolean operators. The data were narratively synthesized in detail under approp

SUBMITTER: Mulchandani R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8882069 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature