Social capital and geographical variation in the incidence of COVID-19: an ecological study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The new behavioural norms needed to reduce the spread of COVID-19 are likely scaffolded by social capital. Research on social capital and COVID-19 has yielded mixed results, with some studies finding it to be protective while others identifying it as a risk factor. We examined the association between social capital and COVID-19 at a finer spatial scale than previous research, and examined changes in the relationship over the course of the pandemic.

Methods

Routine COVID-19 surveillance data from Wales were linked to estimates of social capital at a small area level. Generalised linear mixed effects models predicting COVID-19 case rates across areas using social capital estimates and possible confounding variables were fitted to the data. A moving window version of

SUBMITTER: Saville CWN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8914401 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature