The association between greenness exposure and COVID-19 incidence in South Korea: An ecological study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The rapid spread of COVID-19 has caused an emergency situation worldwide. Investigating the association between environmental characteristics and COVID-19 incidence can be of the occurrence and transmission. The objective of this study was to evaluate the association between greenness exposure and COVID-19 cases at the district levels in South Korea. We also explored this association by considering several environmental indicators.

Methods

District-level data from across South Korea were used to model the cumulative count of COVID-19 cases per 100,000 persons between January 20, 2020, and February 25, 2021. Greenness exposure data were derived from the Environmental Geographic Information Service of the Korean Ministry of Environment. A negative binomial mixed mod

SUBMITTER: Lee KS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8975592 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature