Area-level social and economic factors and the local incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infections in Victoria during 2020.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine associations between area-level socio-economic factors and the incidence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections in Victoria during 2020.

Design, setting

Population-level ecological study of the incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infections in Victoria, by postcode, 1 March - 13 August 2020.

Main outcome measures

Relationships between the incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infections by postcode (Department of Health and Human Services data published on The Age website), and demographic, education level, ethnic background, economic and employment-related factors, housing-related factors, and social disadvantage (Australian Bureau of Statistics data for 2014-19), expressed as incidence rate ratios (IRRs).

Results

During the stud

SUBMITTER: Roder C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9115064 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature