Effectiveness of public health measures in reducing the incidence of covid-19, SARS-CoV-2 transmission, and covid-19 mortality: systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To review the evidence on the effectiveness of public health measures in reducing the incidence of covid-19, SARS-CoV-2 transmission, and covid-19 mortality.

Design

Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Data sources

Medline, Embase, CINAHL, Biosis, Joanna Briggs, Global Health, and World Health Organization COVID-19 database (preprints).

Eligibility criteria for study selection

Observational and interventional studies that assessed the effectiveness of public health measures in reducing the incidence of covid-19, SARS-CoV-2 transmission, and covid-19 mortality.

Main outcome measures

The main outcome measure was incidence of covid-19. Secondary outcomes included SARS-CoV-2 transmission and covid-19 mortality.

Data synthesis

DerSimonian Lai

SUBMITTER: Talic S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9423125 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature