Geographical variations and district-level factors associated with COVID-19 mortality in Indonesia: a nationwide ecological study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ensuring health equity, especially for vulnerable populations in less developed settings with poor health system is essential for the current and future global health threats. This study examined geographical variations of COVID-19 mortality and its association with population health characteristics, health care capacity in responding pandemic, and socio-economic characteristics across 514 districts in Indonesia.

Methods

This nationwide ecological study included aggregated data of COVID-19 cases and deaths from all 514 districts in Indonesia, recorded in the National COVID-19 Task Force database, during the first two years of the epidemic, from 1 March 2020 to 27 February 2022. The dependent variable was district-level COVID-19 mortality rate per 100,000 populatio

SUBMITTER: Surendra H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9840537 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature