Author, as appears in the article.: Arauzo-Carod JM; Domènech A; Gutiérrez A
Department: Economia
URV's Author/s: Arauzo Carod, Josep Maria / Gutiérrez Palomero, Aaron
Keywords: Socioeconomic factors Public health Geography
Abstract: BACKGROUND: This paper concerns the spatial determinants of the first two waves of COVID-19 at the neighbourhood level. METHODS: Using data for the first and second waves of COVID-19 at the neighbourhood level in Barcelona, we analyse whether local characteristics acted in the same way during the two waves and identify typologies of areas depending on such determinants. Univariate and bivariate local Moran's I and count data models are used. RESULTS: Some structural effects at the neighbourhood level consistently either boost (e.g. population density) or reduce (e.g. income) COVID-19 cases. Other effects differ between the two waves (i.e. age composition, schools and transport infrastructures). CONCLUSIONS: Since certain characteristics influenced the virus diffusion in opposite ways between the two pandemic waves, territorial heterogeneity alone is insufficient to explain COVID-19 outbreaks-individual behaviour also needs to be factored in. Consequently, both econometric and spatial analysis techniques are recommended for tracking the spatiotemporal spread of this disease and for monitoring the effectiveness of policy measures across heterogeneous neighbourhoods.
Thematic Areas: Sociologia i política Saúde coletiva Química Public, environmental & occupational health Public health, environmental and occupational health Odontología Nutrição Medicine (miscellaneous) Medicina ii Medicina i Matemática / probabilidade e estatística Interdisciplinar Engenharias iv Enfermagem Educação física Ciencias sociales Biotecnología
licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Author's mail: josepmaria.arauzo@urv.cat aaron.gutierrez@urv.cat
Author identifier: 0000-0002-3801-223X 0000-0003-0557-6319
Record's date: 2023-02-19
Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Link to the original source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33429434/
Licence document URL: http://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Papper original source: Journal Of Public Health. 43 (3): 455-461
APA: Arauzo-Carod JM; Domènech A; Gutiérrez A (2021). Do local characteristics act in a similar way for the first two waves of COVID-19? Analysis at intraurban level in Barcelona. Journal Of Public Health, 43(3), 455-461. DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdaa238
Article's DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdaa238
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2021
Publication Type: Journal Publications
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