ArticleRisk management and healthcare policy2021
Global Population Aging, National Development Level, and Vulnerability to the Pandemic.
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- Disparity in Occupational Health Risk During the Pandemic: Potential Misestimation and Its Implications for Health Policies.Journal of occupational and environmental medicine · 2022Article
- Population distribution by ethnicities and the disparities in health risk and coping in the United States during the pandemic: the spatial and time dynamics.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposeThis study examined the roles of population aging and national development level in affecting different phases of novel coronavirus disease development with a view to advancing preparedness and corresponding policy.
methodsRegression analysis was conducted using multisource data from the World Bank and Johns Hopkins COVID-19 Dashboard.
resultsPopulation aging is positively associated with confirmed cases of day-10, day-20, and day-30. The positive association between population aging and death does not emerge until day-20. Countries with a higher proportion of older males face higher risks of death.. Countries with a higher proportion of males aged 70-74 years are at the highest risk of confirmed cases. National development level is not associated with confirmed cases, but developing countries face significantly higher risks of death of day-10 and day-20.
conclusionPrevention and control policies for older adults and underdeveloped areas and sex differences need to be studied.
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