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ArticleRevista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American journal of public health2022

[Management and impact of interventions to reduce COVID-19 cases in Costa RicaGestão e impacto das medidas de intervenção para reduzir os casos de COVID-19 na Costa Rica].

Guaner Rojas, Rodolfo Romero

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Article in Revista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American journal of public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors.

Guaner RojasUniversidad de Costa Rica San José de Costa Rica Costa Rica Universidad de Costa Rica, San José de Costa Rica, Costa Rica.
Rodolfo RomeroUniversidad de Costa Rica San José de Costa Rica Costa Rica Universidad de Costa Rica, San José de Costa Rica, Costa Rica.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: Assess the impact of interventions introduced in Costa Rica during 2020 and 2021 to control the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A Bayesian Poisson regression model was used, incorporating control or intervention measures as independent variables in the changes in reported case numbers per epidemiological week. Results: The results showed the relative and combined impact of containment policies and measures on the reduction of cases: mainly vehicular traffic restrictions, use of masks, and implementation of health guidelines and protocols. Evidence of impact was optimized and made available for decision-making by the country's health and emergency authorities. Several iterations were generated for constant monitoring of variations in impact at four different moments in the pandemic's spread. Conclusion: The simultaneous implementation of different mitigation measures in Costa Rica has been a driving force in reducing the number of COVID-19 cases.

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communicable disease controlCosta RicaCOVID-19disaster prevention and mitigationepidemiological monitoringpandemicsSanitary management

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PMID35432498
PMCPMC9004692

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