ArticleInternational journal of disaster risk reduction : IJDRR2023
A county-level analysis of association between social vulnerability and COVID-19 cases in Khuzestan Province, Iran.
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- Main social vulnerability indicators in the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran.Frontiers in public health · 2023Pooled it
- Towards a Contextualized Social Vulnerability Index: Defining Key Domains and Indicators for Iran's Health System.Medical journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran · 2026Article
- Evaluating Social Vulnerability as a Key Social Determinant of Health Index in Iran.Medical journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran · 2025Article
- Investigating the impacts of socio-economic vulnerability indicators on COVID-19: A case study of Yazd, Iran.International journal of disaster risk reduction : IJDRR · 2023Article
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Abstract
Social vulnerability is related to the differential abilities of socio-economic groups to withstand and respond to the adverse impacts of hazards and stressors. COVID-19, as a human risk, is influenced by and contributes to social vulnerability. The purpose of this study was to examine the association between social vulnerability and the prevalence of COVID-19 infection in the counties of Khuzestan province, Iran. To determine the social vulnerability of the counties in the Khuzestan province, decision-making techniques and geographic information systems were employed. Also, the Pearson correlation was used to examine the relationship between the two variables. The findings indicate that Ahvaz county and the province's northeastern counties have the highest levels of social vulnerability. There was no significant link between the social vulnerability index of the counties and the rate of COVID-19 cases (per 1000 persons). We argue that all counties in the province should implement and pursue COVID-19 control programs and policies. This is particularly essential for counties with greater rates of social vulnerability and COVID-19 cases.
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