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ArticlePreventive medicine reports2023

The effects of policy changes and human mobility on the COVID-19 epidemic in the Dominican Republic, 2020-2021.

Patrick Maloney, Lyudmyla Kompaniyets, Hussain Yusuf, Luis Bonilla, Carmen Figueroa, Macarena Garcia

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Article in Preventive medicine reports, 2023. 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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6 authors.

Patrick MaloneyCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, Dominican Republic.
Lyudmyla KompaniyetsCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity, Obesity Prevention and Control Branch, Atlanta, GA, United States.
Hussain YusufCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Health Information and Surveillance, Partnerships and Evaluation Branch, Atlanta, GA, United States.
Luis BonillaCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, Dominican Republic.
Carmen FigueroaCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, Dominican Republic.
Macarena GarciaCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, Dominican Republic.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent advances in technology can be leveraged to enhance public health research and practice. This study aimed to assess the effects of mobility and policy changes on COVID-19 case growth and the effects of policy changes on mobility using data from Google Mobility Reports, information on public health policy, and COVID-19 testing results. Multiple bivariate regression analyses were conducted to address the study objectives. Policies designed to limit mobility led to decreases in mobility in public areas. These policies also decreased COVID-19 case growth. Conversely, policies that did not restrict mobility led to increases in mobility in public areas and led to increases in COVID-19 case growth. Mobility increases in public areas corresponded to increases in COVID-19 case growth, while concentration of mobility in residential areas corresponded to decreases in COVID-19 case growth. Overall, restrictive policies were effective in decreasing COVID-19 incidence in the Dominican Republic, while permissive policies led to increases in COVID-19 incidence.

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COVID-19Global HealthHealth PolicyHuman MobilityNon-Pharmaceutical Interventions

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PMID37840596
PMCPMC10568125

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