The Role of Testing and Vaccination in Mediating Social Vulnerability and Covid-19 Prevalence in Southern Nevada
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15514232 |
|---|---|
| Authors | A M Lopez (0000-0002-7570-5879, University of Nevada, Las Vegas), Andrea López (0000-0002-9488-4622, University of Nevada, Reno), Lung-Chang Chien (0000-0003-4515-0080, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, corresponding author), L-W Antony Chen (0000-0002-2311-7506, University of Nevada, Las Vegas), Courtney Coughenour (0000-0001-6979-4660, University of Nevada, Las Vegas), Erika Márquez (0000-0003-2917-1914, University of Nevada, Las Vegas), Szu‐Ping Lee (0000-0003-0398-8256, University of Nevada, Las Vegas), Szu-Ping Lee (University of Nevada, Reno) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 980-980 |
| Publication date | 2025-06-21 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph22070980 |
| PMID | 40724047 |
| OpenAlex | W4411606234 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 55 |
The COVID-19 pandemic is a catastrophic event highlighting numerous health disparities. The social vulnerability index (SVI) has been widely utilized in COVID-19 research to assess vulnerable communities and to examine how social determinants influence various COVID-19 outcomes. This population-based study aims to determine whether COVID-19 testing and vaccination rates mediate the relationship between the SVI and COVID-19 prevalence. Mediation analysis was conducted using data from 535 census tracts in Clark County, Nevada. Findings indicate that COVID-19 testing rates were lower in areas with high SVI scores, potentially leading to more undetected cases. Moreover, COVID-19 testing, full vaccination, and follow-up vaccination rates significantly mediated the relationship between SVI and COVID-19 prevalence. These results suggest that greater location-based social vulnerability is associated with a sequential pathway of reduced testing and vaccination rates, contributing to underreported COVID-19 cases
Census · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Environmental health · Geography · Pandemic · Population · Social distance · Social vulnerability · Sociology · Vaccination · Vulnerability (computing · COVID-19 and Mental Health · COVID-19 epidemiological studies · Demography · Medicine · Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy · Virology
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| Highly cited | No |