Covid-19 in Costa Rica
Longitudinal analysis of the transmission and death rates from the social inequality approach
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21184707 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anthony García Marín (0000-0002-4440-6219, Distance State University), Raúl García Fernández (0000-0003-0434-9587, Distance State University) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Publication date | 2022-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Población y Salud en Mesoamérica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1659-0201 • E-ISSN: 1659-0201 |
| Publisher | Universidad de Costa Rica (PUBLISHER • CR) |
| DOI | 10.15517/psm.v20i1.50200 |
| OpenAlex | W4289654875 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 11 |
Introduction: this article addresses the relationship between the gross rates of transmission and the net death rates from COVID-19 -study variables-, with socioeconomic and health indicators -contrast variables- at four moments of observation during the first year of the syndemic in Costa Rica. The objectives of the research work are: a) identify the moments of observation based on the number of accumulated cases per epidemiological week; b) establish the statistical correlation between the crude rates of transmission and the contrast variables; c) establish the statistical correlation between the net death rates and the contrast variables; d) describe the development of transmission and death rates at the cantonal level, and e) socioeconomically characterize the cantons with very high values in those rates. Methodology: a study with a quantitative approach is developed through the statistical method and the application of hypothesis tests at a bivariate level, namely, Pearson and Spearman correlations. Results: the main results indicate that transmission is closely related, mostly, to socioeconomic factors -population density; Social Development Index (IDS); Human Development Index (HDI) and crime rates against property-, while deaths they are related to biological factors such as the rates of diseases -hypertension and respiratory-. Conclusions: the study demonstrates the relationship between disease and social inequalities, that is, how social inequality is reproduced in the field of health
Geography · Humanities · COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
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| Citation span | 2022 - 2024 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |