The Role of Functional Urban Areas in the Spread of COVID-19 Omicron (Northern Spain)
Journal of Urban Health,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
100(2), P. 314 - 326
Published: Feb. 24, 2023
This
study
focuses
on
the
space-time
patterns
of
COVID-19
Omicron
wave
at
a
regional
scale,
using
municipal
data.
We
analyze
Basque
Country
and
Cantabria,
two
adjacent
regions
in
north
Spain,
which
between
them
numbered
491,816
confirmed
cases
their
358
municipalities
from
15th
November
2021
to
31st
March
2022.
The
seeks
determine
role
functional
urban
areas
(FUAs)
spread
variant
virus,
ESRI
Technology
(ArcGIS
Pro)
applying
intelligence
location
methods
such
as
3D-bins
emerging
hot
spots.
Those
help
identify
trends
types
problem
area,
spots,
level.
results
demonstrate
that
FUAs
do
not
contain
an
over-concentration
cases,
coefficient
is
under
1.0
relation
population.
Nevertheless,
have
important
drivers
upward
curve
wave.
Significant
spot
are
found
85.0%
FUA
where
98.9%
occur.
distribution
shows
spatially
stationary
linear
correlation
linked
demographically
progressive
(densely
populated,
young
profile,
with
more
children
per
woman)
well
connected
by
highways
railroads.
Based
this
research,
proposed
GIS
methodology
can
be
adapted
other
case
studies.
Considering
geo-prevention
WHO
Health
All
Policies
approaches,
research
findings
reveal
spatial
policymakers
tackling
pandemic
future
waves
society
learns
live
virus.
Language: Английский
Geodemographic profiles of COVID-19 mortality inside/outside nursing homes. Spatial analysis from microdata in North Spain
Applied Geography,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
162, P. 103153 - 103153
Published: Nov. 28, 2023
After
two
years
of
the
COVID-19
pandemic,
there
is
extensive
research
on
spread
virus
and
geo-statistical
analysis
spatial
patterns.
However,
from
perspective
health
geography,
mortality
still
under-studied.
This
aims
to
provide
a
geographic
profile
mortality,
in
terms
space-time
evolution
relationship
with
individual
contextual
variables.
To
this
end,
we
geocoded
daily
microdata
deceased
persons
provided
by
Government
Cantabria
(in
northern
Spain)
March
1,
2020
31,
2022.
The
study
also
took
cadastral
variables,
population
records,
connections
geo-enrichment
services
accessed
through
ArcGIS
Pro
License
(ESRI)
into
account.
Using
statistics
methods,
such
as
3D
bins
emerging
hot
spots,
local
bivariate
relationships,
ordinary
least
squares,
propose
an
exportable
scalable
methodology
help
policymakers
cope
current
stage
living
epidemic
virus.
Our
results
suggest
that
distribution
less
clustered
than
contagion
shed
light
differences
profiles
inside/outside
nursing
homes,
higher
age,
temporal
concentration
deaths
homes.
Spatial
regimes
showed
spots
urban
metropolitan
areas,
pattern
repetition
over
time,
sporadic
accounted
for
36.28%
only
11.88%
area
deaths.
Despite
immunization,
periods
high
meant
subsequent
increase
during
Omicron
wave,
where
consecutive
37.50%
51.45%
were
concentrated.
Finally,
interesting
nuances
significant
context
variables
compared
explanatory
factors
cases.
Language: Английский
The role of the socio-economic context in the spread of the first wave of COVID-19 in the Marche Region (central Italy)
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
82, P. 103324 - 103324
Published: Oct. 4, 2022
Language: Английский
Geographical Analysis of COVID-19 Epidemiology: A Review
Thi-Quynh Nguyen
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International Journal of Science and Healthcare Research,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
8(3), P. 220 - 226
Published: Aug. 31, 2023
Background:
Since
coronavirus
disease
2019
(Covid-19)
emerged
in
Wuhan
city
and
rapidly
spread
throughout
China
December
2019,
many
methods
have
been
proposed
for
COVID-19
studies.
Methods:
In
this
study,
we
reviewed
the
geographical
analysis-based
methodological
approaches
epidemiological
Three
different
issues
related
to
applications
of
analysis
epidemiology
are
presented
under
three
sub-sections;
namely
(1)
assessing
spatial
distribution
pandemic
at
scales,
(2)
WebGIS-based
mapping
pandemic,
(3)
assessment
impacts
socio-economic
factors
on
transmission
pandemic.
A
systematic
literature
search
studies
published
English.
Results:
It
was
found
that
can
effectively
help
study
epidemiology.
Conclusion:
The
contributes
current
research
social-economic
Keywords:
Geographical
analysis,
COVID-19,
Spatial
statistics,
Epidemiology,
Review.
Language: Английский
Desigualdades espaciales de la incidencia de la COVID-19 en relación con factores económicos y sociodemográficos en la Comunidad Autónoma de Madrid (España)
Documents d Anàlisi Geogràfica,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
70(3), P. 355 - 382
Published: July 24, 2024
This
article
models
the
relationship
between
incidence
of
COVID-19
and
several
socioeconomic
factors
during
second
period
epidemic
(22
June
2020
to
06
December
2020)
in
Autonomous
Community
Madrid,
Spain.
Data
collected
from
Basic
Health
Zones
(BHZs)
is
adjusted
using
random
forest
method,
which
proves
very
appropriate
for
capturing
non-linear
relationships
obtaining
accurate
robust
predictions.
The
results
show
that
impact
examined
socio-economic
variables
on
rates
was
not
uniform,
levels
mean
income
by
neighborhood
exerted
stronger
influence
than
population
density,
proportion
Spanish
population,
age
or
average
household
size.
A
complex
spatial
pattern
emerges
combination
impacts,
reflecting
relative
weights
different
terms
intensity
pandemic.
information
may
be
considered
strategic
effective
future
management
health
resources.
Language: Английский