弗吉尼亚州的COVID-19和社会脆弱性 邮政编码表格区域
Parthay H Patel1, Nikhil Amin2, Bhaumik Patel3
1School of Business, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, USA.
Cureus
|December 25, 2025
概括
弗吉尼亚州的COVID-19患病率与地区层面的种族组成,收入和拥挤有关. 这些反映结构不平等的人口因素是社会脆弱性的关键指标,可以为公共卫生决策提供信息.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 健康的社会决定因素
背景情况:
- 对弗吉尼亚州COVID-19流行率的人口决定因素的回顾性审查.
- 数据收集自2020年5月15日至2020年8月6日,该州首次COVID-19峰值期间.
- 利用了来自弗吉尼亚州卫生部 (VDH) 的数据.
研究的目的:
- 检查COVID-19病例与社会经济变量之间的关联.
- 了解各种社会经济因素与疾病患病率之间的关系.
- 确定影响弗吉尼亚州COVID-19传播的人口决定因素.
主要方法:
- 根据弗吉尼亚州卫生规划区域 (VHPRs) 内的弗吉尼亚州邮政编码表格区 (VZCTAs) 分析COVID-19病例和社会经济数据.
- 采用多变量回归分析和皮尔森相关性.
- 检查了区域级的种族和种族组成,家庭收入中位数和家庭拥挤.
主要成果:
- 北部地区的COVID-19患病率最高,西南部地区的患病率最低 (p < 0.05).
- 地区层面的种族/种族组成 (黑人/西班牙裔),家庭收入中位数和家庭拥挤是患病率的重要预测因素.
- 多变量分析显示了强烈的相关性 (整体R=0.612,北方VHPRR=0.903).
结论:
- 区域层面的种族和民族构成是结构不平等和对COVID-19的社会脆弱性的代理.
- 调查结果强调了社会脆弱性在较小的人口单位的公共卫生规划中的重要性.
- 结果可以指导基于社会脆弱性的疫苗分配和卫生政策的关键决策.
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