The association of the four social vulnerability themes and COVID-19 mortality rates in U.S. Counties.

IF 2.2 4区医学 Q3 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES International Journal of Environmental Health Research Pub Date : 2025-01-20 DOI:10.1080/09603123.2025.2454368

Baksun Sung

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between social vulnerability and COVID-19 mortality rates during the whole outbreak in U.S. counties. COVID-19 deaths were gleaned from the USA Facts. Independent variables were gleaned from the CDC's Social Vulnerability Index. Spatial autoregressive models were used for data analysis. Results show that counties with more social vulnerability (socioeconomic) were positively associated with higher COVID-19 mortality rates. Counties with more social vulnerability (household composition & disability) were positively associated with higher COVID-19 mortality rates. Counties with more social vulnerability (minority status & language) were negatively associated with higher COVID-19 mortality rates. Counties with more social vulnerability (housing type & transportation) were negatively associated with higher COVID-19 mortality rates. In conclusion, county-level social vulnerability provides an useful framework for identifying unequal distribution of deaths from COVID-19 in the United States.

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四个社会脆弱性主题与美国各县COVID-19死亡率的关系

本研究的目的是研究美国各县在整个疫情期间社会脆弱性与COVID-19死亡率之间的关系。COVID-19死亡人数从美国事实中收集。独立变量是从疾病预防控制中心的社会脆弱性指数中收集的。采用空间自回归模型进行数据分析。结果显示，社会脆弱性（社会经济）越高的县与COVID-19死亡率越高呈正相关。社会脆弱性（家庭构成和残疾程度）较高的县与更高的COVID-19死亡率呈正相关。社会脆弱性（少数民族地位和语言）较高的县与COVID-19死亡率呈负相关。社会脆弱性（住房类型和交通）较高的县与COVID-19死亡率呈负相关。总之，县级社会脆弱性为确定美国COVID-19死亡人数的不平等分布提供了一个有用的框架。

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International Journal of Environmental Health Research 医学-公共卫生、环境卫生与职业卫生

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6.70

自引率

3.10%

发文量

134

审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： International Journal of Environmental Health Research ( IJEHR ) is devoted to the rapid publication of research in environmental health, acting as a link between the diverse research communities and practitioners in environmental health. Published articles encompass original research papers, technical notes and review articles. IJEHR publishes articles on all aspects of the interaction between the environment and human health. This interaction can broadly be divided into three areas: the natural environment and health – health implications and monitoring of air, water and soil pollutants and pollution and health improvements and air, water and soil quality standards; the built environment and health – occupational health and safety, exposure limits, monitoring and control of pollutants in the workplace, and standards of health; and communicable diseases – disease spread, control and prevention, food hygiene and control, and health aspects of rodents and insects. IJEHR is published in association with the International Federation of Environmental Health and includes news from the Federation of international meetings, courses and environmental health issues.