Social Vulnerability and Compliance With World Health Organization Advice on Protective Behaviors Against COVID-19 in African and Asia Pacific Countries: Factor Analysis to Develop a Social Vulnerability Index
In both regions, significant inequalities in social vulnerability to compliance with WHO advice were observed at baseline, and the gaps became larger after the first Omicron wave. Understanding the dimensions that influence social vulnerability to protective behaviors against COVID-19 may underpin targeted interventions to enhance compliance with WHO recommendations and mitigate the impact of future pandemics among vulnerable groups.
Authors
- Heidi J. Larson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8477-7583)
- Kathy Leung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4777-388X)
- Suladda Pongutta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6130-2235)
- Viroj Tangcharoensathien (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3235-0091)
- Leesa Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4123-4762)
Institutions
- Ministry of Public Health (TH)
- University of Antwerp (BE)
- University of Washington (US)
- Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (US)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- University of Hong Kong - Shenzhen Hospital (CN)
- University of Hong Kong (HK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMIR Public Health and Surveillance
- Published
- 2024-08-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/54383
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.64
Funders
- John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
- Innovation and Technology Commission