Local characteristics and the Covid-19 pandemic: an analysis focused on the municipalities from the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais
Abstract In order to understand the reasons that led certain locations to face more/less difficulties in dealing with COVID-19, the effect of some municipal characteristics, on the main statistics related to the disease, was estimated. For this purpose, cross-section data (with cases/deaths accumula...
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| description | Abstract In order to understand the reasons that led certain locations to face more/less difficulties in dealing with COVID-19, the effect of some municipal characteristics, on the main statistics related to the disease, was estimated. For this purpose, cross-section data (with cases/deaths accumulated up until April 21, 2021), on the municipalities of Minas Gerais were considered, and Ordinary Least Squares, Poisson and Negative Binomial estimators were used, in addition to the Extreme Bounds Analysis technique. Small towns, with a larger number of public health clinics (known in Brazil as “basic health units”) and more young people would have fewer cases/deaths. Urban, hot, polluted locations with higher inequality, as well as greater economic activity and movement of employees, presented the greatest problems. Incidence/mortality would increase in hot cities, with greater economic activity and a history of comorbidity. However, mortality would decrease among the youngest/most educated people. Furthermore, lethality would be lower among the younger population and in sparsely populated (up to 150,000 inhabitants) and rainless cities. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8b8acb0c55674c75a52c79606a8b14c02022-12-22T03:02:56ZengUniversidade Estadual de CampinasEconomia e Sociedade1982-35332022-12-0131377179310.1590/1982-3533.2022v31n3art09Local characteristics and the Covid-19 pandemic: an analysis focused on the municipalities from the Brazilian state of Minas GeraisVinícius de Azevedo Couto Firmehttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9644-1000Hilton Manoel Dias Ribeirohttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2729-9674Juliana Gonçalves Taveirahttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5487-8669Abstract In order to understand the reasons that led certain locations to face more/less difficulties in dealing with COVID-19, the effect of some municipal characteristics, on the main statistics related to the disease, was estimated. For this purpose, cross-section data (with cases/deaths accumulated up until April 21, 2021), on the municipalities of Minas Gerais were considered, and Ordinary Least Squares, Poisson and Negative Binomial estimators were used, in addition to the Extreme Bounds Analysis technique. Small towns, with a larger number of public health clinics (known in Brazil as “basic health units”) and more young people would have fewer cases/deaths. Urban, hot, polluted locations with higher inequality, as well as greater economic activity and movement of employees, presented the greatest problems. Incidence/mortality would increase in hot cities, with greater economic activity and a history of comorbidity. However, mortality would decrease among the youngest/most educated people. Furthermore, lethality would be lower among the younger population and in sparsely populated (up to 150,000 inhabitants) and rainless cities.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-06182022000300771&tlng=enCOVID-19Regional policiesSocioeconomic determinants |
| spellingShingle | Vinícius de Azevedo Couto Firme Hilton Manoel Dias Ribeiro Juliana Gonçalves Taveira Local characteristics and the Covid-19 pandemic: an analysis focused on the municipalities from the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais Economia e Sociedade COVID-19 Regional policies Socioeconomic determinants |
| title | Local characteristics and the Covid-19 pandemic: an analysis focused on the municipalities from the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais |
| title_full | Local characteristics and the Covid-19 pandemic: an analysis focused on the municipalities from the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais |
| title_fullStr | Local characteristics and the Covid-19 pandemic: an analysis focused on the municipalities from the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais |
| title_full_unstemmed | Local characteristics and the Covid-19 pandemic: an analysis focused on the municipalities from the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais |
| title_short | Local characteristics and the Covid-19 pandemic: an analysis focused on the municipalities from the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais |
| title_sort | local characteristics and the covid 19 pandemic an analysis focused on the municipalities from the brazilian state of minas gerais |
| topic | COVID-19 Regional policies Socioeconomic determinants |
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