Do socioeconomic inequalities increase the spread of COVID-19 in Turkey?
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Date
2023
Authors
Alpay A. Ari
Hulya Ozkan Ozdemir
Fatma Nur Karaman Kabadurmuş
Selma Yegane Tosun
Durmuş Özdemir
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Routledge
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Abstract
This paper clarifies the medical and socio-economic factors affecting the prevalence of COVID-19 by using clinical and survey data in a binary probit model. Socio-economic factors are associated with risk of infection and can increase exposure to and mortality from COVID-19. Inequalities in socio-economic variables affect the prevalence to different degrees. Disparities in education and poverty are more important than being employed or being a smoker for the spread of COVID-19 we find evidence that confirms the hypothesis. © 2023 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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Binary Probit Model, Covid-19, Economic And Social Factors, Prevalence, Covid-19, Disease Prevalence, Disease Spread, Education, Mortality, Poverty, Regression Analysis, Socioeconomic Indicator, Turkey, COVID-19, disease prevalence, disease spread, education, mortality, poverty, regression analysis, socioeconomic indicator, Turkey, Economic and Social Factors, COVID-19, Prevalence, Binary Probit Model
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03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, 0305 other medical science
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4
Source
Applied Economics Letters
Volume
30
Issue
13
Start Page
1776
End Page
1779
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