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Human mobility and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): a negative binomial regression analysis.


ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:This study aimed to examine the link between human mobility and the number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-infected people in countries. STUDY DESIGN:Our data set covers 144 countries for which complete data are available. To analyze the link between human mobility and COVID-19-infected people, our study focused on the volume of air travel, the number of airports, and the Schengen system. METHODS:To analyze the variation in COVID-19-infected people in countries, we used negative binomial regression analysis. RESULTS:Our findings suggest a positive relationship between higher volume of airline passenger traffic carried in a country and higher numbers of patients with COVID-19. We further found that countries which have a higher number of airports are associated with higher number of COVID-19 cases. Schengen countries, countries which have higher population density, and higher percentage of elderly population are also found to be more likely to have more COVID-19 cases than other countries. CONCLUSIONS:The article brings a novel insight into the COVID-19 pandemic from a human mobility perspective. Future research should assess the impacts of the scale of sea/bus/car travel on the epidemic. The findings of this article are relevant for public health authorities, community and health service providers, as well as policy-makers.

SUBMITTER: Oztig LI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7351378 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Human mobility and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): a negative binomial regression analysis.

Oztig L I LI   Askin O E OE  

Public health 20200710


<h4>Objectives</h4>This study aimed to examine the link between human mobility and the number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-infected people in countries.<h4>Study design</h4>Our data set covers 144 countries for which complete data are available. To analyze the link between human mobility and COVID-19-infected people, our study focused on the volume of air travel, the number of airports, and the Schengen system.<h4>Methods</h4>To analyze the variation in COVID-19-infected people in coun  ...[more]

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