COVID -19 morbidity and mortality in tropical countries : the effects of economic, institutional, and climatic variables
| dc.contributor.author | Akpalu, Wisdom | |
| dc.contributor.author | Amegashie, J. Atsu | |
| dc.contributor.author | Karuaihe, Selma Tuemumunu | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-02-10T06:48:27Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-02-10T06:48:27Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022-07 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Despite the significant and rising human and economic costs of the novel coronavirus dis- ease (COVID-19), our knowledge on its epidemiology remains limited necessitating expe- dited research to aid public policy. This study contributes to the knowledge gap by focusing on exploring the effects of potential covariates (economic, institutional, and climatic condi- tions) on COVID-19 in tropical countries. Using an Ordinary Least Square (OLS) regression, our results showed a non-linear relationship between temperature and infection-to-test ratio. Specifically, temperatures warmer than 18 °C can favor the spread of the disease. In addition, strikingly, countries with better democratic principles registered more positive cases than their counterparts at high levels of corruption. | en_US |
| dc.description.department | Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development | en_US |
| dc.description.librarian | am2023 | en_US |
| dc.description.uri | http://www.elsevier.com/locate/sciaf | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Akpalu, W., Amegashie, J.A., Karuaihe, S.T. 2022, 'COVID -19 morbidity and mortality in tropical countries : the effects of economic, institutional, and climatic variables', Scientific African, vol. 16, art. e01257, pp. 1-10, doi : 10.1016/j.sciaf.2022.e01257. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2468-2276 (online) | |
| dc.identifier.other | 10.1016/j.sciaf.2022.e01257 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/89388 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Elsevier | en_US |
| dc.rights | © 2022 The Author(s). This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Tropical countries | en_US |
| dc.subject | Temperature | en_US |
| dc.subject | Institutions | en_US |
| dc.subject | Demography | en_US |
| dc.subject | COVID-19 pandemic | en_US |
| dc.subject | Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) | en_US |
| dc.subject | Ordinary least square (OLS) regression | en_US |
| dc.title | COVID -19 morbidity and mortality in tropical countries : the effects of economic, institutional, and climatic variables | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |