Polarized nature of the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan : associations with population age structure and behaviours
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- Material Type
- 記事
- Author/Editor
- Junko Okumura
- Publication, Distribution, etc.
- Publication Date
- 2021-05-13
- Publication Date (W3CDTF)
- 2021-05-13
- Periodical title
- Tropical medicine and health
- No. or year of volume/issue
- 49(38)
- Volume
- 49(38)
- ISSN (Periodical Title)
- 1349-4147
- ISSN-L (Periodical Title)
- 1348-8945
- Text Language Code
- eng
- DOI
- 10.1186/s41182-021-00324-0
- Persistent ID (NDL)
- info:ndljp/pid/11863564
- Collection
- Collection (Materials For Handicapped People:1)
- Collection (particular)
- 国立国会図書館デジタルコレクション > 電子書籍・電子雑誌 > その他
- Acquisition Basis
- オンライン資料収集制度
- Date Accepted (W3CDTF)
- 2021-11-04T16:57:29+09:00
- Date Captured (W3CDTF)
- 2021-11-04
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- application/pdf
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- 国立国会図書館内限定公開
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- Periodical Title (URI)
- Periodical Title (Persistent ID (NDL))
- info:ndljp/pid/11667857
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- 国立国会図書館 : 国立国会図書館デジタルコレクション
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- Background: Although the scale of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic was relatively small in Japan compared with the rest of the world, the polarisation of areas into high- and low-COVID-19-incidence areas was observed among the 47 prefectures. The aims of this study were not only identifying the factors associated with the polarised COVID-19 pandemic in Japan but also discussing effective preventive measures. Methods: This was an ecological study using online survey data which was cross-sectionally conducted by the author. A total of 6000 respondents who resided in 10 low- and 10 high-COVID-19 incidence prefectures, with a wide gap in terms of COVID-19 incidence, in Japan were recruited. Data on COVID-19 cases and geodemographic information were obtained from official government sites. Statistical analyses were conducted to compare variables between the two areas and age groups. Results: This study revealed that that age influenced people’s behaviours and perceptions, except one behaviour of ‘wearing facemasks’. The major factors significantly associated with the cumulative number of COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people were ‘commuting by private automobile’ (adjusted odds ratio [AOR], 0.444; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.394–0.501), ‘commuting by public transportation’ (AOR, 6.813; 95% CI, 5.567–8.336), ‘washing hands’ (AOR, 1.233; 95% CI, 1.005–1.511), ‘opening windows regularly’ (AOR, 1.248; 95% CI, 1.104–1.412), ‘avoiding crowded places (AOR, 0.757; 95% CI, 0.641–0.893), ‘non-scheduled visits to drinking places’ (AOR, 1.212; 95% CI, 1.054–1.392) and ‘perceived risk of contracting COVID-19’ (AOR, 1.380; 95% CI, 1.180–1.612). These factors were strongly associated with age groups. Conclusions: Effective preventive measures for COVID-19 transmission can be developed by understanding the characteristics of populated areas, such as public transportation infrastructure and younger people’s movements and behaviours in relation to the population age structure to contain the current epidemic and protect the most vulnerable elderly people.Tropical Medicine and Health, 49, art. no. 38; 2021
- DOI
- 10.1186/s41182-021-00324-0
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- © The Author(s). 2021, corrected publication [2021]. Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
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- Bibliographic ID (NDL)
- 11863564
- NAID
- 120007165087