scholarly journals COVID-19 Pandemic in the World and its Relation to Human Development Index: A Global Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zaher Khazaei ◽  
Elaheh Mazaheri ◽  
Ali Hasanpour-Dehkordi ◽  
Sajjad Rahimi Pordanjani ◽  
Ahmad Naghibzadeh-Tahami ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Development ◽  
Human Development Index ◽  
Ecological Study ◽  
Large Family ◽  
The United States ◽  
World Health ◽  
Development Index ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization

: Coronaviruses are a large family and a subset of Coronaviridae that include common cold viruses and other severe diseases like severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS-CoV), Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS-CoV), and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This is an ecological study based on statistics of the prevalence of coronavirus disease until 30 April 2020, based on the reports sent to the World Health Organization (WHO). This study investigates the distribution of the incidence and trend of the incidence rate of COVID-19 in countries, and its relation with the human development index (HDI) until 30 April 2020. The results showed that the most cases of coronavirus disease until the mentioned date were in the United States of America (1,003,947 cases), Spain (212,917 cases), Italy (203,591 cases), the United Kingdom (165,225 cases), and Germany (159,119 cases), in sequence. The results exhibited a significant positive correlation between the incidence of COVID-2019 and HDI in the world (r = 0.470, P < 0.0001).

scholarly journals Incidence and mortality of kidney cancer and its relationship with HDI (Human Development Index) in the world in 2012

2017 ◽  
Vol 90 (3) ◽  
pp. 286-293 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maryam Mohammadian ◽  
Reza Pakzad ◽  
Farhad Towhidi ◽  
Behnam Reza Makhsosi ◽  
Abbas Ahmadi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mortality Rate ◽  
Human Development ◽  
Kidney Cancer ◽  
Human Development Index ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
World Health ◽  
Development Index ◽  
Positive Correlation ◽  
Incidence And Mortality ◽  
The World

Background and aims. Kidney cancer is among the cancers that have the highest growth rate in all age and racial groups in the world and is as the most deadly type of urinary tract cancer. Since awareness about this cancer incidence status and mortality is essential for better planning, this study aimed to investigate the incidence and mortality rate of kidney cancer and its relationship with the development index in the world in 2012.Method. This study was an ecological study conducted based on GLOBOCAN project of the World Health Organization (WHO) for the countries in the world. The correlation between Standardized Incidence Rates (SIRs) and Standardized Mortality Rates (SMRs) of kidney cancer with HDI and its components was assessed using SPSS18.Results. In total, 337,860 incidence cases (213,924 were men and 123,936 women) and 143,406 deaths (90,802 cases in men and 52,604 in women) of kidney cancer were recorded in 2012. A positive correlation of 0.731 was seen between SIR of kidney cancer and HDI (p≤0.001). Also, a negative correlation of 0.627was seen between SMR of kidney cancer and HDI (p≤0.001). Conclusion. The incidence and mortality rate of kidney cancer is higher in developed countries. A significant positive correlation has been seen between the standardized incidence and mortality rate of kidney cancer with the Human Development Index and its components. We need more studies to examine variation in incidence and mortality of kidney cancer and its related factors in the world.

scholarly journals Dobrobyt społeczny w świetle ekonomii szczęścia na przykładzie wybranych państw Unii Europejskiej

Catallaxy ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-55
Author(s):  
Artur Wachowiak ◽  
Kamil Kowalczyk
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
Human Development ◽  
World Bank ◽  
Human Development Index ◽  
World Health ◽  
Development Index ◽  
Health Organization

Motywacja: Jednym z podstawowych problemów makroekonomii jest kwestia dobrobytu społeczeństw. W przeszłości, znacząca część ekonomistów zwykła utożsamiać wielkość gospodarki, bądź dynamikę jej wzrostu, ze stopą życiową. Obecnie, ocena dobrobytu społeczeństwa sprowadza się do oceny jakości życia w danym państwie. W głównym nurcie rozważań makroekonomicznych przyjęło się posługiwanie miarą jaką jest Produkt Krajowy Brutto (PKB) wraz z jej pochodnymi. Niestety wskaźniki te nie obejmują wielu kluczowych czynników wpływających na poziom dobrobytu. Z tego powodu na przestrzeni lat zastosowano nowe, szersze podejście i opracowano nowe mierniki takie, jak np. Wskaźnik Rozwoju Społecznego (Human Development Index, HDI). Koniecznym wydaje się rozważenie ich wartości poznawczej w kontekście współczesnego dorobku ekonomii szczęścia. W tym celu dokonano przeglądu najpopularniejszych wskaźników dobrobytu i jakości życia oraz skonfrontowano je z pozaekonomicznymi danymi opisującymi procesy zachodzące w społeczeństwach, zwracając szczególną uwagę na różnice interpretacyjne i możliwe odmienne oceny. Cel: Celem jest ocena pomiaru jakości stopy życiowej, przez przegląd dostępnych rozwiązań i metod oraz konfrontacja wyników z danymi publicznych statystyk wybranych państw Unii Europejskiej (UE). Materiały i metody: Wykorzystano przegląd systematyczny i analizę krytyczną literatury, analiza zagregowanych danych makroekonomicznych oraz statystyki publicznej. Materiał empiryczny stanowią dane publikowane przez Eurostat, Organizację Współpracy Gospodarczej i Rozwoju (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD), Światową Organizację Zdrowia (World Health Organization, WHO) oraz Bank Światowy (World Bank). Wyniki: Istnieją istotne różnice w ocenie jakości życia między wskaźnikami przyjętymi w głównym dyskursie ekonomicznym a empirycznymi danymi z innych nauk, tj. społecznych czy medycznych.

scholarly journals COVID-19 in Continental Europe

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Leila Moradi
Keyword(s):  
Disease Transmission ◽  
Ecological Study ◽  
Case Fatality ◽  
World Health ◽  
Effective Vaccine ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The World ◽  
Deadly Disease ◽  
Spss Software ◽  
Health Organization

Background: COVID-19 is an emerging disease that was first identified in China and then spread to most countries around the world. The disease was caused by the coronavirus and led to restrictions in most parts of the world. Definitive causes have been identified, and mortality from the disease is high in continental Europe. Objectives: This study aims to investigate the epidemiology of COVID-19 in continental Europe. Methods: This was an ecological study and described the characteristics of COVID-19 in continental Europe. Data related to the definite cases of diagnosis and death due to this disease and World Health Organization reports were recruited and transferred to Excel and SPSS software. Case fatality rates were also calculated for each country. Results: The highest confirmed number of diagnosed cases of COVID-19 was in Russia with 4,333,029 cases, and the highest number of deaths reported due to COVID19 was in the United Kingdom with 124,419 cases. The highest case fatality rates were from Bulgaria 4.08%. Conclusions: COVID-19 is a highly contagious and deadly disease, and until an effective vaccine is available, the prevention of disease transmission is possible only through observing social distancing.

The Pandemic of Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Need for an Immediate Action (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mujib Ullah
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
Large Family ◽  
Current Treatment ◽  
World Health ◽  
New Disease ◽  
The World ◽  
Novel Coronavirus ◽  
Health Organization

UNSTRUCTURED Coronaviruses belong to a large family of viruses. Coronavirus also called COVID-19 is a new disease that has not been previously identified in humans. The World Health Organization has announced that COVID-19 is a pandemic. Currently there is no specific vaccine or treatment for COVID-19. Current treatment for COVID-19 is only supportive (treating the symptoms). There are no antiviral or vaccine options at this time. Therefore, it is time to bring collective efforts to treat or prevent a rapidly evolving pandemic of COVID-19.

The Ethics of COVID-19 Vaccine Passports

2021 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-2
Author(s):  
Joseph Meaney ◽  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
The United States ◽  
Scientific Data ◽  
World Health ◽  
Medical Decisions ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Divided Society ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization

COVID-19 vaccine passports run the risk of creating a divided society where social privileges or restrictions based on “fitness” lead to discrimination based on immunization status. Individuals have a strong right to be free of coercion to take a COVID-19 vaccine, and we should be very leery of further invasion of private medical decisions. These concerns are shared both internationally and in the United States, and the World Health Organization, the Biden administration, and many US governors oppose COVID-19 vaccine credentials. In addition, regulations for COVID-19 vaccine credentials face practical barriers, including lack of access globally, especially among the poor; and lack of scientific data on the efficacy of these vaccines.

(Mis)Information on Digital Platforms: Lessons from Twitter and Sina Weibo in the COVID-19 Pandemic (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Kreps
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Public Discourse ◽  
The United States ◽  
World Health ◽  
Sina Weibo ◽  
Digital Platforms ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Relative Prevalence

BACKGROUND Misinformation about COVID-19 has presented challenges to public health authorities during pandemics. Understanding the prevalence and type of misinformation across contexts offers a way to understand the discourse around COVID-19 while informing potential countermeasures. OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to study COVID-19 content on two prominent microblogging platform, Twitter, based in the United States, and Sina Weibo, based in China, and compare the content and relative prevalence of misinformation to better understand public discourse of public health issues across social media and cultural contexts. METHODS A total of 3,579,575 posts were scraped from both Weibo and Twitter, focusing on content from January 30th, 2020, when the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a “Public Health Emergency of International Concern” and February 6th, 2020. A 1% random sample of tweets that contained both the English keywords “coronavirus” and “covid-19” and the equivalent Chinese characters was extracted and analyzed based on changes in the frequencies of keywords and hashtags. Misinformation on each platform was compared by manually coding and comparing posts using the World Health Organization fact-check page to adjudicate accuracy of content. RESULTS Both platforms posted about the outbreak and transmission but posts on Sina Weibo were less likely to reference controversial topics such as the World Health Organization and death and more likely to cite themes of resisting, fighting, and cheering against the coronavirus. Misinformation constituted 1.1% of Twitter content and 0.3% of Weibo content. CONCLUSIONS Quantitative and qualitative analysis of content on both platforms points to cross-platform differences in public discourse surrounding the pandemic and informs potential countermeasures for online misinformation.

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