Effects of the built environment and human factors on the spread of COVID-19: A systematic literature review

M Alidadi, A Sharifi - Science of the total environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Soon after its emergence, COVID-19 became a global problem. While different types of
vaccines and treatments are now available, still non-pharmacological policies play a critical …

[HTML][HTML] Beyond the blame game: Unraveling the complex relationship between density and COVID-19 through a systematic literature review

M Alidadi, A Sharifi - Cities, 2023 - Elsevier
Density has gained considerable attention in policy and scientific discourses since the
emergence of COVID-19. In the early days, density was blamed as a negative factor that …

[HTML][HTML] Tokyo's COVID-19: An urban perspective on factors influencing infection rates in a global city

M Alidadi, A Sharifi, D Murakami - Sustainable cities and society, 2023 - Elsevier
This research investigates the relationship between COVID-19 and urban factors in Tokyo.
To understand the spread dynamics of COVID-19, the study examined 53 urban variables …

[PDF][PDF] Temporal dynamics of socioeconomic inequalities in COVID-19 outcomes over the course of the pandemic—a scoping review

F Beese, J Waldhauer, L Wollgast… - … journal of public …, 2022 - ssph-journal.org
Objectives: International evidence of socioeconomic inequalities in COVID-19 outcomes is
extensive and growing, but less is known about the temporal dynamics of these inequalities …

Inequities in COVID-19 vaccine and booster coverage across Massachusetts ZIP codes after the emergence of Omicron: A population-based cross-sectional study

J Bor, SA Assoumou, K Lane, Y Diaz, BO Ojikutu… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background Inequities in Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine and booster
coverage may contribute to future disparities in morbidity and mortality within and between …

Mapping the geodemographics of racial, economic, health, and COVID-19 deaths inequalities in the conterminous US

G Grekousis, R Wang, Y Liu - Applied Geography, 2021 - Elsevier
A large number of studies have examined individual-level factors that increase COVID-19
fatalities. However, no research has focused on the geodemographic classification of the …

Pharmacist-provided SARS-CoV-2 testing targeting a majority-Hispanic community during the early COVID-19 pandemic: results of a patient perception survey

J Patel, N Christofferson, KJ Goodlet - Journal of the American Pharmacists …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Racial and ethnic minority groups are disproportionally represented among US
coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, owing to long-standing systemic inequities in the …

Spatial nonstationarity and the role of environmental metal exposures on COVID-19 mortality in New Mexico

D Beene, C Miller, M Gonzales, D Kanda, I Francis… - Applied …, 2024 - Elsevier
Worldwide, the COVID-19 pandemic has been influenced by a combination of
environmental and sociodemographic drivers. To date, population studies have …

Evaluating COVID-19 risk to essential workers by occupational group: a case study in Massachusetts

BM Haley, P Patil, JI Levy, KR Spangler… - Journal of community …, 2024 - Springer
Occupational exposure to SARS-CoV-2 varies by profession, but “essential workers” are
often considered in aggregate in COVID-19 models. This aggregation complicates efforts to …

Uncovering COVID-19 infection determinants in Portugal: towards an evidence-based spatial susceptibility index to support epidemiological containment policies

A Alves, NM da Costa, P Morgado… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Background COVID-19 caused the largest pandemic of the twenty-first century forcing the
adoption of containment policies all over the world. Many studies on COVID-19 health …