Arvin Mahmoud, Bazrafkan Shahram, Beiki Parisa, Sharifi Ayyoob
Department of Human Geography, Faculty of Geography, University of Tehran, Iran.
Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Faculty of Earth Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran.
Int J Disaster Risk Reduct. 2023 Jan;84:103495. doi: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2022.103495. Epub 2022 Dec 14.
Social vulnerability is related to the differential abilities of socio-economic groups to withstand and respond to the adverse impacts of hazards and stressors. COVID-19, as a human risk, is influenced by and contributes to social vulnerability. The purpose of this study was to examine the association between social vulnerability and the prevalence of COVID-19 infection in the counties of Khuzestan province, Iran. To determine the social vulnerability of the counties in the Khuzestan province, decision-making techniques and geographic information systems were employed. Also, the Pearson correlation was used to examine the relationship between the two variables. The findings indicate that Ahvaz county and the province's northeastern counties have the highest levels of social vulnerability. There was no significant link between the social vulnerability index of the counties and the rate of COVID-19 cases (per 1000 persons). We argue that all counties in the province should implement and pursue COVID-19 control programs and policies. This is particularly essential for counties with greater rates of social vulnerability and COVID-19 cases.
社会脆弱性与社会经济群体抵御和应对灾害及压力源不利影响的不同能力相关。作为一种人类风险，新冠病毒受到社会脆弱性的影响，并加剧了社会脆弱性。本研究的目的是调查伊朗胡齐斯坦省各县的社会脆弱性与新冠病毒感染率之间的关联。为确定胡齐斯坦省各县的社会脆弱性，采用了决策技术和地理信息系统。此外，使用皮尔逊相关性来检验两个变量之间的关系。研究结果表明，阿瓦士县和该省东北部各县的社会脆弱性水平最高。各县的社会脆弱性指数与新冠病毒病例率（每1000人）之间没有显著联系。我们认为，该省所有县都应实施并推行新冠病毒防控计划和政策。这对于社会脆弱性和新冠病毒病例率较高的县尤为重要。
