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Effect of total population, population density and weighted population density on the spread of Covid-19 in Malaysia
Since November 2019, most countries across the globe have suffered from the disastrous consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic which redefined every aspect of human life. Given the inevitable spread and transmission of the virus, it is critical to acknowledge the factors that catalyse transmission of...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10138265/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37104371 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0284157 |
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author | Wong, Hui Shan Hasan, Md Zobaer Sharif, Omar Rahman, Azizur |
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description | Since November 2019, most countries across the globe have suffered from the disastrous consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic which redefined every aspect of human life. Given the inevitable spread and transmission of the virus, it is critical to acknowledge the factors that catalyse transmission of the disease. This research investigates the relation of the external demographic parameters such as total population, population density and weighted population density on the spread of Covid-19 in Malaysia. Pearson correlation and simple linear regression were utilized to identify the relation between the population-related variables and the spread of Covid-19 in Malaysia using data from 15(th) March 2020 to 31(st) March 2021. As a result, a strong positive significant correlation between the total population and Covid-19 cases was found. However, a weak positive relationship was found between the density variable (population density and weighted population density) and the spread of Covid-19. Our findings suggest that the transmission of Covid-19 during lockdown (Movement Control Order, MCO) in Malaysia was more readily explained by the demographic variable population size, than population density or weighted population density. Thus, this study could be helpful in intervention planning and managing future virus outbreaks in Malaysia. |
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spelling | pubmed-101382652023-04-28 Effect of total population, population density and weighted population density on the spread of Covid-19 in Malaysia Wong, Hui Shan Hasan, Md Zobaer Sharif, Omar Rahman, Azizur PLoS One Research Article Since November 2019, most countries across the globe have suffered from the disastrous consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic which redefined every aspect of human life. Given the inevitable spread and transmission of the virus, it is critical to acknowledge the factors that catalyse transmission of the disease. This research investigates the relation of the external demographic parameters such as total population, population density and weighted population density on the spread of Covid-19 in Malaysia. Pearson correlation and simple linear regression were utilized to identify the relation between the population-related variables and the spread of Covid-19 in Malaysia using data from 15(th) March 2020 to 31(st) March 2021. As a result, a strong positive significant correlation between the total population and Covid-19 cases was found. However, a weak positive relationship was found between the density variable (population density and weighted population density) and the spread of Covid-19. Our findings suggest that the transmission of Covid-19 during lockdown (Movement Control Order, MCO) in Malaysia was more readily explained by the demographic variable population size, than population density or weighted population density. Thus, this study could be helpful in intervention planning and managing future virus outbreaks in Malaysia. Public Library of Science 2023-04-27 /pmc/articles/PMC10138265/ /pubmed/37104371 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0284157 Text en © 2023 Wong et al https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Wong, Hui Shan Hasan, Md Zobaer Sharif, Omar Rahman, Azizur Effect of total population, population density and weighted population density on the spread of Covid-19 in Malaysia |
title | Effect of total population, population density and weighted population density on the spread of Covid-19 in Malaysia |
title_full | Effect of total population, population density and weighted population density on the spread of Covid-19 in Malaysia |
title_fullStr | Effect of total population, population density and weighted population density on the spread of Covid-19 in Malaysia |
title_full_unstemmed | Effect of total population, population density and weighted population density on the spread of Covid-19 in Malaysia |
title_short | Effect of total population, population density and weighted population density on the spread of Covid-19 in Malaysia |
title_sort | effect of total population, population density and weighted population density on the spread of covid-19 in malaysia |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10138265/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37104371 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0284157 |
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