التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Insulating highly vulnerable populations from global pandemics: The case of Ghanaian informal settlements. |
| المؤلفون: |
Amidu, Mohammed1,2 (AUTHOR) mamidu@ug.edu.gh, Mensah, James Kwame1 (AUTHOR) jamesmensah@ug.edu.gh, Ahenkan, Albert1 (AUTHOR) aahenkan@ug.edu.gh, Bawole, Justice Nyigmah1 (AUTHOR) jnbawole@ug.edu.gh |
| المصدر: |
Cities. Oct2023, Vol. 141, pN.PAG-N.PAG. 1p. |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
*COVID-19 pandemic, *COVID-19, PANDEMICS, GHANAIANS |
| مصطلحات جغرافية: |
GHANA |
| مستخلص: |
The unexpected outburst of the COVID-19 pandemic brought with it several challenges to many throughout the world, a health crisis that severely affected not only how we live but also work. Whereas all populations are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, their impacts on vulnerable populations appear greater. However, the relationship and consequences of COVID-19 on vulnerable populations in informal settlements in Ghana remain largely unknown. In this paper, we examine the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on vulnerable populations in Ghanaian informal settlements. We sample 2697 households from 100 informal settlements across eleven administrative regions of Ghana. The findings indicated an inverse relationship among all the individual domain vulnerability measures, total vulnerability, and COVID-19 exposure. Again, the findings showed that informal settlements populations' exposure to COVID-19 is not limited to their vulnerability although their computed vulnerability indices suggest higher exposure. Based on the findings, it is recommended that COVID-19 support initiatives should not just be limited to persons that might be deemed vulnerable by living in informal settlements. • 2697 households from 100 informal settlements in Ghana responded to the survey. • We observe an inverse relationship among individual domain vulnerability measures, total vulnerability, and COVID-19 exposure. • Exposure to COVID-19 is not limited to vulnerability although computed vulnerability indices suggest higher exposure. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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