Amoo, Emmanuel O. and Adekeye, Olujide A and Olawole-Isaac, A. and Fasina, Fagbeminiyi and Adekola, Paul Oluwatomipe and Samuel, Gbemisola W. and Akanbi, M. A. and OLADOSUN, Muyiwa and Azuh, Dominic E. (2020) Nigeria and Italy Divergences in Coronavirus Experience: Impact of Population Density. The Scientific World Journal. ISSN 2356-6140
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Background. $e reports and information on coronavirus are not conspicuously emphasising the possible impact of population density on the explanation of difference in rapid spread and fatality due to the disease and not much has been done on bicountry comparisons. Objective. $e study examined the impact of population density on the spread of COVID-19 pandemic in two sociodemographic divergent countries. Methods. $e study conducted a scoping review of published and unpublished articles including blogs on incidences and fatalities of COVID-19. $e analysis followed qualitative description and quantitative presentation of the findings using only frequency distribution, percentages, and graphs. Results. $e two countries shared similar experience of “importation” of COVID-19, but while different states ordered partial lockdown in Nigeria, it was an immediate total lockdown in Italy. $e physician/patient ratio is high in Italy (1 : 328) but low in Nigeria (1 : 2500), while population density is 221 in Nigeria and 206 in Italy. Daily change in incidence rate reduced to below 20% after 51 and 30 days of COVID-19 first incidence in Italy and Nigeria, respectively. Fatality rate has plummeted to below 10% after the 66th day in Italy but has not been stabilised in Nigeria. Conclusion. $e authors upheld both governments’ recommending measures that tilted towards personal hand-hygienic practices and social distancing. Authors suggested that if Italy with its high physician/patient ratio and lower population density compared to Nigeria could suffer high fatality from COVID-19 pandemic under four weeks, then Nigeria with its low physician/patient ratio and higher population density should prepare to face harder time if the pandemic persists.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Social Sciences Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences > School of Psychology |
| Depositing User: | Mrs Patricia Nwokealisi |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Dec 2020 15:27 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Dec 2020 15:27 |
| URI: | http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/13770 |
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