Factors associated to the duration of COVID-19 lockdowns in Chile

Staged closure and reopening (SCR) lockdowns were implemented in the Santiago Metropolitan Region to slow down COVID-19, at the cost of further exacerbating socioeconomic deprivation. Despite this overarching truth, little is still known about the contribution of disaggregated socioeconomic factors in the severity of the SCR as the outbreak evolved, and how to reduce severity during future lockdowns. This paper uses survival analysis to assess the association between socioeconomic factors and the hazard of reopening or lifting lockdowns in metropolitan regions of Santiago de Chile. When tested in independent Cox proportional hazard models, we found that educational attainment, domestic violence, and income poverty were significant predictors of longer lockdowns. Neither income poverty nor domestic violence is associated with average incidence during the staged lockdowns, highlighting their direct significance in lockdown duration. Beyond the provision of income subsidies, our results point out specific areas of intervention for fair social distancing: Domestic violence should be addressed as part of the lockdown plans with interventions that increase the social support and self-esteem of both victims and perpetrators.

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“…Chilean municipalities [15]. Internet, expressed as bandwidth coverage, was not statistically significant in adjusted models.…”

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confidence: 83%

“…A prior study has assessed the significance of overcrowding in COVID-19 lockdown duration, in combination with demographic and epidemiological characteristics [15]. We contribute with the assessment of other socioeconomic factors previously hinted as potentially playing a role during lockdowns.…”

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confidence: 99%

Towards fair social distancing in Santiago de Chile: Assessing association of socioeconomic factors with COVID-19 lockdown duration

Prieto

Martínez

Pachano-Azuaje

et al. 2023

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“…On March 25, 2020, the central Chilean government implemented localized lockdowns at the municipality level. The lockdowns were established by the government based on four criteria de ned at the municipal level by the Chilean Ministry of Health: i) the total number of active cases, ii) the increase in the incidence of active cases, iii) the total number of active cases per km 2 , iv) the availability of beds in intensive care units (ICUs) (9). These quite unpredictable containment measures, together with the fear of the disease and the uncertainties deriving from the pandemic development and its socio-economic consequences, impacted the mental and physical well-being of individuals.…”

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Social isolation consequences: lessons from COVID-19 pandemic in a context of dynamic lock-down in Chile

Patrono,

Renzetti,

Guerini

et al. 2023

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Background: Chile did not adopt general and unified lockdowns for the whole nation but organized itself with dynamic and sometimes irregular lockdowns. These dynamics and consequences of social isolation could be generalized to other contexts of isolation such as those affecting minorities such as immigrants, prisoners, refugees. Methods: In this study, we investigated the physical and mental health symptoms associated with lifestyle changes due to lockdown among university students in Chile. We examined psychopathological variations in relation to mental health problems in a healthy young population. Our goal was to develop interventions to address these new psychosocial problems in potentially comparable post-pandemic contexts. From May 10th 2021 to June 2th 2021, 420 University students took part in an anonymous survey asking for information on habits and symptoms that emerged during the lockdown in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Three health outcomes were assessed: digestive disorders; headache; fear of COVID-19. Covariates including conditions and lifestyle during the pandemic, SARS-CoV-2 infections in the family, financial situation and productivity were considered in the analysis. Results: Participants experienced headache and fear of COVID-19 quite frequently during the lockdown period. More than half of the sample also experienced social isolation. Female gender, sleep quality, memory difficulties, and a change in eating habits resulted associated with an increased risk of health outcomes such as headaches and digestive disorders. Conclusions: The results of this study fit within an original pandemic context: The results of this study can help identify needs and promote solutions applicable to different contexts. Future interventions should focus on the promotion and implementation of healthy habits focused on sleep hygiene, psychoeducation on the use of mobile devices and gender medicine with the support of healthcare organizations and University.

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Social isolation consequences: lessons from COVID-19 pandemic in a context of dynamic lock-down in Chile

Patrono,

Renzetti,

Guerini

et al. 2024

BMC Public Health

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Background Chile did not adopt general and unified lockdowns for the whole nation but organized itself with dynamic and sometimes irregular lockdowns. These dynamics and consequences of social isolation could be generalized to other contexts of isolation such as those affecting minorities such as immigrants, prisoners, refugees. Methods In this study, we investigated the physical and mental health symptoms associated with lifestyle changes due to lockdown among university students in Chile. We examined psychopathological variations in relation to mental health problems in a healthy young population. Our goal was to develop interventions to address these new psychosocial problems in potentially comparable post-pandemic contexts. From May 10th 2021 to June 2th 2021, 420 University students took part in an anonymous survey asking for information on habits and symptoms that emerged during the lockdown in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Three health outcomes were assessed: digestive disorders; headache; fear of COVID-19. Covariates including conditions and lifestyle during the pandemic, SARS-CoV-2 infections in the family, financial situation and productivity were considered in the analysis. Results Participants experienced headache and fear of COVID-19 quite frequently during the lockdown period. More than half of the sample also experienced social isolation. Female gender, sleep quality, memory difficulties, and a change in eating habits resulted associated with an increased risk of health outcomes such as headaches and digestive disorders. Conclusions The results of this study fit within an original pandemic context: The results of this study can help identify needs and promote solutions applicable to different contexts. Future interventions should focus on the promotion and implementation of healthy habits focused on sleep hygiene, psychoeducation on the use of mobile devices and gender medicine with the support of healthcare organizations and University.

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Factors associated to the duration of COVID-19 lockdowns in Chile

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Towards fair social distancing in Santiago de Chile: Assessing association of socioeconomic factors with COVID-19 lockdown duration

Towards fair social distancing in Santiago de Chile: Assessing association of socioeconomic factors with COVID-19 lockdown duration

Social isolation consequences: lessons from COVID-19 pandemic in a context of dynamic lock-down in Chile

Social isolation consequences: lessons from COVID-19 pandemic in a context of dynamic lock-down in Chile

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