COVID-19 pandemic and geographic space in Mexico. A perspective of differences in comorbidities by sex
COVID-19 pandemic and geographic space in Mexico. A perspective of differences in comorbidities by sex

Author(s): Giovanna Santana Castañeda, Rebeca Angélica Serrano Barquín, Marcela Virginia Santana Juárez
Subject(s): Environmental Geography, Human Ecology, Environmental interactions
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: COVID-19; sex; comorbidities; spatial distribution
Summary/Abstract: Given the international importance of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, different efforts have been taken by various sectors to combat it. Contributions have also been made to analysing the spatial and temporal distribution of this disease based on the contributions converging in a single geographical area. This research analyses the role of comorbidities as factors having a differential influence on deaths from COVID-19 in a given territory and which reveal certain particularities in terms of sex. This work also analyses the geographical distribution of the data accumulated from the start of the pandemic until May 2022 in order to identify territorial disparities and differences in the impact of comorbidities by sex. The study area is Mexico, with individual states used as the spatial disaggregation scale, rendering 32 spatial units. The results are an important input for decision-makers, who can make use of them to directly affect the public health of each spatial unit.

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