Mind The Gap: Data availability, accessibility, transparency, and credibility during the COVID-19 pandemic, an international comparative appraisal
Mind The Gap: Data availability, accessibility, transparency, and credibility during the COVID-19 pandemic, an international comparative appraisal
Abstract BackgroundData transparency has played a key role in this pandemic. The aim of this paper is to map COVID-19 data availability and accessibility, and to rate their transparency and credibility in selected countries, by the source of information. This is used to identify knowledge gaps, and to analyse policy implications. MethodsThe availability of a number of COVID-19 metrics (incidence, mortality, number of people tested, test positive rate, number of patients hospitalised, number of patients discharged, the proportion of population who received at least one vaccine, the proportion of population fully vaccinated) was ascertained from selected countries for the full population, and for few of stratification variables (age, sex, ethnicity, socio-economic status) and subgroups (residents in nursing homes, inmates, students, healthcare and social workers, and residents in refugee camps). ResultsNine countries were included: Bangladesh, Indonesia, Iran, Nigeria, Turkey, Panama, Greece, the UK, and the Netherlands. All countries reported periodically most of COVID-19 metrics on the total population. Data were more frequently broken down by age, sex, and region than by ethnic group or socio-economic status. Data on COVID-19 is partially available for special groups. ConclusionsThis exercise highlighted the importance of a transparent and detailed reporting of COVID-19 related variables. The more data is publicly available the more transparency, accountability, and democratisation of the research process is enabled, allowing a sound evidence-based analysis of the consequences of health policies. FundingThis study was conducted as part of the Summer School “Sustainable Health: designing a new, better normal after COVID-19”. It is a researchers/student collaboration.
Rodr¨aguez-Castillo Kenya、Gautam Sanju、Putri Alifa Syamantha、Hasan Rubyath Binte、Tabassum Arifa、Gallo Valentina、Torcu ?zg¨1n、Mone Fabia Hannan、Thwe Thaint、Vera-Montoya Maira、Parcharidi Zoi、Gazi Md Ismail、Marjan Sharika、Amoo Babatunde、Kondilis Elias、Lemke Lea、Islam Fahmida、Rotulo Arianna、Sharma Beverly
Unit Xochimilco, Metropolitan Autonomous UniversityDepartment of Public Health, Faculty of Health Science, University of Southern DenmarkResearch Center for Public Health and Nutrition, National Research and Innovation AgencyChittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences UniversityMaternal and Child Health Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease ResearchDepartment of Sustainable Health, Campus Fryslan, University of GroningenFaculty of Medicine, Ege UniversityDepartment of Paediatrics, Anwer Khan Modern medical College Hospital||Department of Public Health, Independent University||Institute of Social Welfare & Research, University of DhakaDepartment of Health Sciences, University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen||Graduate School of Medical Sciences, University of GroningenEpidemiology Unit, Universidad del CaucaHealth Policy Unit, Aristoteles UniversityDepartment of Public Health, Daffodil International UniversityDepartment of Global Health, University of BergenAfrican Field Epidemiology NetworkHealth Policy Unit, Aristoteles UniversityBachelor degree in Global Responsibility and Leadership, Campus Fryslan, University of GroningenDepartment of Public Health, North South UniversityWolfson Institute of Population Health, Queen Mary, University of London||Department of Sustainable Health, Campus Fryslan, University of GroningenSustainalytics
医学研究方法信息传播、知识传播科学、科学研究
COVID-19incidencemortalityvaccinationdata availabilitytransparencytrust in institutionsinternational comparison
Rodr¨aguez-Castillo Kenya,Gautam Sanju,Putri Alifa Syamantha,Hasan Rubyath Binte,Tabassum Arifa,Gallo Valentina,Torcu ?zg¨1n,Mone Fabia Hannan,Thwe Thaint,Vera-Montoya Maira,Parcharidi Zoi,Gazi Md Ismail,Marjan Sharika,Amoo Babatunde,Kondilis Elias,Lemke Lea,Islam Fahmida,Rotulo Arianna,Sharma Beverly.Mind The Gap: Data availability, accessibility, transparency, and credibility during the COVID-19 pandemic, an international comparative appraisal[EB/OL].(2025-03-28)[2025-04-28].https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.09.14.22279961.点此复制
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