Policy document
March 15th 2022

Spatial analysis of COVID-19 and socio-economic factors in Sri Lanka

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Perera, Rumali, Sritharan, Suren, Rathnayake, Anuruddhika, Herath, Vijitha, Godaliyadda, Roshan, Marikkar, Umar, Weligampola, Harshana, Ekanayake, Parakrama and Dharmaratne, Samath
Using data from the Epidemiological Department of Sri Lanka, a cluster analysis was carried out based on COVID-19 data and demographic data of districts, towards developing a mathematical model that can identify and describe socio-economic factors related to pandemic measures. Population and population density, monthly expenditure, and education level are suggested as main factors for policy makers consideration. Findings can support future evidence-based COVID-19 policies, and further utilized as a foundation for other epidemiological models. A challenge in the study was the presumed disparity between actual COVID-19 cases and observed COVID-19 cases, thereby depicting an inaccurate measure of COVID-19 severity.

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Topics in this document

Eigenvalues and eigenvectors COVID-19 pandemic Laplacian matrix Algebraic connectivity Spectral clustering K-means clustering Adjacency matrix Branches of science Applied mathematics Cluster analysis University of Peradeniya Spatial analysis Standard score Matrix (mathematics) Mixture model

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SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being
SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being

Target 3.d

Strengthen the capacity of all countries, in particular developing countries, for early warning, risk reduction and management of national and global health risk

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7: Health 7.4: Public Health Services

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