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Khetan, Aditya K.

Yusuf, Salim

Lopez-Jaramillo, Patricio

Szuba, Andrzej

Orlandini, Andres

Mat-Nasir, Nafiza

Oguz, Aytekin

Gupta, Rajeev

Avezum, Alvaro

Rosnah, Ismail

Poirier, Paul

Teo, Koon K.

Wielgosz, Andreas

Lear, Scott A.

Palileo-Villanueva, Lia M.

Seron, Pamela

Chifamba, Jephat

Rangarajan, Sumathy

Mushtaha, Maha

Mohan, Deepa

Yeates, Karen

McKee, Martin

Mony, Prem K.

Walli-Attaei, Marjan

Khansaheb, Hamda

Rosengren, Annika

Alhabib, Khalid F.

Kruger, Iolanthe M.

Paucar, Maria-Jose

Mirrakhimov, Erkin

Assembekov, Batyrbek

Leong, Darryl P.

Variations in the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic across 5 continents: A cross-sectional, individual level analysis

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BackgroundCOVID-19 has caused profound socio-economic changes worldwide. However, internationally comparative data regarding the financial impact on individuals is sparse. Therefore, we conducted a survey of the financial impact of the pandemic on individuals, using an international cohort that has been well-characterized prior to the pandemic. Methods Between August 2020 and September 2021, we surveyed 24,506 community-dwelling participants from the Prospective Urban-Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study across high (HIC), upper middle (UMIC)-and lower middle (LMIC)-income countries. We collected information regarding the impact of the pandemic on their self-reported personal finances and sources of income. Findings Overall, 32.4% of participants had suffered an adverse financial impact, defined as job loss, inability to meet financial obligations or essential needs, or using savings to meet financial obligations. 8.4% of participant shad lost a job (temporarily or permanently), 14.6% of participants were unable to meet financial obligations or essential needs at the time of the survey and 16.3% were using their savings to meet financial obligations. Participantswith a post-secondary education were least likely to be adversely impacted (19.6%), compared with 33.4% of those with secondary education and 33.5% of those with pre-secondary education. Similarly, those in the highest wealth tertile were least likely to be financially impacted (26.7%), compared with 32.5% in the middle tertile and 30.4% in the bottom tertile participants. Compared with HICs, financial impact was greater in UMIC [odds ratio of 2.09 (1.88 -2.33)] and greatest in LMIC [odds ratio of 16.88 (14.69-19.39)]. HIC participants with the lowest educational attainment suffered less financial impact (15.1% of participants affected) than those with the highest education in UMIC (22.0% of participants affected). Similarly, participants with the lowest education in UMIC experienced less financial impact (28.3%) than those with the highest education in LMIC (45.9%). A similar gradient was seen across country income categories when compared by pre-pandemic wealth status. Interpretation The financial impact of the pandemic differs more between HIC, UMIC, and LMIC than between socio-economic categories within a country income level. The most disadvantaged socio-economic subgroups in HIC had a lower financial impact from the pandemic than the most advantaged subgroup in UMIC, with a similar disparity seen between UMIC and LMIC. Continued high levels of infection will exacerbate financial inequity between countries and hinder progress towards the sustainable development goals, emphasising the importance of effective measures to control COVID-19 and, especially, ensuring high vaccine coverage in all countries. Copyright (c) 2022 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd.

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10.1016/j.eclinm.2022.101284

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Economía

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Variations in the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic across 5 continents: A cross-sectional, individual level analysis

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