COVID-19 point-of-care-test sites in Victoria (24th July 2020): Average travel time and population catchment for each site

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posted on 2021-08-10, 01:35 authored by Ali LakhaniAli Lakhani, Dennis WollersheimDennis Wollersheim

The data underpins a study which aimed to investigate the impact of remoteness on the travel time and population catchment for all COVID-19 point-of-care-test sites within Victoria during Stage 4 restrictions during July 2020.

There are two files 'mesh_block_summary' and 'testing_site_summary'.

In relation to 'mesh_block_summary', please consider the points below.

- The data provides the average travel time (in minutes) and distance (in metres) to the closest point-of-care-test site for each mesh block.

MB_CODE16: Mesh block identifier

Duration: Distance in metres

Distance: Travel time in minutes

MB_Category_Name_2016: Mesh block category

Dwelling: Number of dwellings

Person: Number of people

In relation to 'testing_site_summary', please consider the points below.

- The data provides the average travel time (in minutes) and distance (in metres) for mesh blocks which were closest (based on travel time) to each test site.

Site_Name: Name of point-of-care-test site

Facility: Type of site

Website: Site website

COVID_Lat: Latitude coordinate

COVID_Long: Longitude coordinate

Dwelling: Number of dwellings within mesh blocks which were closest (based on travel time) to each test site.

Population: Number of people within mesh blocks which were closest (based on travel time) to each test site.

Mean_distance: Average distance (in metres) for closest mesh blocks

Mean_duration: Average travel time (in minutes) for closest mesh blocks

N_mesh_blocks: Number of mesh blocks which are closest

Mean_catchment_IRSD: Mean 'Index of Relative Socioeconomic Disadvantage' for closest mesh blocks

The methodology to derive the data above has been detailed within the reference below:

Lakhani A, Wollersheim D. COVID-19 test sites in Victoria approaching Stage 4 restrictions: evaluating the relationship between remoteness, travel time and population serviced. Aust N Z J Public Health. 2021 Dec;45(6):628-636. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.13154. Epub 2021 Oct 28. PMID: 34709703; PMCID: PMC8652517.

Funding

La Trobe University Start-Up Funds

History

First created date

2021-07-19

School

School of Psychology and Public Health

Publication Date

2021-08-10

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