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. 2023 Dec 13;11:1241029. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1241029

Table 2.

Risk assessment index system.

Risk type Risk implications Evaluation parameters Operation method
Transmission risk (TR) The chance that the virus will spread from an infected individual to a susceptible individual Poi Functional Mix (POI FM) Raster turning points, spatial connections
Open Space Density (OSD) Kernel density analysis, spatial connectivity
Tertiary Hospital Density (THD) Kernel density analysis, raster turning points, and spatial connectivity
Shopping Mall Density (SMD) Kernel density analysis, spatial connectivity
Road Network Density (RND)
Educational Facility Density (EFD)
Bank density (BD)
Public Transport Density (PTD) Kernel density analysis, spatial connectivity
Average Housing Price (AHP) Kerriging interpolation, spatial connectivity
Exposure risk (ER) Risk of potentially coming into contact with the virus and becoming infected Night-time Light Intensity (NLI) Space connection
Floor Area Ration (FAR) Create buffers, spatial connections
Susceptibility risk (SR) An individual’s risk of contracting the COVID-19 virus Poverty Level (PL) Raster turning points, spatial connections
Proportion of Aged Population (POAP) Empirical Bayesian kriging interpolation
Risk of scarcity of medical resources (RSMR) Availability and adequacy of medical resources Designated Hospital Distance (DHD) Huff gravity model
Number of Beds Available in Designated Hospitals (NBADH)