Analysis of Covid-19 Impact on Gender (Male and Female) in South Asian Country Pakistan

Malik, S.; Habib, M.; Hashmi, M. A. H.; Saeed, M. T.; ul Huda, A.; Zahra, S. A.; Nisar, M.; Sajid, M.; Shahzad, S. A.; Hussain, S.; Majid, M. S.

The impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease has been reported for different countries. Males are at high risk of death due to COVID-19 as compared to females. There is no data available for Pakistan, the South Asian region. We are therefore undertaking this analysis to determine the gender effect on the outcomes of COVID-19 in the South Asian nation of Pakistan. An online survey was performed across Pakistan (Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan) and national figures from the Pakistani government. In total, N = 113 individuals were included (92 males and 21 females). The descriptive statistics, association tests, and Pie chart indicate that males are more impacted by COVID-19 as compared to females. The doctor’s response indicates that 81.4% of males and 18.6% females are COVID-19 effective in Pakistan. Information from Pakistani national government statistics indicates that the number of male cases are 78%. Therefore, from the entire studies, we can infer that COVID-19 attacks more on males rather than females in the South Asian nation Pakistan. However, more quantitative studies are recommended to measure the extent to which sex would result in COVID-19 outcomes among Pakistan’s South Asian countries. © 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.