Publication date: Oct 01, 2024

The primary objective of this project was to develop a comprehensive COVID-19 non-pharmaceutical interventions’ index for the province of QucE9bec (QCnPI-Index). The resulting database systematically categorizes, multiple non-pharmaceutical interventions implemented in the 17 administrative regions (AR) of the province of QucE9bec to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in the form of an index. Data represent interventions and groups of interventions implemented during the COVID-19 period in QucE9bec. They are a compilation of policies, guidelines, and governmental interventions related to COVID-19, considering temporal and geographical dimensions. Data were collected for all 17 AR of QucE9bec using dates as unit of analysis, from March 2020 to April 2022. They were first collected and then coded by an interdisciplinary research team to form the foundation of the QCnPI-Index. This quantitative instrument offers the necessary granularity for nuanced spatial and temporal studies within the province of QucE9bec, using AR, for instance, as unit of analysis. With this database, pre-, during-, and post-COVID periods can thus be better analyzed. Additionally, the innovative methodologies employed for data collection, coding, and weighting offer valuable insights that may have broader applications in public health, epidemiology, and other research domains. The QCnPI-Index could be instrumental for public health, epidemiology, and transportation researchers investigating the multifaceted impacts of non-pharmaceutical interventions on various societal domains, such as road safety, alcohol and cannabis consumption, and/or mental health, in the province of QucE9bec.

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