A Systematic Literature Review on Socioeconomic Vulnerabilities Among Society during COVID-19

Abstract

This systematic review article presents the most vulnerable aspects in the socioeconomic component during the COVID-19 pandemic by reviewing 20 articles. In this article, five themes on socioeconomic vulnerabilities that exist globally within a two-year period of research were compiled. The themes are: population structure, access to resources, economic status, financial state, and physical infrastructure. Meanwhile, fifteen sub-themes were identified: population growth, population density, dependency, aging, Literacy, education level, population in the work force, income, poor household, insurance, unemployment, finance resources, public facility, medical services, and water supply. The finding from this systematic literature review article discovers a variety of socioeconomics components that influence the vulnerabilities among the society during COVID-19. By acknowledging the components that are often mentioned regarding the socioeconomics vulnerabilities, it will help researchers to understand the aspects of socioeconomics that are commonly investigated.