TY - JOUR
T1 - A systematic review of the impact of corruption in Latin America during the spread of the first wave of COVID-19
AU - Moya-Espinoza, Jeel Grover
AU - Moya-Salazar, Jeel
AU - Chicoma-Flores, Karina
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2022.
PY - 2022/12
Y1 - 2022/12
N2 - As the Covid-19 pandemic crisis raged in Latin America, numerous acts of corruption affected containment strategies and weakened institutional systems. A systematic review was conducted during the first wave of contagion in 2020 to analyse the relationship between corruption and Covid-19 in Latin American countries, highlighting its components and the institutions involved. Following the PRISMA guidelines, scientific databases and prepublications were searched using the terms (((SARS-CoV-2) OR (Covid-19)) AND ((Corruption [Mesh]) AND (Latin America))). Seventy-two studies were included in the initial search, 36 in MEDLINE/PubMed, 20 in Scielo, and 11 prepublications. Of the 25 eligible studies, none met the required standard for inclusion. Although corruption is endemic in Latin America, its levels and impact during the first wave of Covid-19 contagion have not been quantified.
AB - As the Covid-19 pandemic crisis raged in Latin America, numerous acts of corruption affected containment strategies and weakened institutional systems. A systematic review was conducted during the first wave of contagion in 2020 to analyse the relationship between corruption and Covid-19 in Latin American countries, highlighting its components and the institutions involved. Following the PRISMA guidelines, scientific databases and prepublications were searched using the terms (((SARS-CoV-2) OR (Covid-19)) AND ((Corruption [Mesh]) AND (Latin America))). Seventy-two studies were included in the initial search, 36 in MEDLINE/PubMed, 20 in Scielo, and 11 prepublications. Of the 25 eligible studies, none met the required standard for inclusion. Although corruption is endemic in Latin America, its levels and impact during the first wave of Covid-19 contagion have not been quantified.
KW - Corruption
KW - Covid-19
KW - Latin America
KW - governance
KW - health care sector
KW - leadership
KW - legislation
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85142941223&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/00258172221111689
DO - 10.1177/00258172221111689
M3 - Article
C2 - 36124417
AN - SCOPUS:85142941223
SN - 0025-8172
VL - 90
SP - 206
EP - 211
JO - The Medico-legal journal
JF - The Medico-legal journal
IS - 4
ER -