Too Much Politics in “Pandemic Politics”? Factors Affecting the Issuance of Stay-at-Home Orders in Response to COVID-19 in Africa

• In Event: The Politics of COVID-19 Response

Brief Overview

This study analyzes the effects of five public health policy factors on African states’ decisions to issue stay-at-home orders in response to COVID-19. Results suggest medical and external, but not political, factors played significant roles.

Authors

• Gregg R. Murray, Augusta University

• Josh Rutland, Augusta University