On the Modeling of the Effects of COVID-19 Outbreak on the Welfare of Nigerian Citizens, Using Network Model

Abstract

A multilayer perception algorithm based model was established in this research. The result from the test data evaluation showed that the established Artificial Neural Network model was able to correctly predict and classify the effects of COVID-19 outbreak on the well-being of Nigerian citizens with Mean Correct Classification Rate () of 98.05%. The value of the of the model which was classified as good (88.23%), also aligned with the result obtained from the Mean Correct classification rate. The architecture model also indicated a very high sensitivity and a low specificity values respectively. The study was able to show that some factors like economy, farming activities, religious activities, education, etc. were negatively affected whereas crime rates, unwanted pregnancy, relationship between parents and their children were positively influenced during the lockdown period of coronavirus pandemic outbreak in Nigeria.