Lo, Julia Nwafor, Samuel U Schwitters, Amee M Mitchell, Andrew Sebastian, Victor Stafford, Kristen A Ezirim, Idoteyin Charurat, Man McIntyre, Anne F
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JMIR public health and surveillance
With the fourth highest HIV burden globally, Nigeria is characterized as having a mixed HIV epidemic with high HIV prevalence among key populations, including female sex workers, men who have sex with men, and people who inject drugs. Reliable and accurate mapping of key population hotspots is necessary for strategic placement of services and alloc...
Jiang, Hui Zhang, Guolong Yin, Jinfeng Zhao, Dongyang Liu, Fangchao Yao, Yuxia Cai, Chao Xu, Jiying Li, Xinwei Xu, Wangli
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JMIR public health and surveillance
In 2005, China established an internet-based Tuberculosis Information Management System (TBIMS) to monitor changes in tuberculosis (TB). Many scholars have conducted epidemiological research using TBIMS; however, few studies assessing control strategies have been performed based on this platform data. Henan province is a high TB incidence area in C...
de Melo, Tiago M S Figueiredo, Carlos
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JMIR public health and surveillance
COVID-19 pandemic is severely affecting people all over the world. Nowadays, an important approach to understand such a phenomenon and its impacts on the lives of people consists of monitoring social networks and news on the Internet. The purpose of this study is to present a methodology to capture the main subjects and themes under discussion by n...
Knox, Justin Chen, Yi-No He, Qinying Liu, Guowu Jones, Jeb Wang, Xiaodong Sullivan, Patrick Siegler, Aaron
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HIV disproportionately affects men who have sex with men (MSM) in China. The HIV epidemic is largely driven by unprotected anal sex (ie, sex not protected by condoms or HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis [PrEP]). The possible association between unprotected anal sex and the use of geospatial networking apps has been the subject of scientific debate. This...
Niedfeldt, Heidi Jane Beckstead, Emmalene Chahalis, Emily Jensen, Mindy Reher, Britton Torres, Scott Rachmi, Cut Novianti Jusril, Hafizah Hall, Cougar West, Joshua H
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Water access, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) remain a public health concern in Indonesia. Proper WASH practices can decrease risk of stunting, wasting, and disease in children under the age of 2. The purpose of our study is to examine if using technology to access health information and services among Indonesian women affects knowledge and behavior...
van den Broek-Altenburg, Eline M Atherly, Adam J Diehl, Sean A Gleason, Kelsey M Hart, Victoria C MacLean, Charles D Barkhuff, Daniel A Levine, Mark A Carney, Jan K
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JMIR public health and surveillance
Many studies have focused on the characteristics of symptomatic patients with COVID-19 and clinical risk factors. This study reports the prevalence of COVID-19 in an asymptomatic population of a hospital service area (HSA) and identifies factors that affect exposure to the virus. The aim of this study is to measure the prevalence of COVID-19 in an ...
Garg, Alpana Goyal, Sachin Thati, Rohit Thati, Neelima
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JMIR public health and surveillance
The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by SARS-CoV-2, has forced the health care delivery structure to change rapidly. The pandemic has further widened the disparities in health care and exposed vulnerable populations. Health care services caring for such populations must not only continue to operate but create innovative methods of care delivery without co...
Makowsky, Mark J Jones, Charlotte A Davachi, Shahnaz
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South Asian Canadians are at high risk of developing cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Consumer-oriented health information technology may help mitigate lifestyle risk factors and improve chronic disease self-management. This study aims to explore the prevalence, patterns, and predictors of the use of the internet, digital devices, and apps for ...
Parikh, Nidhi Kiranbhai Daughton, Ashlynn Rae Rosenberger, William Earl Aberle, Derek Jacob Chitanvis, Maneesha Elizabeth Altherr, Forest Michael Velappan, Nileena Fairchild, Geoffrey Deshpande, Alina
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Currently, the identification of infectious disease re-emergence is performed without describing specific quantitative criteria that can be used to identify re-emergence events consistently. This practice may lead to ineffective mitigation. In addition, identification of factors contributing to local disease re-emergence and assessment of global di...
Ojo, Ayotomiwa Guntuku, Sharath Chandra Zheng, Margaret Beidas, Rinad S Ranney, Megan L
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JMIR public health and surveillance
Twitter has emerged as a novel way for physicians to share ideas and advocate for policy change. #ThisIsOurLane (firearm injury) and #GetUsPPE (COVID-19) are examples of nationwide health care-led Twitter campaigns that went viral. Health care-initiated Twitter hashtags regarding major public health topics have gained national attention, but their ...
