Aldekhyyel, Raniah N Binkheder, Samar Aldekhyyel, Shahad N Alhumaid, Nuha Hassounah, Marwah AlMogbel, Alanoud Jamal, Amr A
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To understand government communication strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic by examining topics related to COVID-19 posted by Saudi governmental ministries on Twitter and situating our findings within existing health behavior theoretical frameworks. Retrospective content analysis of COVID-19 related tweets. On November 7th, 2020, we extracted re...
Gbeasor-Komlanvi, F A Afanvi, K A Konu, Y R Agbobli, Y Sadio, A J Tchankoni, M K Zida-Compaore, W I C Nayo-Apetsianyi, J Agoro, S Lambokale, A
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The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among health professionals (HPs) in Togo. Cross-sectional study. The study was conducted between 24 February and 3 March 2021 among HPs in Togo. Data on sociodemographic characteristics and intention of vaccination were collected using an onlin...
Machida, Masaki Nakamura, Itaru Saito, Reiko Nakaya, Tomoki Hanibuchi, Tomoya Takamiya, Tomoko Odagiri, Yuko Fukushima, Noritoshi Kikuchi, Hiroyuki Amagasa, Shiho
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We aimed to identify the concerns, current implementation status and correct usage, and factors inhibiting implementation and correct use of a COVID-19 contact tracing application among the ordinary citizens in Japan. This was a cross-sectional study based on an internet survey completed by 2013 participants who were selected among registrants of a...
Nit, Buntongyi Samy, Alexander Lourdes Tan, Shu Leed Vory, Sopanha Lim, Youhok Nugraha, Ryan Rachmad Lin, Xu Ahmadi, Attaullah Lucero-Prisno, Don Eliseo 3rd
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COVID-19 has resulted in large number of mortalities across the globe. However, Cambodia has recorded low number of COVID-19 cases with no death. A number of factors buttress the accuracy of this phenomenon such as significant support from international health partners, culture of wearing a face mask when sick, timely response of Cambodia's neighbo...
Alaran, Aishat Jumoke Adebisi, Yusuff Adebayo Badmos, Abubakar Khalid-Salako, Fahd Gaya, Sa'id Khalid Ilesanmi, Esther Bosede Olaoye, Damilola Quazeem Bamisaiye, Adeola Lucero-Prisno, Don Eliseo 3rd
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COVID-19 is one of the major global health threats of the 21st century, causing unprecedented humanitarian crises worldwide. Despite concerted efforts to curb the spread of the disease, the pandemic continues to strain healthcare systems globally and a safe, highly effective, and globally acceptable and equitable vaccination program, together with ...
Fischer, Florian
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Currently, social and political discussions are dominated by aspects related to the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Several approaches for supporting science in times of COVID-19 have been undertaken at the national and supranational level, such as the COVID-19 recovery fund by the European Union. For reducing the global disease burden and the s...
Ilesanmi, Olayinka Otolorin, Damilola Afolabi, Aanuoluwapo Adebayo, Ayodeji
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Hughes, Robert C Bhopal, Sunil S Tomlinson, Mark
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Children are not small adults. This is a critical point that many pediatricians and other child health professionals get bored of saying, yet it does seem to need repeating. While children have the lowest risk from COVID-19 directly, they risk suffering the indirect impacts of policy decisions, many of which appear to have been made with next to no...
Rodríguez, Islay Hernández, Yisel
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The implementation of social confinement measures to reduce the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has limited the clinical and laboratory diagnosis of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and their transmission. This study aims to explore the epidemiological behaviour of two notifiable STDs during the first 6 months of the COVID-19 pand...
Leite, Karina F S Cheng, Kezi Kumar, Shailabh Chayamiti, Emilia M P C Costa, Márcia Tung, Maryann C Morejón, Karen M L Salomão, Cátia H D Lopes, Stella C Pacini, Henrique
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This study examines the response of a group of volunteers in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil, as the city faced an unprecedented demand for face masks during the onset of the COVID-19 crisis in 2020. The performance of artisanal-produced masks was compared with industry equivalents. Case report with comparative testing. A comparison was made between two par...
