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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202203.0378.v1

Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Healthcare Services in Malaysia from the Perspective of Healthcare Providers: A Cross-Sectional Analysis

Nicholas Yee Liang Hing, Chin Tho Leong, Ramani Subramaniam Kalianan, Wei Yin Lim, Ching Ee Loo, Yuan Liang Woon

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: COVID-19; pandemic; impact; healthcare; lockdown; movement control order; Malaysia; medical services; dental services; pharmacy services

Online: 29 March 2022 (09:45:10 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201608.0068.v1

Effectiveness of Public and Co-operative Health Insurance Models in Nepal: A Concurrent Mixed Study

Chhabi Ranabhat, Chun-Bae Kim, Myung-Bae Park

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: community-based health insurance; cooperative; benefit package; social inclusion; healthcare; Nepal

Online: 6 August 2016 (11:54:03 CEST)

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Background: Health insurance (HI) run by government is providing health care service to large population. Due to poor accountability, participation and sustainability, cooperative health insurance is becoming more popular and effective in low and middle income and some high-income countries too. In Nepal, there are public and cooperative HI is in practice. The aim of this study is to compare the effectiveness of public (government) and cooperative HI in relation to benefit packages, population coverage, inclusiveness, health care utilization, and promptness for treatment in these two health insurance models in Nepal. Method: This is an institution based concurrent mixed study consists of qualitative and quantitative variables from public and cooperative groups. We included all public HI operated by government hospitals and cooperatives groups those purchased hospital service in contract. Two separate study tools were applied to access the effectiveness of insurance models. The key questions were asked for the representatives of government and private health insurance. The numeric information consisted of in quantitative data and subjective response was included in qualitative approach. Descriptive statistics and Mean Whitney U test was applied in numeric data and qualitative information were analyzed by inductive approach Results: The study revealed that new enrolment was not increased, health care utilization rate was increased and the benefit package was almost same in both groups. The overall inclusiveness was higher for the government HI, but enrolment from the religious minority, proportion of negotiated amount during treatment were significantly higher (p<0.05). During illness, the response time to reach hospital was significantly faster in cooperative health insurance than government health insurance. Qualitative findings showed that level of participation, accountability, transparency and recording system was better in cooperative health insurance than public. Conclusion: Cooperative HI could be more sustainable and accountable to the community for all; low, middle and high-income countries.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202005.0075.v1

Why Italy First? Health, Geographical and Planning aspects of the Covid-19 outbreak

Beniamino Murgante

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: Covid-19; Italy; Po-Valley; NOx; Pollution; Particles; Land Take; Spatial Diffusion Processes; LISA.

Online: 5 May 2020 (12:33:07 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202005.0060.v1

Fighting the SARS CoV-2 (COVID-19) Pandemic with Soap

Narendra Kumar Chaudhary, Nabina Chaudhary, Manis Dahal, Biswash Guragain, Sumie Rai, Rahul Chaudhary, K.M. Sachin, Reena Lamichhane-Khadka, Ajaya Bhattarai

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-Cov-2; soap; hand washing; WHO

Online: 5 May 2020 (04:09:48 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202202.0137.v1

A Critical Analysis of the Hospitalization Network for COVID-19 Patients in Bahia, Brazil in the First Wave of the Pandemic

Marcio Luis Valença Araujo, José Garcia Vivas Miranda, Rodrigo Nogueira Vasconcelos, Elaine Cristina Cambui Barbosa, Raphael Silva Rosário, Márcio Cerqueira de Farias Macedo, Antonio Carlos de Albuquerque Bandeira, Márcia Sao Pedro Leal Souza, Ana Claudia Fernandes Nunes Silva, Aloisio Santos Nascimento Filho, Thiago Barros Murari, Eduardo Manuel de Freitas Jorge, Hugo Saba

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: Government; Hospitalization; Pandemics; Public policy; Transportation.

Online: 9 February 2022 (11:04:11 CET)

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Potential Remedial Measures for the Epidemic Outbreaks of Novel Coronavirus by Control Fire Technique

Khan M.G. Mostofa

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: Coronavirus; Remedial measures; Disinfection/sterilization; Control fire/flame technique; Chemical technique

Online: 11 February 2020 (09:33:51 CET)

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Preprint HYPOTHESIS | doi:10.20944/preprints202003.0415.v1

How to Further Reduce the Risk of Serious COVID-19 Infections: Exploiting the Fragile Viral Envelope and the Self-Cleaning Mechanisms of Our Respiratory System

Viola Vogel

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: coronavirus; self-defense mechanisms of the human body

Online: 29 March 2020 (03:12:09 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201610.0111.v1

Stakeholders’ Perception on National Heatwave Plans and Their Local Implementation in Belgium and The Netherlands

Joris Adriaan Frank Van Loenhout, José Manuel Rodriguez-Llanes, Debarati Guha-Sapir

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: Heatwaves; health protection; perception; key informant interviews

Online: 26 October 2016 (09:52:01 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202006.0185.v1

University Community-Based Survey on the Knowledge, Attitude and Perception about COVID-19 Pandemic: The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria as a Case Study

Olubukola Tolulope Adenubi, Oluwawemimo Oluwaseun Adebowale, Abimbola Adetokunbo Oloye, Noah Olumide Bankole, Patience Oluwatoyin Ayo-Ajayi, Adebayo Koyuum Akinloye

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: Attitude; COVID-19; Knowledge; Nigeria; Perception; University

Online: 14 June 2020 (16:06:03 CEST)

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The coronavirus disease (COVID-19), an emerging viral infection, is impacting the social, economic and political patterns of the world. To contain the spread of this pandemic, Nigeria like many countries globally, has imposed drastic preventive measures such as physical distancing and lockdown/curfew. This study assessed the knowledge, attitude and perception (KAP) about COVID-19 among members of staff of a university community in southwest, Nigeria. A cross-sectional survey using an anonymous, self-designed, online KAP questionnaire was conducted from April 18 to May 31, 2020. Purposive and chain referral sampling techniques were used to recruit respondents from the teaching and non-teaching categories of the university. The KAP questionnaire consisted of ten knowledge questions regarding the identification of clinical characteristics, transmission and prevention of COVID-19. The questions on attitude (15) and perception (10) assessed respondents on adherence to policies and their views on government efforts to contain the spread of the infection respectively. A total of 125 (teaching) and 102 (non-teaching) staff responded. The respondents had scientific (78.8 %) and non-scientific (28.2 %) work background. Approximately 59.1 % of the respondents were males. The mean knowledge and positive attitude levels were 70.8 % (SD ± 9.6 %) and 83.1 % (SD ± 13.07 %) respectively. Significant differences in the knowledge mean scores were observed for demographic categories such as educational qualification (p = 0.0006), staff work category (p = <0.0001), work background (p = <0.0001), and type of lockdown (p = 0.0271). Most of the respondents (85.3 %) opined that COVID-19 was a biological weapon and viewed the lockdown as necessary (81.5 %). However, they thought that the Nigerian government was not doing enough to mitigate COVID-19 spread. The perception of COVID-19 in the university community bear implications across public health initiatives, compliance with precautionary behaviour and bilateral relations with foreign nations.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201707.0038.v1

Public Health Services Utilization and Its Determinants among Internal Migrants in China: Evidence from a Nationally Representative Survey

Jingya Zhang, Senlin Lin, Di Liang, Yi Qian, Donglan Zhang, Zhiyuan Hou

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: migrant; public health; health education; health records; China

Online: 15 July 2017 (00:36:36 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201711.0087.v3

Real-Life/Real-Time Elderly Fall Detection with a Triaxial Accelerometer

Angela Sucerquia, Jose David López, Francisco Vargas-Bonilla

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: triaxial accelerometer; wearable devices; fall detection; mobile health-care; SisFall; Kalman filter

Online: 6 February 2018 (05:37:13 CET)

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Preprint ESSAY | doi:10.20944/preprints202001.0107.v1

Ten Recommendations for Supporting Open Pathogen Genomic Analysis in Public Health Settings

Allison Black, Duncan R. MacCannell, Thomas R. Sibley, Trevor Bedford

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: pathogen genomics; public health; bioinformatics

Online: 11 January 2020 (11:30:10 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201711.0087.v1

Kalman Filter Based Elderly Fall Detection with a Triaxial Accelerometer

Angela Sucerquia, Jose David Lόpez, Francisco Vargas-Bonilla

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: triaxial accelerometer; wearable devices; fall detection; mobile health-care; SisFall; Kalman filter

Online: 14 November 2017 (05:39:18 CET)

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Preprint COMMUNICATION | doi:10.20944/preprints202109.0393.v1

Optimising Digital Health Platforms in Saudi Arabia: Determinants from the COVID-19 Pandemic Experience

Saeed M Alghamdi, Abdullah S Alsulayyim, Jaber S Alqahtani, Abdulelah M Aldhahir

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: Digital health; Telehealth; Saudi Arabia; Artificial Intelligence; Digital Technology

Online: 22 September 2021 (22:36:43 CEST)

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Preprint COMMUNICATION | doi:10.20944/preprints202307.1479.v1

ChatGPT as a Complementary Mental Health Resource: A Boon or a Bane

Faiza Farhat

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: Mental Health, ChatGPT, Anxiety, Depression, LLM

Online: 21 July 2023 (08:34:03 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201711.0087.v2

Real-Life/Real-Time Elderly Fall Detection with a Triaxial Accelerometer

Angela Sucerquia, Jose David Lopez, Francisco Vargas-Bonilla

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: triaxial accelerometer; wearable devices; fall detection; mobile health-care; SisFall; Kalman filter

Online: 30 January 2018 (09:03:40 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202005.0386.v1

A New Health Assessment Prediction Approach: Multi-Scale Ensemble Extreme Learning Machine

BERGHOUT Tarek

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: remaining useful life; c-mapss; extreme learning machine; prognostic and health management; neural networks

Online: 24 May 2020 (16:24:08 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202004.0511.v1

COVID-19 Infection Diagnosis: Potential Impact of Isothermal Amplification Technology to Reduce Community Transmission of SARS-COV-2

Ameh S. James, John I. Al-alawneh

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: point of care testing; novel coronavirus; COVID-19; rapid testing; LAMP

Online: 29 April 2020 (13:43:54 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202302.0356.v1

The Utility of ChatGPT as an Example of Large Language Models in Healthcare Education, Research and Practice: Systematic Review on the Future Perspectives and Potential Limitations

Malik Sallam

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: machine learning; digital health; artificial intelligence; healthcare; ethics

Online: 21 February 2023 (08:58:06 CET)

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An artificial intelligence (AI)-based conversational large language model (LLM) was launched in November 2022 namely, “ChatGPT”. Despite the wide array of potential applications of LLMs in healthcare education, research and practice, several valid concerns were raised. The current systematic review aimed to investigate the possible utility of ChatGPT and to highlight its limitations in healthcare education, research and practice. Using the PRIMSA guidelines, a systematic search was conducted to retrieve English records in PubMed/MEDLINE and Google Scholar under the term “ChatGPT”. Eligibility criteria included the published research or preprints of any type that discussed ChatGPT in the context of healthcare education, research and practice. A total of 280 records were identified, and following full screening, a total of 60 records were eligible for inclusion. Benefits/applications of ChatGPT were cited in 51/60 (85.0%) records with the most common being the utility in scientific writing followed by benefits in healthcare research (efficient analysis of massive datasets, code generation and rapid concise literature reviews besides utility in drug discovery and development). Benefits in healthcare practice included cost saving, documentation, personalized medicine and improved health literacy. Concerns/possible risks of ChatGPT use were expressed in 58/60 (96.7%) records with the most common being the ethical issues including the risk of bias, plagiarism, copyright issues, transparency issues, legal issues, lack of originality, incorrect responses, limited knowledge, and inaccurate citations. Despite the promising applications of ChatGPT which can result in paradigm shifts in healthcare education, research and practice, the embrace of this application should be done with extreme caution. Specific applications of ChatGPT in health education include the promising utility in personalized learning tools and shift towards more focus on critical thinking and problem-based learning. In healthcare practice, ChatGPT can be valuable for streamlining the workflow and refining personalized medicine. Saving time for the focus on experimental design and enhancing research equity and versatility are the benefits in scientific research. Regarding authorship in scientific articles, as it currently stands, ChatGPT does not qualify to be listed as an author unless the ICJME/COPE guidelines are revised and amended. An initiative involving all stakeholders involved in healthcare education, research and practice is urgently needed to set a code of ethics and conduct on the responsible practices involving ChatGPT among other LLMs.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202007.0295.v1

Assessing COVID-19 Vaccine Literacy: A Preliminary Online Survey

Luigi Roberto Biasio, Guglielmo Bonaccorsi, Chiara Lorini, Sergio Pecorelli

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: vaccine literacy; vaccination beliefs; Covid-19 perceptions; online survey

Online: 14 July 2020 (06:02:40 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202202.0306.v1

Social Network Analysis of Twitter Data Related to Blood Clots and Vaccines

Wasim Ahmed, Josep Vidal-Alaball, Josep M. Vilaseca

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: COVID-19; Twitter; Blood Clots; Social Media; Clots

Online: 24 February 2022 (09:35:35 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201810.0344.v2

Cyclone Evacuation Route Identification Using GIS for Coastal Communities in Mirzaganj Union, Patuakhali, Bangladesh

Maruf Billah, Sraboni Sarker, Mehedi Ahmed Ansary

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: cyclone; cyclone shelter; evacuation; network analysis; Bangladesh

Online: 22 October 2018 (10:48:49 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202005.0202.v1

Assessment of the Weekly Fluctuations of the Covid-19 Cases in Italy and Worldwide

Pier Luigi Bragato

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: Covid-19 pandemic; weekly fluctuations; delayed recognition of new cases; health system situation

Online: 12 May 2020 (05:23:58 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202308.1407.v1

Ultra-Processed Food Exposure and Adverse Health Outcomes: An Umbrella Review of Epidemiological Meta-Analyses

Melissa M. Lane, Elizabeth Gamage, Shutong Du, Deborah N Ashtree, Amelia J McGuinness, Sarah Gauci, Phillip Baker, Mark Lawrence, Casey M Rebholz, Bernard Srour, Mathilde Touvier, Felice N Jacka, Adrienne O’Neil, Toby Segasby, Wolfgang Marx

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: ultra-processed food; Nova food classification system; non-communicable disease; umbrella review; meta-analysis; randomised controlled trial

Online: 21 August 2023 (12:16:45 CEST)

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Objective: To evaluate the existing meta-analytic evidence of associations between exposure to ultra-processed foods, as defined by the Nova food classification system, and adverse health outcomes. Design: Systematic umbrella review of existing meta-analyses. Data Sources: MEDLINE, PsycINFO, Embase, and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, as well as manually searching reference lists from 2009 to June 2023. Inclusion Criteria: Systematic reviews and meta-analyses of cohort, case-control, and/or cross-sectional study designs that evaluated the associations between exposure to ultra-processed foods and adverse health outcomes in humans across the lifespan. Results: The search identified 45 unique pooled analyses, including 13 dose-response and 32 non-dose-response associations (n=9,888,373). Overall, direct associations were found between exposure to ultra-processed foods and 32 (71%) health outcome domains spanning cardiometabolic, gastrointestinal, and respiratory conditions, cancer, mental health, and mortality. Based on a pre-specified evidence classification criteria, convincing evidence (Class I) supported direct associations between greater ultra-processed food exposure and higher risks of incident cardiovascular disease-related mortality (RR: 1.50; 95%CIs: 1.37 to 1.63), type two diabetes (dose-response RR: 1.12; 95%CIs: 1.11 to 1.13), and depressive outcomes (HR: 1.21; 95%CIs: 1.16 to 1.28), as well as higher risks of prevalent anxiety outcomes (OR: 1.48; 95%CIs: 1.37 to 1.59) and combined common mental disorder outcomes (OR: 1.53; 95%CIs: 1.43 to 1.63). Highly suggestive (Class II) evidence indicated that greater exposure to ultra-processed foods was directly associated with higher risks of incident all-cause mortality (RR: 1.21; 95%CIs: 1.15 to 1.27), heart disease-related mortality (dose-response HR: 1.66; 95%CIs: 1.51 to 1.84), and type two diabetes (OR: 1.40; 95%CIs: 1.23 to 1.59), together with higher risks of prevalent obesity (OR: 1.55; 95%CIs: 1.36 to 1.77), adverse sleep-related outcomes (OR: 1.41; 95%CIs: 1.24 to 1.60), and wheezing (RR: 1.40; 95%CIs: 1.27 to 1.55). Out of the remaining 34 pooled analyses, 21 were graded as suggestive or weak strength (Class III-IV) and 13 were graded as no evidence (Class V). Using the GRADE framework, 22 pooled analyses were rated as "Low" quality, with 19 rated as "Very Low” and four rated as "Moderate" quality. Conclusions: Higher exposure to ultra-processed food was associated with a greater risk of adverse health outcomes, especially cardiometabolic, common mental disorder, and mortality outcomes. These findings provide a rationale to evaluate the effectiveness of using population-based measures to target and reduce dietary exposure to ultra-processed foods for improved human health. Systematic Review Registration: PROSPERO CRD42023412732.

Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202405.1990.v1

Navigating the Evolving Landscape of COVID-19: Strategies to Increase Vaccine Confidence and Improve Vaccination Rates in the United States

James A. Mansi, Heather Hensler, Rachel Dawson, Reed Tuckson, Todd Wolynn

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: COVID-19 vaccine; 2023-2024 COVID-19 vaccine; COVID-19 Vaccine confidence; Raising COVID-19 Vaccination Rates

Online: 30 May 2024 (12:04:49 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202006.0290.v1

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to Prevent the COVID-19. What Do Healthcare Workers Really Need to Protect Themselves and Survive?

Rami AL Edwan

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: PPE; personal protective equipment; WHO; CDC; healthcare workers; COVID-19

Online: 24 June 2020 (09:13:08 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202209.0325.v1

Maternal Satisfaction towards Childhood vaccine Services and its Associated Factors among Children Caregivers, in a Public Health Facility at Gondar town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2022

Agerie Mengistie Zeleke, Worku Chechol Beley, Getaw Wubie Asres

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: Maternal satisfaction; Gondar public health facility; Ethiopia

Online: 21 September 2022 (10:37:22 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201803.0191.v1

Influence of the Introduction of the Electronic Health Insurance Card on the Use of Medical Services by Asylum Seekers in Germany

Kevin Claassen, Pia Jäger

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: public health; asylum seeker; electronic health insurance card; refugee; Germany

Online: 22 March 2018 (03:38:12 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202304.0248.v1

Effect of Age, Sex, and COVID-19 Vaccination History on All-Cause Mortality: Unexpected Outcomes in a Complex Biological and Social System

Rodney P Jones, Andrey Ponomarenko

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: COVID–19; vaccination; all-cause mortality; age; gender; complex system; pathogen interference; seasonality; miRNAs; nonspecific vaccine effects

Online: 12 April 2023 (07:06:23 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202007.0172.v1

What Are COVID-19 Arabic Tweeters Talking About?

Btool Hamoui, Abdulaziz Alashaikh, Eisa Alanazi

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: COVID-19; Twitter; Topic Discovery; Arabic

Online: 9 July 2020 (07:25:19 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202104.0095.v1

Self-Management Intervention of Elderly Hypertension: A Literature Review

Endah Sri Wijayanti, Moses Glorino Rumambo Pandin

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: Hypertension; Elderly; Intervention; Self-management

Online: 5 April 2021 (10:58:22 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202306.0023.v1

Assessment of Trans Fatty Acid Levels in Popular Edible Oils and Fried Foods: Implications for Public Health in Tanzania

Fredirick Mashili, Hassan Juma Rusobya, Juliana Sylvester Masaulwa, Cleopatra Justine Shonyella, Kaushik Ramaiya, Walter C Willett

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: Trans Fatty Acids; edible oils; cardiovascular health; fried foods; nutritional labeling; public health; fatty acid profile; Recommended limits.

Online: 1 June 2023 (04:14:19 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201808.0525.v1

Life Quality, Socioeconomics Status, Citizens’ Self‐Assessed Health: Some Evidence and Implications

Wei-Ning Wu, Ming-Yen Lin, Xiang Cai, Yen-Hsu Chen, Ching-Chu Yu

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: socioeconomic inequality; public health management; medicaid; citizen survey

Online: 30 August 2018 (11:06:41 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202007.0228.v1

Identifying Information Superspreaders of COVID-19 from Arabic Tweets

Sarah Alqurashi, Abdulaziz Alashaikh, Eisa Alanazi

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: Superspreaders; COVID-19; Influencers

Online: 11 July 2020 (04:19:54 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202006.0207.v1

Conversion of Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus Mask to Open Source Powered Air-Purifying Particulate Respirator for Fire Fighter COVID-19 Response

Benjamin R. Hubbard, Joshua M. Pearce

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: open hardware; COVID-19; medical hardware; Powered Air-Purifying Respirator; PAPR; RepRap; 3-D printing; additive manufacturing; personal protective equipment; safety equipment

Online: 17 June 2020 (03:50:13 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201807.0428.v1

Special Health Care Utilization Pattern with Elevated Costs and High Risk of Premature Death Among Adults Living in Segregated Roma Settlements

János Sándor, Anita Pálinkás, Ferenc Vincze, Nóra Kovács, Sipos Valéria, László Kőrösi, Zsófia Falusi, László Pál, Gergely Fürjes, Magor Papp, Róza Ádány

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: Roma minority, legal constrains, health care utilization, health status, geographical inequality

Online: 23 July 2018 (14:27:34 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202005.0093.v1

Trends in Perception of COVID-19 in Polish Internet

Andrzej Jarynowski, Monika Wojta-Kempa, Vitaly Belik

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: Internet; medical sociology; epidemiological monitoring; SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19; communications media; risk perception

Online: 6 May 2020 (04:23:46 CEST)

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Introduction: Due to the spread of SARS CoV-2 virus responsible for COVID-19 disease, there is an urgent need to analyse COVID-19 epidemic perception in Poland. This study aims to investigate social perception of coronavirus in the Internet media during the epidemic. It is a signal report highlighting the main issues in public perception and medical commutation in real time. Methods: We study the perception of COVID-19 epidemic in Polish society using quantitative analysis of its digital footprints on the Internet on platforms: Google, Twitter, YouTube, Wikipedia and electronic media represented by Event Registry, from January 2020 to 29.04.2020 (before and after official introduction to Poland on 04.03.20). We present trend analysis with a support of natural language processing techniques. Results: We identified seven temporal major clusters of interest on the topic COVID-19: 1) Chinese, 2) Italian, 3) Waiting, 4) Mitigations, 5) Social distancing and Lockdown, 6) Anti-crisis shield, 7) Restrictions releasing. There was an exponential increase of interest when the Polish government “declared war against disease” around 11/12.03.20 with a massive mitigation program. Later on, there was a decay in interest with additional phases related to social distancing and an anti-crisis legislation act with local peaks. We have found that declarations of mitigation strategies by the Polish prime minister or the minister of health gathered the highest attention of Internet users. So enacted or in force events do not affect interest to such extent. Traditional news agencies were ahead of social media (mainly Twitter) in dissemination of information. We have observed very weak or even negative correlations between a colloquial searching term 'antiviral mask' in Google, encyclopaedic definition in Wikipedia “SARS-CoV-2” as well official incidence series, implying different mechanisms governing the search for knowledge, panic related behaviour and actual risk of acquiring infection. Conclusions: Traditional and social media do not only reflect reality, but also create it. Risk perception in Poland is unrelated to actual physical risk of acquiring COVID-19. As traditional media are ahead of social media in time, we advise to choose traditional news media for a quick dissemination of information, however for a greater impact, social media should be used. Otherwise public information campaigns might have less impact on society than expected.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202303.0474.v1

Infection and Social Dislocation: Wellbeing Impacts of COVID-19 on Children and Young People - Perspectives of Rwandan Leaders

Pamela Abbott, Agnes Bingwaho, Eilidh Cowan, Lucia D'Ambruoso

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: Covid-19; children and adolescents; Rwanda; structural inequalities; post colonialism

Online: 28 March 2023 (05:33:08 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201905.0235.v1

The Cost of Chronic Wounds in Argentina: An Estimation of the Burden in a Public Hospital

Romina Chavez-Jara, Nicolas Cerusico, Maria Lazarte, Carla Cabrera, Andrea Herrera Bruno, Eugenia Sesto Cabral, Alberto Nicolas Ramos

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: chronic wound; hospital cost; epidemiology; public health

Online: 20 May 2019 (09:53:44 CEST)

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Working Paper ARTICLE

Status of Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Regarding Norovirus Infection and Its Influencing Factors among Primary and Junior Middle School Students in Chizhou, China

Li Yuhuan, Liu Feng, Ding Dongbei, Xu Fang, Ding Taidong, Tan Ping, Yong Lyu

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: attitudes, and practices; health education; influencing factors; knowledge; norovirus

Online: 5 September 2019 (10:03:00 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201807.0269.v1

Faithful Families Cooking and Eating Smart and Moving for Health: Evaluation of a Community Driven Intervention

Caitlin Torrence, Sarah F. Griffin, Laura Rolke, Kelli Kenison, Alta Mae Marvin

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: dietary intervention; multilevel intervention; diet & exercise; health outcomes

Online: 16 July 2018 (09:59:19 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202105.0122.v1

The Awareness of Millennial Generation during Covid-19 Pandemic towards State Defense Character

Pingky Wicahyanti, Nur Rahim, Moses Pandin

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: state defense, millennial, covid-19 pandemic, character

Online: 7 May 2021 (08:57:27 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202104.0769.v1

Multidimensional Analysis of Latin American Indigenous Peoples Against COVID-19

Israel Jimmy Perez, Lita Salazar Vásquez

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: Indigenous peoples, Latin American, Covid 19, indigenous rights, health culture, government agencies.

Online: 29 April 2021 (09:15:25 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202005.0522.v2

Public Health and Population Perspective of COVID-19 As A Global Pandemic

Nazneen Akhter, M. Salim Uzzaman, Amr Ravine

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: COVID-19; Risk Group; Syndrome; Community Quarantine; Population dynamics; Social distancing

Online: 25 June 2020 (16:04:54 CEST)

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COVID-19 appeared as an infectious disease of global health emergency and the highest public health concern of 21st century for this world due to its high-speed of spread across the globe. The disease started as one single case to a cluster of cases in Wuhan, China (Dec 2019) and within few months with its continuous upsurge of cases spreading globally which has created enormous threat and tension across the global Public health care field. Most significantly to share the fact that, this disease caused high level of Risk Group mortality, high morbidity, health care services burden, panic anxiety, mental trauma and tension, social and economic insecurity, which also collectively surfaced by diverse range of social reaction and political pressure across the world. Also with the appearance of new and unknown pathogenesis of the disease has created the most and significant attention and concern for the scientific community and political leaders as well. The disease also varies much with its pattern of virus, sign, symptoms, characteristics including its epidemiological and public health response (like prevention strategy, diagnoses, case management, treatment pattern) across the countries. However, this variance is comparatively less rather even more in commonality while it comes to basic public health prevention interventions like frequent hand washing, wearing face mask, maintaining social/physical distancing (2 - 6 meter in between), individual isolation and community quarantine for suspected exposure and lockdown in community areas where cases are identified. These are with the most commonly practiced public health interventions to deal with this disease in majority of the epicenters across countries. Also with the progress of the disease with its diverse categorical appearance of sign symptoms which are uniquely portraying this disease is more of a kind of COVID-19 syndrome than as COVID-19. Moreover, various factors including socio economic status, health status, population dynamics, health system and infrastructure, health behavioral pattern, nutrition and food habit and access to information and knowledge made this viral disease one of the historically counted on expensive disease of the modern world to fight for. Specially to mention here, the case fatality rate distinctively vary with the population dynamics and the health system infrastructure and ability factors which have already created clear evidence as explained in this paper how these factors are uniquely distinguished and different from country to country. Apart from the contextual differences, the various kind of ongoing preventive measures (like prevention, diagnosis and treatment) learnt every day from the emerging characteristics and pattern of this viral disease which are most commonly practiced across countries with a variance. According to the Public health prevention practice and interventions, the total world is connected and learning from each other’s public health experiences to fight for the virus. However, the world communities are eagerly waiting to see the result and outcome of the ongoing therapeutics and vaccine trial initiated in several countries, the people of the world are quite optimistic and hopeful that, global scientific community will be able to invent some miraculous and magic solution in upcoming months which ultimately will free the world from this most terrifying COVID-19 pandemic of 21st century.

Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202310.2024.v1

Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function in Preschool (Brief-P) and Attention-Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorders (ADHD): Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Floor and Ceiling Effects

Esperanza Bausela-Herreras, Yurena Alonso-Esteban, Francisco Alcantud-Marín

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: BRIEF-P; floor effect; ceiling effect; executive functions; Attention-Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorders, ADHD, test, diagnostic validation

Online: 31 October 2023 (09:10:15 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202112.0422.v1

Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Cost-Related Prescription Nonredemption, Health care Seeking and Hospitalization in Hungary: A Nationally Representative Cross-Sectional Study

Bayu Begashaw Bekele, Bahaa Aldin Alhaffar, Rahul Naresh Wasnik, János Sándor

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: CRPNR; COVID-19 pandemic; hospital admission; GP visit; Hungary; interaction effect; Roma; specialist care

Online: 27 December 2021 (11:05:43 CET)

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Background: Although, negative repercussions of inadequate health service use on the health outcomes has been presumably exacerbated by COVID-19, the impact of the pandemic measures has been not evaluated properly yet. Objective: Our study aimed to quantify the COVID-19 pandemic measures’ effect on the general practitioner (GP) visit, specialist care, hospitalization and cost-related prescription nonredemption (CRPNR) among adults in Hungary, and to identify the social strata susceptible to the pandemic effect. Methods: This community-based cross-sectional study based on nationally representative data of 6,611 (Nprepandemic=5,603 and Npandemic=1,008) subjects aged 18 years and above. Data were obtained from the European Health Interview Survey 2019 (EHIS) and International Social Survey Program 2021 (ISSP) for prepandemic and pandemic, respectively. Multivariable logistic regression models were applied to determine the sociodemographic and clinical factors influencing the health care use by odds ratios (OR) along with the corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CI). To identify the social strata susceptible to pandemic effect, the interaction of the time of data collection with level of education, marital status, and ethnicity, was also tested. Results: While, the CRPNR did not changed, the frequency of GP visit, specialist care and hospitalization rate were remarkably reduced by 22.2%, 26.4%, and 6.7%, respectively, during the pandemic in Hungary. Roma proved to be not specifically affected by the pandemic in any studied respect. The pandemic restructuring of health care impacted the social subgroups evenly with respect to hospital care. However, the pandemic effect was weaker among primary educated adults (ORhigh-school vs primary-education =0.434; 95% CI 0.243-0.776, ORhigh-school vs primary-education =0.598; 95% CI 0.364-0.985), and among widows (ORwidowed vs married =2.284; 95% CI 1.043-4.998, ORwidowed vs married=1.915; 95% CI 1.157-3.168) on the frequency of GP visit and specialist visit; and the prepandemic CRPNR inequality by level of education was increased (ORhigh-school vs primary-education =0.236; 95% CI 0.075-0.743). Conclusion: Primary educated and widowed did not follow the general trend, and their prepandemic limited health care use was not reduced further during pandemic, resulting in an inequality reduction. The vulnerability of primary educated to CRPNR was the only gap widened in the pandemic period. This shows that although the management of pandemic health care use restrictions was implemented by increasing the social inequality in Hungary, the prevention of inequity in drug availability for primary educated individuals could require more support.

Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202307.1000.v1

The Roles of AI Technologies in Reducing Hospital Readmission for Chronic Diseases: A Comprehensive Analysis

Farnaz Farid, Abubakar Bello, Farhad Ahamed, Fahima Hossain

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: Hospital readmission reduction; Predictive modeling in healthcare; Patient-centered care and AI technologies; Data governance and privacy; Ethical considerations of AI in healthcare

Online: 14 July 2023 (09:13:04 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202305.0376.v1

Monkeypox: Re-emerging Infectious Disease and One Health Strategy

Cheryl Ann Ann Alexander, Lidong Wang

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: monkeypox; One Health; Big Data analytics; deep learning; blockchain; cybersecurity; vaccine; sexually transmitted diseases; HIV

Online: 6 May 2023 (04:50:56 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202304.0419.v1

Intimate Partner Violence in the Khaliji Women: A Review of Frequency and Associated Factors

Maisa H Al Kiyumi, Asma Said Al Shidhani, Hana Al Sumri, Yaqoub Al Saidi, Amira Al Harrasi, Maryam Al Kiyumi, Sanaa Al Sumri, Aseel Al Toubi, Maithili Shetty, Samir Al-Adawi

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: Intimate partner violence; Domestic violence; Prevalence rates, forms of IPV (physical, sexual, emotional, economic); Risk factors; cultural attitudes towards violence and gender roles, GCC, Arab, Khaliji

Online: 17 April 2023 (07:22:16 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201905.0075.v1

Consumers’ Consciousness of Health-Friendly Products and Services and Its Association with Sociodemographic Characteristics and Health Status

Young Ho Yun, Jin-Ah Sim, Yaeji Kim, Sujee Lee

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: Consumers' consciousness for health; companies’ health-friendly activities; health-friendly products and services; health status

Online: 7 May 2019 (11:14:55 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202308.1116.v1

Advances in Suicide Prevention in the UK

Abayomi Arowosegbe, Tope Oyelade

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: Suicidal ideation; Suicide prevention; Mental health; COVID- 19; Public health

Online: 15 August 2023 (14:13:16 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202301.0003.v1

Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices toward Hepatitis B Infection among Healthcare Students; A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study in Jordan.

Nader Alaridah, Rayan M. Joudeh, Haneen Al-Abdallat, Raba’a F. Jarrar, Layan Ismail, Mohammad Jum’ah, Zaina S Alnajjar, Eman Alzyoud, Zaina Battah, Aya Battah, Manar Alshami, Anas H. A. Abu-Humaidan

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: Hepatitis B Virus; Knowledge; Attitude; Practice; Jordan

Online: 3 January 2023 (04:33:04 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202310.0943.v1

Dengue virus infection in Ethiopia: A Systematic review and Meta-analysis

Eshetu Nigussie, Daniel Atlaw, Getahun Negash, Habtamu Gezahegn, Girma Beressa, Alelign Tasew, Demisu Zembaba

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: Dengue, Dengue virus, Systematic review, Meta-analysis, Ethiopia

Online: 16 October 2023 (10:16:02 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202307.0344.v1

Lack of Food Safety and Hygienic Practices among Street Vendors in Dhaka, Bangladesh: Implications for Consumers’ Health

Sufia Islam, Nafisa Tanjia, Amal Krishna Mitra, Sheikh Jamal Hossain, Afjal Hossain, Mahajuba Tanija Jasika, Suhana Sara Suhi

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: street food; consumers; knowledge; attitudes; practice; foodborne illness; personal hygiene; Bangladesh

Online: 5 July 2023 (14:55:26 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202006.0334.v1

Time to RNA Negative Conversion in Moroccan COVID-19 Patients: A Single-Centre Experience

Imane Smyej, Leila Jeddane, Idrissa Diawara, Jalila Rahoui, Nida Meskaouni, Rachid Benmessaoud, Khadija Arouro, Khadij Jaras, Hind Rida, Fatima Zahra Moujid, Zahra Adam, Salma Nahir, Zineb Aouzal, Hajar Elguezzar, Fadwa Ousti, Houda Benrahma, Jalila El Bakkouri

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19; Morocco; recovery; viral clearance

Online: 28 June 2020 (10:00:38 CEST)

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Preprint COMMUNICATION | doi:10.20944/preprints202009.0594.v1

The GRE in Public Health Admissions: Barriers, Waivers, and Moving Forward

Jess Millar

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: GRE; graduate applications; Graduate Record Exam; waiver; grad applications

Online: 25 September 2020 (04:50:08 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202304.1223.v1

Effects of Molecular Hydrogen in the Pathophysiology and Management of Metabolic and Non-communicable Diseases

Ram B. Singh, Alex Tarnava, Jan Fedacko, Ghizal Fatima, Sunil Rupee, Zuzana Sumbalová, Arsha Moshiri

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: Hydrogen; cardiovascular; metabolic diseases; diet; oxidative stress; inflammation

Online: 29 April 2023 (07:44:53 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202306.0485.v1

Smart Materials in Medical Gloves

Maria José Lovato, Luis J. del Valle, Jordi Puiggalí, Lourdes Franco

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: medical gloves; natural rubber; synthetic rubber; bio-filler; reinforcing filler; antimicrobial properties; smart materials

Online: 7 June 2023 (08:20:56 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202003.0210.v1

Validation of a Short Questionnaire to Assess Perceptions of Health Care Professionals with Asynchronous Telemedicine Services: The Catalan Version of the Optimum Telemedicine Acceptance Questionnaire

Josep Vidal-Alaball, Gemma Flores Mateo, Josep Lluís Garcia Domingo, Xavier Marín Gomez, Glòria Sauch Valmaña, Anna Ruiz-Comellas, Francesc López Seguí, Francesc García Cuyàs

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: telemedicine; Questionnaires and Surveys; validation studies; health personnel

Online: 12 March 2020 (09:58:12 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202102.0593.v2

Hospital Admissions From Care Homes in England During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Retrospective, Cross-Sectional Analysis Using Linked Administrative Data

Fiona Grimm, Karen Hodgson, Richard Brine, Sarah R Deeny

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: Hospital admissions; care homes; COVID-19; linked data; administrative data

Online: 25 May 2021 (10:33:46 CEST)

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Molecular Mechanisms Involved in the Positive Effects of Physical Activity on Coping with COVID-19

Ersilia Nigro, Rita Polito, Andreina Alfieri, Annamaria Mancini, Esther Imperlini, Ausilia Elce, Peter Krustrup, Stefania Orrù, Pasqualina Buono, Aurora Daniele

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: Physical Activity; COVID-19; healthy lifestyle; metabolic disorders; immune system

Online: 7 June 2020 (11:31:17 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.0747.v1

Existential Wellbeing in Palliative Care: A Paradigm of Existential Positive Psychology

Paul T. P. Wong, Richard G. Cowden, Timothy T. F. Yu, Gökmen Arslan

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: Existential wellbeing; Spiritual wellbeing; Meaningful suffering; Suffering; Tragic Optimism; Self-transcendence; Death; Dying; Existential Positive Psychology

Online: 9 January 2024 (15:48:35 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202107.0060.v1

Trends in the Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity and Associated Socioeconomic and Household Environmental Factors among Women in Nepal: Findings from the Nepal Demographic and Health Surveys

Kritika Rana, Puspa Ghimire, Romila Chimoriya, Ritesh Chimoriya

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: overweight; obesity; BMI; Nepal; women; socioeconomic factors; household environmental factors; sustainable development goals

Online: 2 July 2021 (14:17:54 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202408.1522.v1

Genetic Predisposition to Type 1 Diabetes and Respiratory Failure in Pediatric Covid-19 Patients: A Mendelian Randomization Analysis

Mohammed Shahab Uddin, Khouloud Abdulrahman Al-Sofyani, Turki S. Alahmadi

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1; COVID-19; Pediatric Intensive Care Units; Genome-Wide Association Study; Mendelian Randomization Analysis; Respiratory Failure; Causality

Online: 22 August 2024 (05:56:23 CEST)

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Background: The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by SARS-CoV-2, has severely impacted children with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D), placing them at high risk for severe outcomes. Despite extensive observational data suggesting a link between T1D and severe COVID-19, there is a lack of understanding regarding the causal effects. This study aims to determine whether Type 1 diabetes (T1D) influences the risk of severe COVID-19 outcomes, particularly respiratory failure, in pediatric ICU patients. Methods: This two-sample Mendelian Randomization (MR) study utilized genetic data from large-scale genome-wide association studies (GWAS). Genetic variants associated with T1D were used as instrumental variables to assess their impact on severe COVID-19 outcomes. The primary datasets included genetic data for T1D from 457,695 individuals (6,447 T1D cases) and severe COVID-19 outcomes from 3,790 individuals (1,610 severe cases). Various MR methods, including Inverse Variance Weighted (IVW), MR-Egger Regression, and Weighted Median, were employed to ensure robust causal inference and eliminate potential biases such as pleiotropy. Results: The MR analysis revealed no causal relationship between T1D and severe COVID-19 outcomes in pediatric patients. Odds ratios (ORs) obtained using MR-Egger, Weighted Median, and IVW methods varied from 0.7648 to 0.9853, with p-values greater than 0.05, indicating no significant causal effect. Sensitivity analyses confirmed the robustness of these findings, showing no evidence of heterogeneity or directional pleiotropy. Conclusion: Our findings indicate no genetic causal link between T1D and severe respiratory failure from COVID-19 in children. These results contrast with numerous observational studies and suggest that metabolic dysfunction and other non-genetic factors should be the focus in managing this susceptible group. The insights gained are crucial for developing targeted interventions and improving clinical management strategies for pediatric ICU patients with T1D during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202009.0645.v2

Implementing WHO Guidance on Conducting and Analysing Vaccination Coverage Cluster Surveys: Two Examples from Nigeria

John Ndegwa Wagai, Dale A. Rhoda, Mary L. Prier, Mary Kay Trimner, Caitlin B. Clary, Joseph Oteri, Bassey Okposen, Adeyemi Adeniran, M. Carolina Danovaro-Holliday, Felicity T. Cutts

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: survey; vaccination coverage; WHO; Nigeria

Online: 18 November 2020 (12:18:02 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201912.0347.v1

Combining Direct and Indirect Measurements to Assess Patients’ Satisfaction with the Quality of Public Health Services in Romania: Uncovering Structural Mechanisms and Their Implications

Viorel Mihaila

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: patients’ satisfaction; health services quality; PLS–PM modeling; mediation analysis

Online: 25 December 2019 (10:38:06 CET)

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Introduction: Patients’ satisfaction was extensively researched over the last decades, given its role in building loyalty, compliance to treatment, prevention, and eventually higher levels of wellbeing and improved health status. Patients’ feedback on the perceived quality of health services can be incorporated into practice; therefore, understanding factors and mechanisms responsible for patients’ satisfaction allows providers to tailor targeted interventions. Method: A questionnaire assessing patients’ perception of the quality of health services was administered to a country-representative sample of 1500 Romanian patients. Using a partial least squares—path modeling approach (PLS-PM), with cross-sectional data, we developed a variance-based structural model, emphasizing the mediating role of trust and satisfaction with various categories of health services. Results: We confirmed the mediating role of trust in shaping the relationship between the procedural accuracy of health professionals, along with the perceived intensity of their interaction with patients, and patients’ experienced quality of the health services. We confirmed the mediating role of satisfaction by the categories of services in the relationship between waiting time on the premises, attention received, and the perceived reliability of the information received, as predictors, and the experienced quality of the health services. In addition, indirect assessment of patients’ satisfaction is a good predictor for direct assessment, thereby affirming the idea that the results of the two types of evaluations converge. Discussions: One of the most efficient solutions to increase both patients’ satisfaction and their compliance is to empower the communication dimension between patients and health practitioners. Given the non-linear relationships among variables, we advocate that, unless the nature of the relationships between satisfaction and its predictors is understood, practical interventions could fail. The most relevant variable for intervention is the degree of attention patients perceive they received. We suggest three methods to turn waiting time into attention given to patients.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202303.0450.v1

Effect of a Smartphone-Based Stress Management Program on Depression and Other Health- and Work-Related Outcomes among Hospital Nurses in the COVID-19 Pandemic in Vietnam and Thailand: A Protocol of a Randomized Controlled Trial of the COCONATS Project

Norito Kawakami, Huong Thanh Nguyen, Orawan Kaewboonchoo, Kotaro Imamura, Thuy Thi Thu Tran, Plernpit Boonyamalik, Natsu Sasaki, Narisara Sripo, Thanate Tienthong, Hiroki Asaoka, Mako Iida, Kazuhiro Watanabe, Asuka Sakuraya, Quynh Thuy Nguyen, Nguyen Thi Nga, Vu Thai Son, Thuy Thi Ngo, Tham Thi Luyen, Long Duc Nguyen, Nga Thi Viet Nguyen, Binh Thanh Nguyen, Yutaka Matsuyama, Yukie Takemura, Daisuke Nishi, Akizumi Tsustumi

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: digital mental health intervention; unguided program; universal prevention; health care workers; new coronavirus

Online: 27 March 2023 (07:53:18 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202307.1747.v1

Investing in Maternal Health: Economic Benefits and Policy Implications

Salvatore La Barbera

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: healthcare; maternal health; gender disparities

Online: 26 July 2023 (05:53:51 CEST)

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Preprint ESSAY | doi:10.20944/preprints202009.0225.v2

Are Health Innovations Techno-economic or Social Values in a period of a Health Crisis? A Reflection on the Field of Public Health through the Examples of Ebola and Covid-19

Marietou Niang, Sophie Dupéré, Hassane Alami, Marie-Pierre Gagnon

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: health innovation; technological innovation; social innovation; public health; global health; Ebola; Covid-19

Online: 30 March 2021 (10:29:41 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202009.0714.v2

Investigating the Relationship between City Districts and Sports Clubs Frequency in Shiraz City in 2020

Mahdieh Ardaneh, Ehsan Amiri-Ardekani

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: Public Health, Sport policy, Sport access

Online: 27 October 2020 (11:22:47 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202205.0415.v1

Knowledge Levels of Acceptance and Hesitancy of COVID-19 Vaccine Among General Population of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Adi Essam Zarei, Bayan Sajer, Feda Alharshani, Afrah Alshehri, Lamar Faidah, Wafa Alshehri

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: COVID-19; Coronavirus; Vaccine hesitancy; COVID-19 Vaccine; Saudi Arabia

Online: 31 May 2022 (09:22:49 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202011.0382.v1

Health Inequality as the Consequence of Drinking and Smoking in Case of the Czech Republic

Beata Gavurova, Miriama Tarhanicova, Adam Kulhanek, Roman Gabrhelik

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: alcohol, tobacco, mortality, mortality as health indicator, health inequality

Online: 13 November 2020 (13:35:27 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202305.1061.v1

Artificial Intelligence in Cardiovascular Medicine: A Comprehensive Clinical Review

Vijay Durga Pradeep Ganipineni, Sai Dheeraj Gutlapalli, Jananthan Paramsothy, Ikpechukwu J Okorie, Derek Ugwendum, Meena A Farid, Daniel Fabian, Tharunjan Kailayanathan, GianPaolo Piccione, Ajay Sai Krishna Kumar Idavalapati, Ziteste Azeze, Muhammed Atere, Sean Galligan, Jay Nfonoyim, Francesco Rotatori

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; A.I Cardiology; A.I in Cardiovascular Medicine; Machine Learning in Cardiology

Online: 15 May 2023 (16:03:01 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201901.0137.v1

Equitability in Healthcare Resource Allocation Concerning Substance Users: An Argument Against Lower Priority Setting

La Shun L. Carroll

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: Organ Transplantation, Ethics, Healthcare Resource Allocation, Lower Priority, Substance Use, Merit

Online: 14 January 2019 (12:05:34 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202304.1047.v1

In-Depth Reasons for the High Proportion of Zero-Dose Children in a Remote Rural District in Cameroon: A Qualitative Study

Yauba Saidu, Pietro Di Mattei, Nchinjoh Sangwe Clovis, Nkwain Jude Muteh, Nadege Edwige Nnang, Andreas Ateke Njoh, Adidja Amani, Shalom Tchofke Ndoula, Songo Emmanuel Ancel, Calvin Tonga, Owens Wiwa, Emanuele Montomoli, Sue Ann Costa Clemens, Chen Stein Zamir, Sveta Roberman

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: zero-dose; childhood vaccination; missed communities; Cameroon

Online: 27 April 2023 (05:05:59 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.2235.v1

Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Communication Sciences and Disorders: A Bibliometric and Visualization Analysis

Minyue Zhang, Enze Tang, Hongwei Ding, Yang Zhang

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: artificial intelligence; communication disorders; bibliometric; research landscape

Online: 31 January 2024 (13:54:35 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202305.2260.v1

"An Initial Investigation into the Interrelation of Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS), Feline Coronavirus (FCoV), and Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR) in Cats"

Banu Dokuzeylül, Semih İzmirli, Deniz Zeynep Telci, Gülce Ayaş, Michela Pugliese, Mehmet Erman Or

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: neutrophil-to-lymphocyte rati; feline infectious peritonitis; white blood cells; biomarker; FIP

Online: 31 May 2023 (14:21:33 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202206.0354.v1

Donating Health Data for Research: Influential Characteristics of German Self-Trackers

Katharina Pilgrim, Sabine Bohnet-Joschko

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: health self-tracking; data donation; data sharing; quantified self; mobile tracking

Online: 27 June 2022 (08:46:26 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202109.0216.v2

Analysing Discussions Around Rural Health on Twitter During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Wasim Ahmed, Josep Vidal-Alaball, Josep Maria Vilaseca Llobet

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: Rural Health; Twitter Messaging; Social Media; Covid-19, SARS-CoV-2; coronavirus; social network analysis

Online: 19 November 2021 (14:41:47 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202306.1437.v1

Comparing Life Expectancy Determinants between Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates from 1980-2020

Anak Agung Bagus Wirayuda, Abdulaziz Al-Mahrezi, Moon Fai Chan

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: Life expectancy; Saudi Arabia; United Arab Emirates; Structural equation model; Macroeconomic; Sociodemographic; Health status resources

Online: 20 June 2023 (11:44:24 CEST)

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Preprint ESSAY | doi:10.20944/preprints202009.0225.v1

Are Health Innovations Techno-economic or Social Values in a period of a Health Crisis? A Reflection on the Field of Public Health through the Examples of Ebola and Covid-19

Marietou Niang, Sophie Dupéré, Hassane Alami, Marie-Pierre Gagnon

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: health innovation; technological innovation; social innovation; public health; global health; Ebola; Covid-19

Online: 10 September 2020 (06:15:43 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202007.0242.v1

Assessing Global Frailty Scores: Development of a Global Burden of Disease-Frailty Index (GBD-FI)

Mark O’Donovan, Duygu Sezgin, Zubair Kabir, Aaron Liew, Rónán O’Caoimh

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: Frailty; Public Health; Global Burden of Disease

Online: 11 July 2020 (16:16:20 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202102.0091.v1

Frailty as a Moderator of the Relationship Between Social Isolation and Health Outcomes in Community-Dwelling Older Adults

Fereshteh Mehrabi, François Béland

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: Frailty; Social Isolation; Social Networks; Social Support; Social Participation; Aging

Online: 2 February 2021 (14:32:33 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202306.1377.v1

Serum Level of Ceruloplasmin, Angiotensin Converting Enzyme and Transferin as Markers of Severity in SARS-Cov-2 Infection in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

Patricia Restea, Ștefan Țigan, Laura Grațiela Vicaș, Luminita Fritea, Eleonora Marian, Tünde Jurca, Annamaria Pallag, Iulius Liviu Mureșan, Corina Moisa, Otilia Micle, Mariana Muresan

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: ceruloplasmin; Angiotensin Converting Enzyme; IL-6, transferrin; COVID-19; type 2 diabetes; SARS-CoV-2; serum iron

Online: 19 June 2023 (16:29:47 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202108.0168.v1

Individual and Contextual Factors Associated with Malaria among Children 6-59 Months in Nigeria: A Multilevel Mixed Effect Logistic Model Approach

Phillips Edomwonyi Obasohan, Stephen J Walters, Richard Jacques, Khaled Khatab

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: malaria; fever; Plasmodium falciparum; Falciparum vivax; under-five; determinants; risk factors

Online: 6 August 2021 (14:09:07 CEST)

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Background/Purpose: Over the last two decades, malaria has remained a major worldwide public health concern, especially in the developing countries leading to high morbidity and mortality among children. Nigeria is the world most burdened malaria endemic nation, contributing more than a quarter of global malaria cases. This study determined the prevalence of malaria among children 6-59 months in Nigeria, and the effects of individual and contextual factors. Methods: The study utilized data from 2018 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) involving a weighted sample size of 10,185 children who were tested for malaria using rapid diagnostic test (RDT). Given the hierarchical structure of the data set, such that children at level-1 are nested in community at level-2, and nested in states and Federal Capital Territory (FCT) at level-3, multilevel mixed effect logistic regression models were used for the analysis. Results: The proportion of children 6-59 months of age in Nigeria that had malaria fever positive as assessed by RDTs was 35.5% (3,418/10185), (CI: 33.9-37.1). Kebbi State had the highest proportion of children 6-59 months who were malaria positive, 77.6%, (CI: 70.2-83.5), followed by Katsina State, 55.5%, (CI: 47.7-63.1). The Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja had the proportion of 29.6%, (CI: 21.6-39.0), malaria positive children of 6-59 months of age. Children between the age of 48 and 59 months were 2.68 times more likely to have malaria fever than children 6-11 months of age (AOR=2.68, 95% CI: 2.03-3.54). Also, children from the rural area (AOR= 2.12, 95% CI: 1.75-2.57), were more likely to suffer from malaria infection compare with children from urban area. Conclusion: The study identified some individual and contextual predictors of malaria among children in Nigeria. These factors are areas that need to be considered for policy designs and implementations toward control and total elimination of malaria-related morbidity and mortality among children in Nigeria.

Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202305.0494.v1

Public Mental Health Approaches to Online Radicalisation: A Systematic Review of the Literature

Rabya Mughal, Valerie DeMarinis, Maria Nordendahl, Hassan Lone, Veronica Phillips, Eolene Boyd-MacMillan

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: Radicalisation; Social Media; Public Mental Health; Online Radicalisation

Online: 8 May 2023 (09:36:22 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202306.0821.v1

Impact of COVID-19 on Internet Addiction and Mental Health: A Brief Overview

Ana Pjevac, Mirjana Jovanovic, Teodora Safiye, Ardea Milidrag, Ivana Rodic, Tatjana Mihailovic

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: COVID-19; distress; internet addiction; depression

Online: 12 June 2023 (10:18:41 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201811.0017.v1

Morbi-Mortality of the Victims of Internal Conflict and Poor Population in The Risaralda Province, Colombia

Rafael Renteria-Ramos, Rafael Hurtado-Heredia, B Piedad Urdinola

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: morbidity; mortality; network analysis; victims of internal conflict

Online: 2 November 2018 (05:11:13 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201908.0172.v1

Overview of Foodborne Disease Outbreaks in Brazil from 2000 to 2018

Jessica A.F.F. Finger, Wilma S.G.V. Baroni, Daniele F. Maffei, Deborah H.M. Bastos, Uelinton M. Pinto

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: epidemiological survey; foodborne illnesses; food contamination; food safety; public health

Online: 16 August 2019 (05:50:39 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202306.0631.v1

Effectiveness of Silymarin, Sulforaphane, Lycopene, Green Tea, Tryptophan, Glutathione and Escin on Human Health: Results of a Narrative Review

Francesco Sebastiani, Carlo D'Alterio, Cristina Vocca, Luca Gallelli, Fabrizo Palumbo, Tommaso Cai, Alessandro Palmieri

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: sulphoraphane; silymarin; lycopene; glutathione; escin; tryptophan; green tea; men health; prevention

Online: 8 June 2023 (10:45:43 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202308.0004.v1

Spatiotemporal Distribution of Tuberculosis in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia: Hotspot Analysis

Dereje Bekele, Solomon Aragie, Kefyalew Addis Alene, Tariku Dejene, Samson Warkaye, Melat Mezemir, Dereje Abdena, Tesfaye Kebebew, Abera Botore, Geremew Mekonen, Gadissa Gutema, Boja Dufera, Kolato Gemede, Birhanu Kenate, Dabesa Gobena, Bizuneh Alemu, Dagnachew Hailemariam, Daba Muleta, SUI Gilman, Ketema Tafess

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: Tuberculosis; TB case notification; Spatiotemporal; Oromia; Ethiopia

Online: 1 August 2023 (03:45:40 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202405.1519.v1

Consumption of Ultra-Processed Foods Is Associated with Abdominal Obesity in Individuals on Hemodialysis

Sara Jarske Gering, Cleodice Alves Martins, Nina Mara Paterlini Marques, Monica Cattafesta, Alexandre Cardoso da Cunha, Fabíola Lacerda Pires Soares, Edson Theodoro dos Santos Neto, Luciane Bresciani Salaroli

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: Diet. Nutrition. Central obesity. Visceral obesity. Chronic kidney disease.

Online: 23 May 2024 (09:56:05 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202403.0273.v1

Introducing ‘Ngaruroro’, a New Model for Understanding Māori Wellbeing

Finley Ngarangi Johnson, Priscilla M Wehi, Tia Neha, Mike Ross, Veronica Thompson, Stephanie Tibble, Natasha Tassell-Matamua, Kevin Shedlock, Ririwai Fox, Zachary Penman, Tyler Ritchie, Taylor Winter, Hitaua Arahanga-Doyle, Paul Jose

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: Māori; Kaupapa Māori; Māori wellbeing; indigenous health; indigenous wellbeing; qualitative re-search; thematic analysis

Online: 6 March 2024 (05:12:44 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202112.0455.v1

Application Of Statistical Modeling To Interpret A Health System Crisis In Sri Lanka Due To COVID- 19

Indika Karunathilake, Mayuri Amarasiri, Anver Hamdani

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: COVID- 19; Durbin-Watson statistic; Multiple Linear Regression; Multicollinearity

Online: 28 December 2021 (16:11:44 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202306.0114.v1

Assessing the Vulnerability and Adaptation Needs of Mozambique’s Health Sector to Climate Change: A Comprehensive Study

Rachid Muleia, Genito Maure, Américo José, Plácida Maholela, Isaac Adjei, Rezaul Karim, Sónia Trigo, Waltaji Kutane, Osvaldo Inlamea, Lawrence Kazembe, Tatiana Marrufo

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: Climate change; vulnerability; adaptation; health vulnerability index, Mozambique

Online: 2 June 2023 (02:55:34 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202203.0128.v1

Understanding Shedders: Which Sociodemographic, Health and Wellbeing Characteristics Best Inform Appropriate Health Promotion Action and A ‘Shed for Life’?

Aisling McGrath, Niamh Murphy, Tom Egan, Gillian Ormond, Noel Richardson

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: men's sheds; men's health; health promotion; evaluation; community based health promotion; physical activity

Online: 9 March 2022 (09:36:03 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202306.1184.v1

Diagnosing Alzheimer's Disease Levels Using Machine Learning and MRI: A Novel Approach

Reza Bahadori, Ali Akbar Kiaei, Hourieh Malek Zadeh, Mahnaz Boush, Sadegh Abadijou, Danial Safaei, Amir Hossein Mehdikhani

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: Alzheimer's disease; neurological illness; dementia; machine learning; Magnetic Resonance Im-aging

Online: 16 June 2023 (07:28:28 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202301.0204.v1

Forgotten “Primum Non Nocere” and Increased Mortality after Covid-19 Vaccination

Srecko Šorli

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: Covid-19 vaccination; death rate; sick status days

Online: 12 January 2023 (02:22:26 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202205.0243.v1

A Comparative Analysis of a Self-Reported Adverse Events Analysis After Receiving one of the Available SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Schemes in Ecuador

Esteban Ortiz-Prado, Juan Sebastian Izquiero-Condoy, Raul Fernandez-Naranjo, Katherine Simbana-Rivera, Jorge Eduardo Vasconez, Eddy P Lincango-Naranjo, Simone Cordovez, Barbara Coronel, Karen Delgado-Moreira, Ruth Jimbo-Sotomayor

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: COVID-19; Vaccines; Adverse Events; Self-reporting; Pandemic

Online: 18 May 2022 (11:06:19 CEST)

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The COVID-19 pandemic has put a lot of pressure on health systems worldwide. Mass vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 has reduced morbidity and mortality worldwide. Despite their safety profiles, vaccines like any other medical product can cause adverse events. Yet, in countries with poor epidemiological surveillance and monitoring systems, reporting vaccine-related adverse events is scarce. The objective of this study was to describe self-reported vaccine adverse events after receiving one of the available COVID-19 vaccine schemes in Ecuador. A cross-sectional analysis based on an online self-reporting 32-questionnaire was conducted in Ecuador from April 1st to July 15th, 2021. Participants were invited by social media, radio, and TV to voluntarily participate in our study. A total of 6,654 participants were included in this study. A 38.2% of the participants reported having at least one comorbidity. Patients received AstraZeneca, Pfizer, and Sinovac vaccines, and these were distributed 38.4%, 31.1%, and 30.5%, respectively. Pain, inflammation at the injection site (20,01%), and headache (16,91%) were the most reported adverse events. Women addressed ESAVIs (64%), more often than men (36%). After receiving the first dose of any available COVID-19 vaccine, a total of 19,481 self-reported ESAVIs were informed (86.9% were mild, 11.6% moderate and 1.5% severe). In terms of vaccine type and brand, the most reactogenic vaccine was AstraZeneca with 57.8%, followed by Pfizer (24.9%) and Sinovac (17, 3 %). After the second dose, 6,757 self-reported ESAVIs were reported (87.0% mild, 10.9% moderate, and 2.1% severe). AstraZeneca vaccine users reported a higher proportion of ESAVIs (72.2%) in comparison to Pfizer/BioNTech (15.9%) and Sinovac Vaccine (11.9%). Swelling at the injection site, headache, muscle pain, and fatigue were the most common ESAVIs for the first as well as second dose. In conclusion, most ESAVIs were mild. AstraZeneca users were more likely to report adverse events. Participants without a history of COVID-19 infection, as well as those who receive the first dose, were more prone to report ESAVIs.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202208.0514.v1

Interventions for Continuity of Essential Health Service Delivery during the COVID-19 Response in Uganda, between March 2020 and April 2021

Steven Ndugwa Kabwama, Rhoda K. Wanyenze, Suzanne N Kiwanuka, Alice Namale, Rawlance Ndejjo, Fred Monje, William Wang, Siobhan Lazenby, Susan Kizito, Christopher Troeger, Anne Liu, Helena Lindgren, Neda Razaz, John Ssenkusu, William Sambisa, Rebecca Bartlein, Tobias Alfvén

Subject: Public Health And Healthcare, Public Health And Health Services Keywords: COVID-19; health care; learning health systems; health serives; public health

Online: 30 August 2022 (08:23:26 CEST)

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