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Health Care Sciences & Services
Alexandre Vallee
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has spread heterogeneously across countries, prompting the need for investigation. By utilizing open data from 'GitHub' COVID-19 dataset and France's official dataset, the author maps out the three waves of COVID-19 in France and Europe. The epidemic trends vary across different areas and time periods. Geo-epidemiological analyses can help national and European public health authorities allocate resources more effectively for public health measures.
JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY
(2023)
Article
Immunology
Masaki Machida, Itaru Nakamura, Takako Kojima, Reiko Saito, Tomoki Nakaya, Tomoya Hanibuchi, Tomoko Takamiya, Yuko Odagiri, Noritoshi Fukushima, Hiroyuki Kikuchi, Shiho Amagasa, Hidehiro Watanabe, Shigeru Inoue
Summary: This study investigated the acceptance and hesitancy towards the COVID-19 vaccine in Japan, finding that 62.1% of participants were willing to get vaccinated. The research also revealed that vaccine acceptance was lower among women, adults aged 20-49 years, and those with a low-income level. Psychological factors, such as the perceived effectiveness of the vaccine and willingness to protect others, were identified as important factors associated with vaccine acceptance.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Nils Chr Stenseth, Guha Dharmarajan, Ruiyun Li, Zheng-Li Shi, Ruifu Yang, George F. Gao
Summary: This article summarizes the timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic and the lessons learned by the public health community, discussing the implications for future public health policy and outlining an agenda for improved pandemic control. It contrasts the ongoing pandemic with the SARS outbreak, identifying areas where valuable lessons were learned as well as key areas where international public health policy failed.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Ting-Ting Yang, Wen-Qi Ruan, Shu-Ning Zhang, Yong-Quan Li
Summary: This study reveals the spatial heterogeneity of COVID-19 on tourism demand at different scales, with cities with developed economies and mature tourism sectors being more affected. The impact is further amplified at smaller spatial scales, particularly affecting cultural scenic destinations. The distribution of impact is influenced by factors such as population density, economic level, and foreign economic relations.
ASIA PACIFIC JOURNAL OF TOURISM RESEARCH
(2021)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Cyrus Ghaznavi, Takayuki Kawashima, Yuta Tanoue, Daisuke Yoneoka, Koji Makiyama, Haruka Sakamoto, Peter Ueda, Akifumi Eguchi, Shuhei Nomura
Summary: Marriage and divorce declined during the pandemic in Japan, especially during the state of emergency declarations. There were decreased births approximately 8-10 months after the first state of emergency, suggesting that couples changed their pregnancy intention in response to the pandemic. Metropolitan regions were more affected by the pandemic.
Article
Ophthalmology
Omar A. Halawa, David S. Friedman, Ana M. Roldan, Nazlee Zebardast
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a decrease in emergency department presentations for eye injuries, but an increase in the incidence of severe eye injuries. The estimated number of eye injuries treated in the emergency department was significantly lower in 2020 compared to 2011-2019, possibly due to changes in living and work environments caused by the pandemic.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
(2023)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Chalapati Rao, Amrit Jose John, Ajit Kumar Yadav, Mansha Siraj
Summary: This study estimated the number of deaths in India in 2019 using data from the Civil Registration System, finding a higher number of deaths than officially reported, with infant and elderly deaths accounting for the majority. Adjusted life expectancies indicated a more serious mortality pattern in India than previously perceived, highlighting the need for further strengthening data collection and reporting of mortality statistics.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Manuel Marques-Cruz, Diogo Nogueira-Leite, Joao Miguel Alves, Francisco Fernandes, Jose Miguel Fernandes, Miguel Angelo Almeida, Patricia Cunha Correia, Paula Perestrelo, Ricardo Cruz-Correia, Pedro Pita Barros
Summary: Contact tracing plays a crucial role in controlling COVID-19 transmission. This study built an epidemiological model based on data from Portuguese authorities to assess the effectiveness of contact tracing by analyzing the ratio of COVID-19 cases in quarantined high-risk contacts. The results showed that the observed ratio can serve as an indirect indicator of the efficacy of contact tracing and can help predict the need for additional measures.
JMIR PUBLIC HEALTH AND SURVEILLANCE
(2023)
Article
Microbiology
Jad Koweyes, Tamara Salloum, Siwar Haidar, Georgi Merhi, Sima Tokajian
Summary: Lebanon is currently facing an unprecedented crisis with the COVID-19 pandemic, financial collapse, economic collapse, and the Beirut Port explosion. The past year of the pandemic has shown that effective mitigation measures must be accompanied by addressing the collapse of the economic, political, and health sectors.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Laura Miller, Ahmad Hecham Alani, Nicolas Avril, Muksha Luxmi Jingree, Aston B. Atwiine, Khaldoun Al Amire, Mushtaq Khan, Aye Aye Moe, Beatrice Lydiah Adhiambo Nyalwal, Abdirashid Adan Mohamed, Titus Kiprono Ruto, Lilian Kiapi
Summary: This study highlights the adaptations made to reduce exposure risk for PLWNCDs during the COVID-19 pandemic in five countries. Despite concerns, PLWNCDs continued to seek health services during the pandemic and the changes in utilization rates were attributed to various factors. The study emphasizes the resilience and creativity of frontline health staff and managers.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Marcia C. Castro, Simone Farias-Antunez, David Augusto Batista Sa Araujo, Ana Luiza Penna, Francisco Ariclene Oliveira, Camila Machado de Aquino, Antonio Silva Lima Neto, Geziel Dos Santos de Sousa, Marcia Maria Tavares Machado
Summary: This study aims to understand the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on maternal mental health, child development, and parenting practices. The initial results show that the majority of participants have 9-11 years of schooling and are of mixed race. A significant number of participants were out of the labor force, and a majority reported a decrease in family income after pandemic-related restrictions were imposed. The prevalence of maternal common mental disorder symptoms was 32.5%.
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Alexandre Vallee
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has had significant global impacts, and the interdisciplinary field of geoepidemiology has played a crucial role in understanding and addressing the spread of the virus. It has provided insights into spatial patterns, risk factors, and transmission dynamics, highlighting variations at different scales and emphasizing the importance of cross-border transmission and risk factors such as age, health conditions, and behavior.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
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Psychology, Clinical
Sophia Frangou, Yael Travis-Lumer, Arad Kodesh, Yair Goldberg, Faye New, Abraham Reichenberg, Stephen Z. Levine
Summary: The study found a significant increase in the use of antidepressant medications during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly among women. These findings underscore the negative impact of the pandemic on mental health.
PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Mark McEvoy, Carol Parker, Angela Crombie, Timothy C. Skinner, Stephen Begg, Peter Faulkner, Anne McEvoy, Laura Bamforth, Gabriel Caccaviello
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic is causing significant psychological and social impact on healthcare workers in Australian rural and regional areas. This study aims to examine the effects of the pandemic on the health and well-being of rural healthcare workforce and understand how protective factors influence their response. The findings will be disseminated through international conferences, peer-reviewed journals, and social media.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Yiying Hu, Jianying Guo, Guanqiao Li, Xi Lu, Xiang Li, Yuan Zhang, Lin Cong, Yanni Kang, Xiaoyu Jia, Xuanling Shi, Guotong Xie, Linqi Zhang
Summary: The study demonstrated that reducing the time interval between confirmed cases and isolation, testing regardless of symptoms, and minimizing delays in implementing testing and tracing programs are effective strategies in reducing the spread of COVID-19 and mortality rates.
