Community health workers for health systems resilience during COVID-19: protocol for qualitative evidence synthesis
This study will be conducted on published evidence, with no living participants; thus, no ethical approval is required. The final review will be submitted and published in a peer-reviewed journal. We will also develop a policy brief to communicate the review findings to the stakeholders. (Source: BMJ Open)
Source: BMJ Open - March 25, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Adsul, N., Tyagi, J., Bhaumik, S. Tags: Open access, Public health, COVID-19 Source Type: research
Prevalence of invasive bacterial infection in febrile infants
Conclusion
COVID-19-positive febrile infants ≤90 days old are at low risk of IBI, especially infants >28 days old, suggesting this subgroup of patients can be managed without blood tests.
PROSPERO registration number
CRD42022356507. (Source: Emergency Medicine Journal)
Source: Emergency Medicine Journal - March 21, 2024 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Perez-Porra, S., Granda, E., Benito, H., Roland, D., Gomez, B., Velasco, R. Tags: COVID-19 Systematic review Source Type: research
IJERPH, Vol. 21, Pages 376: Barriers to Accessing and Engaging in HIV Preventive Care and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Experienced by Transgender Women in Florida
Conclusions: Our analysis revealed interlocking systems of oppression like transphobia, discrimination, and misgendering, which were common barriers experienced by our participants. These synergistically epidemic (i.e., syndemic) barriers contributed to their feelings of being systematically excluded in social spaces, research, public health planning and policies, laws, and social programs related to PrEP. These structural barriers are impediments to HIV preventive care but also act as a source of stress that contributes to mental health problems, financial vulnerability, substance abuse, and other deleterious health outco...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - March 21, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Allysha C. Maragh-Bass Sandra Kiplagat Sarah Lavari Francisco Sastre Jessy G. Devieux Daniel Jimenez Rachel D. Clarke Ines Noel Eric W. Schrimshaw Jae Sevelius Elena Cyrus Tags: Article Source Type: research
Scientists in Antarctica track ‘baffling’ virus that could decimate penguins and other polar animals
A 23-meter-long sailboat set off last week from Argentina for Antarctica’s Weddell Sea with eight scientists, lots of cloacal swabs, and a genetic fingerprinting machine aboard. The
Australis
is headed for the southern continent’s teeming colonies of Adélie penguins, other seabirds, and marine mammals. The
goal
: to search for signs of a deadly virus that has nearly circled the world over the past 4 years, leaving behind a trail of devastated wildlife.
Last month, Spanish researchers
confirmed
that H5N1, the highly pathogenic form of avian influenza, had finally turned up—as long ...
Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - March 18, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Effect of the SARS ‐CoV‐2 pandemic on colorectal cancer diagnosis and prognosis
ConclusionsThe COVID-19 pandemic has led to a decrease in the number of diagnosed CRC cases and in the proportion of stage I CRC. The reduction in the number of colonoscopies and CRC diagnoses was higher in centers that applied universal SARS-CoV-2 PCR screening before colonoscopy. In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic has affected curative treatment of rectal cancers. (Source: Cancer Medicine)
Source: Cancer Medicine - March 16, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Luc ía Medina‐Prado,
Noelia Sala‐Miquel,
Marta Aicart‐Ramos,
Julia López‐Cardona,
Marta Ponce‐Romero,
Oswaldo Ortíz,
María Pellisé,
Lara Aguilera,
Pilar Díez‐Redondo,
Henar Núñez‐Rodríguez,
Agustín Seoane,
María‐José Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
Telemedicine and Pediatric Care in Rural and Remote Areas of Middle-and-Low-Income Countries: Narrative Review
CONCLUSION: Telemedicine has proven successful in improving pediatrics care. Many LMIC should take advantage of this innovation to promote equity and access to high quality pediatric care.PMID:38478166 | DOI:10.1007/s44197-024-00214-8 (Source: Rural Remote Health)
Source: Rural Remote Health - March 13, 2024 Category: Rural Health Authors: Yossef Alnasser Alvaro Proa ño Christine Loock John Chuo Robert H Gilman Source Type: research
"I'd Rather Be Broke Than Harmed": A Qualitative Analysis of the Experiences of People Engaged in Commercial Sex Work During the COVID-19 Pandemic
CONCLUSIONS: Stress and financial insecurity generally increased among people involved in commercial sex work during the pandemic, and no efforts were made to understand and mitigate the hardships that this population faced. Future research should address how to maintain social service availability during times of public health emergencies and other crises.PMID:38459790 | DOI:10.1177/00333549241236079 (Source: Public Health Reports)
Source: Public Health Reports - March 9, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Rebecca Pfeffer Kelle Barrick Terri Galvan Fleur Monnet Marfori Shannon A Williams Source Type: research
The Vaccine Training Barometer: Assessing healthcare providers' confidence to answer vaccine-related questions and their training needs
Vaccine. 2024 Mar 7:S0264-410X(24)00254-8. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.02.078. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTHealthcare providers (HCP) are seen by the public as the most trustworthy source of information about vaccination. While HCPs could be a valuable partner to increase vaccine confidence in general, it is not clear whether they feel confident themselves to address questions concerning vaccination. In the context of the EU Joint Action on Vaccination (EU-JAV), the Vaccine Training Barometer, an online survey tool, was developed to assess how frequently HCPs receive questions about vaccination, how confident they feel t...
Source: Vaccine - March 8, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Aur élie De Waele Greet Hendrickx Sara Valckx Àngela Domínguez Diana Toledo Jes ús Castilla Jos é Tuells Pierre Van Damme Source Type: research
A qualitative exploration of Spanish-speaking Latina women ’s experiences participating in WIC before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
Over one third of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) participants identify as Latino, but participation has been declining and individuals that predominantly speak Spanish face additional barriers to participation. During the pandemic, there were changes in WIC eligibility and benefits that may have been differentially accessible to Spanish-speaking Latina participants due to factors such as language barriers and lack of awareness of changes. Understanding Spanish-speaking Latinas ’ experiences with the WIC program generally and during the pandemic can inform efforts to equi...
Source: Journal of the American Dietetic Association - March 8, 2024 Category: Nutrition Authors: Carlos Roberto Soto D íaz, Lindsey Smith Taillie, Isabella C.A. Higgins, Ana Paula C. Richter, Cassandra R. Davis, Molly De Marco, Marissa G. Hall, Shu Wen Ng, Emily W. Duffy Source Type: research
Diabetes care in the pandemic era in the Midwestern USA: a semi-structured interview study of the patient perspective
Conclusions
These findings support enhanced engagement of rural, medically underserved and minoritised groups as stakeholders in diabetes care, diabetes research and diabetes provider education. (Source: BMJ Open)
Source: BMJ Open - March 8, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Gonzalez Bravo, C., Sabree, S. A., Dukes, K., Adeagbo, M. J., Edwards, S., Wainwright, K., Schaeffer, S. E., Villa, A., Wilks, A. D., Carvour, M. L. Tags: Open access, Diabetes and Endocrinology Source Type: research
