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Mantilla-Morrón M, Suárez-Palacio D, Urina-Triana MA. The Level of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices in a Caribbean Colombian Population That Recovered from COVID-19 during the Pandemic. Healthcare (Basel) 2023; 11:3119. [PMID: 38132009 PMCID: PMC10743241 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare11243119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2023] [Revised: 11/26/2023] [Accepted: 11/28/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023] Open
Abstract
This study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors related to COVID-19 among Colombians. A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out during the pandemic between November 2020 and May 2021 using a survey that focused on knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding COVID-19. The online survey was completed by 1424 participants who had a history of COVID-19 illness, and the study spanned 3 months. Many respondents were male students who demonstrated adequate knowledge of COVID-19 symptoms and prevention measures, although their understanding of its transmission routes was limited. Nevertheless, 65.9% expressed optimism that COVID-19 would ultimately be successfully controlled, and 71.8% had confidence in the Colombian government's handling of the crisis. Additionally, more than half of the participants admitted to visiting crowded places, and this practice was more common among those who were less informed about COVID-19. However, many respondents reported using face masks in public. This highlights a significant gap between theoretical knowledge and actual practices that need to be addressed. To bridge this gap, establishing an interdisciplinary support network is crucial, as is launching mass education campaigns targeting specific population groups, and compiling reports on successful practices implemented during the pandemic. These efforts are essential for enhancing the overall level of knowledge, and the attitudes and practices related to COVID-19, and also for preparing for future health emergencies.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mirary Mantilla-Morrón
- Physiotherapy Program, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Barranquilla 080002, Colombia;
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- Physiotherapy Program, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Barranquilla 080002, Colombia;
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- Cardiology Fellowship Program, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Barranquilla 080002, Colombia;
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Viviani S, Willems P, Pagliusi S. Strengthening clinical development activities and preparedness for vaccine manufacturers from emerging countries: Results of a survey. Vaccine X 2022; 13:100255. [PMID: 36654839 PMCID: PMC9841010 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvacx.2022.100255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2022] [Revised: 11/09/2022] [Accepted: 12/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Vaccine development, in most cases, is a long, complex process, often lasting years and involving a combination of public and private stakeholders. Particularly, the vaccine clinical development process is highly regulated by several guidelines, regulatory pathways and science-based recommendations from experts. Designing and executing a successful clinical development plan for any candidate vaccine requires a solid scientific, medical, operational and regulatory knowledge and expertise, to comply with regulations and assure adequate benefit-risk balance for the product to be used in mass vaccination of healthy populations. The purpose of this study was to assess the approaches and practices related to Clinical Development functions, and related activities among vaccine manufacturers based in emerging countries, and to identify industry needs in terms of organizational development and training needs. A structured questionnaire designed specifically for assessing indicators of clinical activities, in the last five years, comprised of four sections aimed to collect information on (1) the organizational structure and the activities conducted by the clinical functions; (2) the clinical trial design ability and the management of clinical trial documents; (3) the clinical trial management and monitoring activities; (4) the quality aspects of clinical activities. The results suggest that the great majority of respondents is engaged in intense clinical development activities, as indicated by the high number of licensed vaccines available and supplied in the national markets or in foreign markets, including vaccines with WHO prequalification status. Areas to further strengthen the clinical activities and medical research preparedness were identified. Greater engagements of stakeholders' and investments will be required to expand the clinical basis in vaccine R&D, and to support achieving a high level of preparedness in emerging countries, for development of new vaccines against future regional epidemics and global pandemics.
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- Simonetta Viviani
- Vaccines, Epidemiology & Public Health, Via Gramsci 12, Loc.Strove, 53035 Monteriggioni, Siena, Italy
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- Independent Expert in Clinical Development, Safety & Pharmacovigilance
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- DCVMN International, Route de Crassier 7, 1262 Eysinns-Nyon, Switzerland,Corresponding author.
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Bazant E, McPhillips-Tangum C, Shrestha SD, G S P, Khera A, Nic Lochlainn L, Habtamu E, Patel VI, Muhire G, Saarlas KN. Promising practices for the collaborative planning of integrated health campaigns from a synthesis of case studies. BMJ Glob Health 2022; 7:bmjgh-2022-010321. [PMID: 36517112 PMCID: PMC9756207 DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2022-010321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2022] [Accepted: 11/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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A combination of public health campaigns and routine primary healthcare services are used in many countries to maximise the number of people reached with interventions to prevent, control, eliminate or eradicate diseases. Health campaigns have historically been organised within vertical (disease-specific) programmes, which are often funded, planned and implemented independently from one another and from routinely offered primary healthcare services. Global health agencies have voiced support for enhancing campaign effectiveness, including campaign efficiency and equity, through collaboration among vertical programmes. However, limited guidance is available to country-level campaign planners and implementers about how to effectively integrate campaigns. Planning is critical to the implementation of effective health campaigns, including those related to neglected tropical diseases, malaria, vitamin A supplementation and vaccine-preventable diseases, including polio, measles and meningitis. However, promising approaches to planning integrated health campaigns have not been sufficiently documented. This manuscript highlights promising practices for the collaborative planning of integrated health campaigns that emerged from the experiences of eight project teams working in three WHO regions. Adoption of the promising practices described in this paper could lead to enhanced collaboration among campaign stakeholders, increased agreement about the need for and anticipated benefits of campaign integration, and enhanced understanding of effective planning of integrated health campaigns.
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- Eva Bazant
- Health Campaign Effectiveness Coalition, The Task Force for Global Health, Decatur, Georgia, USA
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- International Institute of Health Management Research, Delhi, India
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- Department of Immunization, Vaccines & Biologicals (IVB), World Health Organization, Geneve, Switzerland
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- International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH), London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Health Campaign Effectiveness Coalition, The Task Force for Global Health, Decatur, Georgia, USA
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- Health Campaign Effectiveness Coalition, The Task Force for Global Health, Decatur, Georgia, USA
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Lindsey NP, Horton J, Barrett ADT, Demanou M, Monath TP, Tomori O, Van Herp M, Zeller H, Fall IS, Cibrelus L, Erin Staples J. Yellow fever resurgence: An avoidable crisis? NPJ Vaccines 2022; 7:137. [PMID: 36323723 PMCID: PMC9629880 DOI: 10.1038/s41541-022-00552-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2022] [Accepted: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Nicole P. Lindsey
- Eliminate Yellow Fever Epidemic Risk Assessment Working Group, Geneva, Switzerland ,grid.416738.f0000 0001 2163 0069Arboviral Diseases Branch, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, CO USA
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- Eliminate Yellow Fever Epidemic Risk Assessment Working Group, Geneva, Switzerland ,grid.3575.40000000121633745Eliminate Yellow Fever Epidemics Strategy, High Impact Epidemics, WHO Health Emergencies Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Eliminate Yellow Fever Epidemic Risk Assessment Working Group, Geneva, Switzerland ,grid.176731.50000 0001 1547 9964Department of Pathology and Sealy Institute for Vaccine Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX USA
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- Eliminate Yellow Fever Epidemic Risk Assessment Working Group, Geneva, Switzerland ,Regional Office for Africa, World Health Organization, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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- Eliminate Yellow Fever Epidemic Risk Assessment Working Group, Geneva, Switzerland ,grid.511631.1Crozet BioPharma, Lexington, MA USA
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- Eliminate Yellow Fever Epidemic Risk Assessment Working Group, Geneva, Switzerland ,grid.442553.10000 0004 0622 6369African Center for Genomics of Infectious Diseases (ACEGID), Redeemer’s University, Ede, Nigeria
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- Eliminate Yellow Fever Epidemic Risk Assessment Working Group, Geneva, Switzerland ,grid.452593.cMédecins Sans Frontières, Brussels, Belgium
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- Eliminate Yellow Fever Epidemic Risk Assessment Working Group, Geneva, Switzerland ,Consultant, Paris, France
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- grid.3575.40000000121633745WHO Health Emergencies Programme, World Health Organization Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Eliminate Yellow Fever Epidemic Risk Assessment Working Group, Geneva, Switzerland ,grid.3575.40000000121633745Eliminate Yellow Fever Epidemics Strategy, High Impact Epidemics, WHO Health Emergencies Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Eliminate Yellow Fever Epidemic Risk Assessment Working Group, Geneva, Switzerland ,grid.416738.f0000 0001 2163 0069Arboviral Diseases Branch, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, CO USA
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