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Grigolo AV, Wendt GW, Lucio LC. Factors Associated with HPV Knowledge Among Professionals in the City of Francisco Beltrão, Brazil. J Community Health 2023; 48:652-658. [PMID: 36920712 DOI: 10.1007/s10900-023-01206-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/23/2023] [Indexed: 03/16/2023]
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The human papilloma virus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection, affecting nearly 50% of the world population. HPV can lead to tissue damage and is associated with many types of cancers. Healthcare professionals' knowledge regarding HPV infection are essential in assuring favorable outcomes for those exposed to HPV, either in prevention or in intervention efforts. In this cross-sectional, population-based study, we explored the levels of HPV knowledge among health professionals in a Brazilian municipality. In total, 260 individuals (90% women), aged 21-66 years (Mean = 40.10 ± 9.30) participated in this investigation and responded to standard questionnaires measuring HPV knowledge as well as sociodemographic and occupational data. Regarding HPV knowledge, 85 (32.8%) individuals were considered to have sufficient knowledge (scored good or very good according to percentile classifications), whereas 174 (67.2%) were labeled as having insufficient knowledge. Mann-Whitney tests showed higher HPV knowledge among those who reported not having children (p = 0.05) and lower levels in the group of community health workers (CHW; p < 0.001). Logistic regression analyses showed that having children (OR = 0.50; 95%CI: 0.26, 0.96) and being a CHW (OR = 0.52; 95%CI: 0.28, 0.97) were independently associated with insufficient knowledge about HPV. In conclusion, data reported in this study might aid in understanding factors associated with HPV management given the evidence collected from healthcare professionals, suggesting strategies to promote both health education and promotion.
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- Adriane V Grigolo
- Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Aplicadas à Saúde, Francisco Beltrão, Brazil
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- Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Aplicadas à Saúde, Francisco Beltrão, Brazil
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- Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Aplicadas à Saúde, Francisco Beltrão, Brazil.
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Grigolo AV, Wendt GW, Lucio LC. Correction: Factors Associated with HPV Knowledge Among Professionals in the City of Francisco Beltrão, Brazil. J Community Health 2023:10.1007/s10900-023-01223-7. [PMID: 37095420 DOI: 10.1007/s10900-023-01223-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/12/2023] [Indexed: 04/26/2023]
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- Adriane V Grigolo
- Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Aplicadas à Saúde, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, Francisco Beltrão, Brazil
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- Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Aplicadas à Saúde, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, Francisco Beltrão, Brazil
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- Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Aplicadas à Saúde, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, Francisco Beltrão, Brazil.
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Wendt GW, Wagner AL, Dhama K, Harapan H. Sailing on the ark of Scopus: Narra J new journey. Narra J 2023; 3:e120. [PMID: 38450039 PMCID: PMC10914146 DOI: 10.52225/narra.v3i1.120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2023] [Accepted: 03/30/2023] [Indexed: 03/08/2024]
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Global health crises such as the recent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic have highlighted the unique value of scientific research in the realm of public health and related disciplines. Although we have witnessed rapid growth in scientific output in the past years, concerns regarding scientific rigor and research integrity also emerged.
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- Guilherme W. Wendt
- Department of Medical Sciences, Western Paraná State University, Francisco Beltrão, Brazil
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
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- Division of Pathology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, India
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- Medical Research Unit, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Indonesia
- Tropical Disease Centre, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Indonesia
- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Indonesia
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Gustani-Buss EG, Buss CE, Cavalli LR, Panis C, Tuon FF, Telles JP, Follador FAC, Wendt GW, Lucio LC, Ferreto LED, de Oliveira IM, Carraro E, David LE, Simão ANC, Boldt ABW, Luiza Petzl-Erler M, Silva WA, Figueiredo DLA. Cross-sectional study for COVID-19-related mortality predictors in a Brazilian state-wide landscape: the role of demographic factors, symptoms and comorbidities. BMJ Open 2022; 12:e056801. [PMID: 36253047 PMCID: PMC9577275 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-056801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE The Brazilian state of Paraná has suffered from COVID-19 effects, understanding predictors of increased mortality in health system interventions prevent hospitalisation of patients. We selected the best models to evaluate the association of death with demographic characteristics, symptoms and comorbidities based on three levels of clinical severity for COVID-19: non-hospitalised, hospitalised non-ICU ward and ICU ward. DESIGN Cross-sectional survey using binomial mixed models. SETTING COVID-19-positive cases diagnosed by reverse transcription-PCR of municipalities located in Paraná State. PATIENTS Cases of anonymous datasets of electronic medical records from 1 April 2020 to 31 December 2020. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES The best prediction factors were chosen based on criteria after a stepwise analysis using multicollinearity measure, lower Akaike information criterion and goodness-of-fit χ2 tests from univariate to multivariate contexts. RESULTS Male sex was associated with increased mortality among non-hospitalised patients (OR 1.76, 95% CI 1.47 to 2.11) and non-ICU patients (OR 1.22, 95% CI 1.05 to 1.43) for symptoms and for comorbidities (OR 1.89, 95% CI 1.59 to 2.25, and OR 1.30, 95% CI 1.11 to 1.52, respectively). Higher mortality occurred in patients older than 35 years in non-hospitalised (for symptoms: OR 4.05, 95% CI 1.55 to 10.54; and for comorbidities: OR 3.00, 95% CI 1.24 to 7.27) and in hospitalised over 40 years (for symptoms: OR 2.72, 95% CI 1.08 to 6.87; and for comorbidities: OR 2.66, 95% CI 1.22 to 5.79). Dyspnoea was associated with increased mortality in non-hospitalised (OR 4.14, 95% CI 3.45 to 4.96), non-ICU (OR 2.41, 95% CI 2.04 to 2.84) and ICU (OR 1.38, 95% CI 1.10 to 1.72) patients. Neurological disorders (OR 2.16, 95% CI 1.35 to 3.46), neoplastic (OR 3.22, 95% CI 1.75 to 5.93) and kidney diseases (OR 2.13, 95% CI 1.36 to 3.35) showed the majority of increased mortality for ICU as well in the three levels of severity jointly with heart disease, diabetes and CPOD. CONCLUSIONS These findings highlight the importance of the predictor's assessment for the implementation of public healthcare policy in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, mainly to understand how non-pharmaceutical measures could mitigate the virus impact over the population.
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- Emanuele Gustani Gustani-Buss
- Bioinformatics Laboratory, Institute for Cancer Research, IPEC, Guarapuava, Brazil
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- New Arrangements for Research and Innovation - Genomics-Novos Arranjos de Pesquisa e Inovação - Genômica (NAPI-Genômica), Araucária Foundation - FAAP-PR, Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
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- Bioinformatics Laboratory, Institute for Cancer Research, IPEC, Guarapuava, Brazil
- New Arrangements for Research and Innovation - Genomics-Novos Arranjos de Pesquisa e Inovação - Genômica (NAPI-Genômica), Araucária Foundation - FAAP-PR, Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
- MindFlow Genomics, Guarapuava, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Biotechnology Applied to Child and Adolescent Health at FPP, Faculdades Pequeno Príncipe, Curitiba, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Tumor Biology, Western Paraná State University-UNIOESTE, Cascavel, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil
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- Department of Life Sciences,Postgraduate Program in Applied Health Sciences, Western Paraná State University-UNIOESTE, Francisco Beltrão, Brazil
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- Department of Life Sciences,Postgraduate Program in Applied Health Sciences, Western Paraná State University-UNIOESTE, Francisco Beltrão, Brazil
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- Department of Life Sciences,Postgraduate Program in Applied Health Sciences, Western Paraná State University-UNIOESTE, Francisco Beltrão, Brazil
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- Department of Life Sciences,Postgraduate Program in Applied Health Sciences, Western Paraná State University-UNIOESTE, Francisco Beltrão, Brazil
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- New Arrangements for Research and Innovation - Genomics-Novos Arranjos de Pesquisa e Inovação - Genômica (NAPI-Genômica), Araucária Foundation - FAAP-PR, Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
- Institute for Cancer Research IPEC, Guarapuava, Brazil
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- New Arrangements for Research and Innovation - Genomics-Novos Arranjos de Pesquisa e Inovação - Genômica (NAPI-Genômica), Araucária Foundation - FAAP-PR, Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
- Virology Laboratory, Midwestern Parana State University-UNICENTRO, Guarapuava, Brazil
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- Virology Laboratory, Midwestern Parana State University-UNICENTRO, Guarapuava, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Research in Applied Immunology, Department of Pathology, Clinical Analysis and Toxicology, State University of Londrina-UEL, Londrina, Brazil
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- New Arrangements for Research and Innovation - Genomics-Novos Arranjos de Pesquisa e Inovação - Genômica (NAPI-Genômica), Araucária Foundation - FAAP-PR, Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
- Postgraduate Program in Genetics, Laboratory of Human Molecular Genetics, Department of Genetics, Federal University of Paraná-UFPR, Curitiba, Brazil
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- New Arrangements for Research and Innovation - Genomics-Novos Arranjos de Pesquisa e Inovação - Genômica (NAPI-Genômica), Araucária Foundation - FAAP-PR, Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
- Postgraduate Program in Genetics, Laboratory of Human Molecular Genetics, Department of Genetics, Federal University of Paraná-UFPR, Curitiba, Brazil
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- Institute for Cancer Research IPEC, Guarapuava, Brazil
- Ribeirão Preto Medical School and Center for Cell-Based Therapy (CEPID/FAPESP), University of São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- New Arrangements for Research and Innovation - Genomics-Novos Arranjos de Pesquisa e Inovação - Genômica (NAPI-Genômica), Araucária Foundation - FAAP-PR, Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
- Institute for Cancer Research IPEC, Guarapuava, Brazil
- Department of Medicine, Midwestern Paraná State University-UNICENTRO, Guarapuava, Brazil
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Gachabayov M, Sharun K, Felsenreich DM, Nainu F, Anwar S, Yufika A, Ophinni Y, Yamada C, Fahriani M, Husnah M, Raad R, Khiri NME, Abdalla RYA, Adam RY, Ismaeil MIH, Ismail AY, Kacem W, Teyeb Z, Aloui K, Hafsi M, Ferjani M, Dahman NBH, Deeb DA, Emad D, Abbas KS, Monib FA, Sami FS, Ramanarayanan S, Panchawagh S, Anandu S, Haque MA, Ferreto LED, Briones MFC, Morales RBI, Lazcano-Díaz S, Aburto JTO, Rojas JET, Balogun EO, Kusuma HI, Yeni CM, Utami NA, Enitan SS, Yomi AR, Durosinmi A, Adejumo EN, Ezigbo ED, Babadi E, Kakemam E, Ullah I, Malik NI, Rosiello F, Emran TB, Imelda E, Wendt GW, Arab-Zozani M, Dhama K, Mudatsir M, Harapan H. Perceived risk of infection and death from COVID-19 among community members of low- and middle-income countries: A cross-sectional study. F1000Res 2022; 11:345. [PMID: 36128553 PMCID: PMC9468621 DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.109575.2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Background: Risk perceptions of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are considered important as they impact community health behaviors. The aim of this study was to determine the perceived risk of infection and death due to COVID-19 and to assess the factors associated with such risk perceptions among community members in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) in Africa, Asia, and South America. Methods: An online cross-sectional study was conducted in 10 LMICs in Africa, Asia, and South America from February to May 2021. A questionnaire was utilized to assess the perceived risk of infection and death from COVID-19 and its plausible determinants. A logistic regression model was used to identify the factors associated with such risk perceptions. Results: A total of 1,646 responses were included in the analysis of the perceived risk of becoming infected and dying from COVID-19. Our data suggested that 36.4% of participants had a high perceived risk of COVID-19 infection, while only 22.4% had a perceived risk of dying from COVID-19. Being a woman, working in healthcare-related sectors, contracting pulmonary disease, knowing people in the immediate social environment who are or have been infected with COVID-19, as well as seeing or reading about individuals infected with COVID-19 on social media or TV were all associated with a higher perceived risk of becoming infected with COVID-19. In addition, being a woman, elderly, having heart disease and pulmonary disease, knowing people in the immediate social environment who are or have been infected with COVID-19, and seeing or reading about individuals infected with COVID-19 on social media or TV had a higher perceived risk of dying from COVID-19. Conclusions: The perceived risk of infection and death due to COVID-19 are relatively low among respondents; this suggests the need to conduct health campaigns to disseminate knowledge and information on the ongoing pandemic.
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- Mahir Gachabayov
- Department of Abdominal Surgery, Vladimir City Emergency Hospital, Vladimir, 600014, Russian Federation
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- Division of Surgery, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, 243122, India
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- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, 1090, Austria
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, 90245, Indonesia
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- Department of Statistics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, 23111, Indonesia
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- Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, 23111, Indonesia
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- Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, 02139, USA
- Laboratory of Host Defense, WPI Immunology Frontier Research Center (IFReC), Osaka University, Osaka, 565-0874, Japan
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- Department of Environmental Coexistence, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8304, Japan
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- Medical Research Unit, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, 23111, Indonesia
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- Medical Research Unit, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, 23111, Indonesia
- Master Program of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Syiah Kuala, BAnda Aceh, 23111, Indonesia
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- Faculty of Medicine and General Surgery, Sudan University of Science and Technology, Khartoum, 407, Sudan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Sudan International University, Khartoum, 12769, Sudan
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University Tunis El Manar, Tunis, 2074, Tunisia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, 2074, Tunisia
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- Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, 2074, Tunisia
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- Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, 2074, Tunisia
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- Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Monastir, Monastir, 4180, Tunisia
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- Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, El-sharkia, 44519, Egypt
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- Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University Nasr City, Cairo, 1181, Egypt
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- Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, 71515, Egypt
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- Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University Nasr City, Cairo, 1181, Egypt
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- Department of Public Health Dentistry, Indira Gandhi Institute of Dental Sciences, Nellikuzhi, Kothamangalam, Kerala, 686691, India
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- Department of General Medicine, Smt. KashibaiNavale Medical College and General Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, 411041, India
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- Division of Veterinary Parasitology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, 243122, India
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Yan’an Hospital Affiliated to Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan, 650000, China
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- Department of Public Health and Postgraduate Program in Applied Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Western Paraná State University, Francisco Beltrão, 85601-970, Brazil
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of La Frontera, Temuco, 4781218, Chile
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of La Frontera, Temuco, 4781218, Chile
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of La Frontera, Temuco, 4781218, Chile
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of La Frontera, Temuco, 4781218, Chile
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Life Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State, 2222, Nigeria
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- Medical Research Unit, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, 23111, Indonesia
- Master Program of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Syiah Kuala, BAnda Aceh, 23111, Indonesia
- Department of Biology Education, Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teacher Training, Universitas Islam Negeri Ar-Raniry, Banda Aceh, 23111, Indonesia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, 23111, Indonesia
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dr. Zainoel Abidin Hospital, Banda Aceh, 24415, Indonesia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, 23111, Indonesia
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dr. Zainoel Abidin Hospital, Banda Aceh, 24415, Indonesia
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, 121103, Nigeria
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, 121103, Nigeria
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences & Technology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, 40006, Nigeria
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- Research Fellow, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, 14604, USA
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- Tabriz Health Services Management Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, 516599001, Iran
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kabir Medical College, Gandhara University, Peshawar, 25000, Pakistan
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- Department of Psychology, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, 40100, Pakistan
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- Department of Public Health and Infectious Disease, Sapienza-University of Rome, Rome, 00185, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, BGC Trust University Bangladesh, Chittagong, 4381, Bangladesh
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- Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, 23111, Indonesia
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- Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Western Paraná State University, Francisco Beltrão, 85601-970, Brazil
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- Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, 97, Iran
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- Division of Surgery, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, 243122, India
- Division of Pathology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute,, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, 243122, India
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- Medical Research Unit, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, 23111, Indonesia
- Tropical Disease Centre, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, 23111, Indonesia
- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, 23111, Indonesia
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- Medical Research Unit, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, 23111, Indonesia
- Tropical Disease Centre, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, 23111, Indonesia
- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, 23111, Indonesia
- Tsunami and Disaster Mitigation Research Centre, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, 231111, Indonesia
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Sallam M, Anwar S, Yufika A, Fahriani M, Husnah M, Kusuma HI, Raad R, Khiri NME, Abdalla RYA, Adam RY, Ismaeil MIH, Ismail AY, Kacem W, Teyeb Z, Aloui K, Hafsi M, Dahman NBH, Ferjani M, Deeb D, Emad D, Sami FS, Abbas KS, Monib FA, R S, Panchawagh S, Sharun K, Anandu S, Gachabayov M, Haque MA, Emran TB, Wendt GW, Ferreto LED, Castillo-Briones MF, Inostroza-Morales RB, Lazcano-Díaz SA, Ordóñez-Aburto JT, Troncoso-Rojas JE, Balogun EO, Yomi AR, Durosinmi A, Adejumo EN, Ezigbo ED, Arab-Zozani M, Babadi E, Kakemam E, Ullah I, Malik NI, Dababseh D, Rosiello F, Enitan SS. Willingness-to-pay for COVID-19 vaccine in ten low-middle-income countries in Asia, Africa and South America: A cross-sectional study. Narra J 2022; 2:e74. [PMID: 38450393 PMCID: PMC10914042 DOI: 10.52225/narra.v2i1.74] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2022] [Accepted: 03/23/2022] [Indexed: 03/08/2024]
Abstract
Vaccine hesitancy is considered as one of the greatest challenges to control the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. A related challenge is the unwillingness of the general public to pay for vaccination. The objective of this study was to determine willingness-to-pay (WTP) for COVID-19 vaccine among individuals from ten low- middle-income countries (LMICs) in Asia, Africa, and South America. Data were collected using an online questionnaire distributed during February - May 2021 in ten LMICs (Bangladesh, Brazil, Chile, Egypt, India, Iran, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sudan, and Tunisia). The major response variable of in this study was WTP for a COVID-19 vaccine. The assessment of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy was based on items adopted from the World Health Organization (WHO) Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) vaccine hesitancy scale constructs. In this study, 1337 respondents included in the final analysis where the highest number of respondents was from India, while the lowest number was from Egypt. A total of 88.9% (1188/1337) respondents were willing to pay for the COVID-19 vaccination, and 11.1% (149/1337) were not. The average WTP for COVID-19 vaccination was 87.9 US dollars ($), (range: $5-$200). The multivariate model analysis showed that the country, monthly household income, having a history of respiratory disease, the agreement that routine vaccines recommended by health workers are beneficial and having received the flu vaccination within the previous 12 months were strongly associated with the WTP. Based on the country of origin, the highest mean WTP for COVID-19 vaccine was reported in Chile, while the lowest mean WTP for the vaccine was seen among the respondents from Sudan. The availability of free COVID-19 vaccination services appears as a top priority in the LMICs for successful control of the ongoing pandemic. This is particularly important for individuals of a lower socio- economic status. The effects of complacency regarding COVID-19 extends beyond vaccine hesitancy to involve less willingness to pay for COVID-19 vaccine and a lower value of WTP for the vaccine.
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- Malik Sallam
- Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Forensic Medicine, School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
- Department of Clinical Laboratories and Forensic Medicine, Jordan University Hospital, Amman, Jordan
- Department of Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Statistics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Aceh, Indonesia
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- Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Aceh, Indonesia
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- Medical Research Unit, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Aceh, Indonesia
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- Medical Research Unit, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Aceh, Indonesia
- Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Darussalam Banda Aceh, Aceh, Indonesia
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- Medical Research Unit, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Aceh, Indonesia
- Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Darussalam Banda Aceh, Aceh, Indonesia
- Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teacher Training, Universitas Islam Negeri Ar-Raniry, Banda Aceh, Aceh, Indonesia
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- Faculty of Medicine and General Surgery, Sudan University of Science and Technology, Khartoum, Sudan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Sudan International University, Khartoum, Sudan
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University Tunis el Manar, Tunisia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunisia
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- Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunisia
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- Faculty of Dental Medicine Monastir, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia
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- Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, El-sharkia, Egypt
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- Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams university Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt
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- Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams university Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Public Health Dentistry, Indira Gandhi Institute of Dental Sciences, Kothamangalam, India
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- Department of General Medicine, Smt. Kashibai Navale Medical College and General Hospital, Pune, India
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- Division of Surgery, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Division of Veterinary Parasitology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Abdominal Surgery, Vladimir City Emergency Hospital, Vladimir, Russia
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Yan an Jospital Affiliated to Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, BGC Trust University Bangladesh, Chittagong, Bangladesh
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- Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Western Paraná State University, Brazil
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- Department of Public Health and Postgraduate Program in Applied Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Western Paraná State University, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Life Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria
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- Medical Laboratory Science Department, College of Medicine and Health Science, Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, Nigeria
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria
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- Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran
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- Iranian Center of Excellence in Health Management, School of Management and Medical Informatics, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kabir Medical College, Gandhara University, Peshawar, Pakistan
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- Department of Psychology, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan
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- School of Dentistry, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
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- Department of Public Health and Infectious Disease, Sapienza-University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria
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Harapan H, Anwar S, Yufika A, Sharun K, Gachabayov M, Fahriani M, Husnah M, Raad R, Abdalla RY, Adam RY, Khiri NM, Ismaeil MI, Ismail AY, Kacem W, Dahman NB, Teyeb Z, Aloui K, Hafsi M, Ferjani M, Deeb DA, Emad D, Abbas KS, Monib FA, Sami FS, Subramaniam R, Panchawagh S, Anandu S, Haque MA, Ferreto LE, Briones MF, Morales RB, Díaz SA, Aburto JT, Rojas JE, Balogun EO, Enitan SS, Yomi AR, Durosinmi A, Ezigbo ED, Adejumo EN, Babadi E, Kakemam E, Malik NI, Ullah I, Rosiello DF, Emran TB, Wendt GW, Arab-Zozani M, Wagner AL, Mudatsir M. Vaccine hesitancy among communities in ten countries in Asia, Africa, and South America during the COVID-19 pandemic. Pathog Glob Health 2021; 116:236-243. [PMID: 34928187 DOI: 10.1080/20477724.2021.2011580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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Vaccine hesitancy is considered one of the greatest threats to the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination programs. Lack of trust in vaccine benefits, along with concerns about side effects of the newly developed COVID-19 vaccine, might significantly contribute to COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy. The objective of this study was to determine the level of vaccine hesitancy among communities in particular their belief in vaccination benefits and perceived risks of new vaccines. An online cross-sectional study was conducted in 10 countries in Asia, Africa, and South America from February to May 2021. Seven items from the WHO SAGE Vaccine Hesitancy Scale were used to measure a construct of belief in vaccination benefit, and one item measured perceived riskiness of new vaccines. A logistic regression was used to determine which sociodemographic factors were associated with both vaccine hesitancy constructs. A total of 1,832 respondents were included in the final analysis of which 36.2% (range 5.6-52.2%) and 77.6% (range 38.3-91.2%) of them were classified as vaccine hesitant in terms of beliefs in vaccination benefits and concerns about new vaccines, respectively. Respondents from Pakistan had the highest vaccine hesitancy while those from Chile had the lowest. Being females, Muslim, having a non-healthcare-related job and not receiving a flu vaccination during the past 12 months were associated with poor beliefs of vaccination benefits. Those who were living in rural areas, Muslim, and those who did not received a flu vaccination during the past 12 months had relatively higher beliefs that new vaccines are riskier. High prevalence of vaccine hesitancy in some countries during the COVID-19 pandemic might hamper COVID-19 vaccination programs worldwide. Programs should be developed to promote vaccination in those sociodemographic groups with relatively high vaccine hesitancy.
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- Harapan Harapan
- Medical Research Unit, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Indonesia.,Tabriz Health Services Management Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.,Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Indonesia
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- Department of Statistics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Indonesia
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- Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Indonesia
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- Division of Surgery, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, India
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- Department of Abdominal Surgery, Vladimir City Emergency Hospital, Vladimir, Russia
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- Medical Research Unit, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Indonesia
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- Medical Research Unit, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Indonesia.,Master Program of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Indonesia
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- Faculty of Medicine and General Surgery, Sudan University of Science and Technology, Sudan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Sudan International University, Sudan
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University Tunis El Manar, Tunisia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunisia
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- Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunisia
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- Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunisia
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- Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt
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- Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
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- Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Public Health Dentistry, Indira Gandhi Institute of Dental Sciences, India
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- Department of General Medicine, Smt. Kashibai Navale Medical College and General Hospital, Pune, India
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- Division of Veterinary Parasitology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, India
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- Division of Veterinary Parasitology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, India.,Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Yanan Hospital Affiliated to Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Department of Public Health and Postgraduate Program in Applied Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Western Paraná State University, Brazil
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of La Frontera, Temuco, Chile
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of La Frontera, Temuco, Chile
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Life Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences & Technology University of Nigeria, Nigeria
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- Research Fellow, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Iranian Center of Excellence in Health Management, School of Management and Medical Informatics, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Psychology, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kabir Medical College, Gandhara University, Peshawar, Pakistan
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- Department of Public Health and Infectious Disease, Sapienza-University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, Bgc Trust University Bangladesh, Bangladesh
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- Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Western Paraná State University, Brazil
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- Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Medical Research Unit, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Indonesia.,Tabriz Health Services Management Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.,Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Indonesia
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Oldra CM, Lazarotto AK, Wendt GW, Ferreto LE, Follador FAC, Vieira AP. Depression mediates the links between climacteric symptoms and food and nutritional insecurity. Climacteric 2021; 25:311-315. [PMID: 33709860 DOI: 10.1080/13697137.2021.1892628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study is perhaps the first to evaluate the influence of depression on the relationship between climacteric symptoms and food and nutritional insecurity (FNI). METHODS In this cross-sectional study with a relatively large sample of climacteric women (N = 400), sociodemographic and clinical variables were investigated. We measured FNI, depression and climacteric symptoms with psychometrically sound instruments, namely the Brazilian Food Security Scale, the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale and the Kupperman Index, respectively. RESULTS Statistically significant differences were observed in the means of FNI according to education, income, marital status, history of depression, use of antidepressants and current depression. Furthermore, depression had strong indirect effects on the relationship between climacteric symptoms and FNI. CONCLUSION Our study suggests that targeting depression could benefit climacteric women, especially those with severe symptoms and in FNI.
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- C M Oldra
- Health Sciences Center, Western Paraná State University, Francisco Beltrão, Brazil
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- Faculty of Medicine, University Center of Pato Branco (UNIDEP), Pato Branco, Brazil
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- Health Sciences Center, Western Paraná State University, Francisco Beltrão, Brazil
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- Health Sciences Center, Western Paraná State University, Francisco Beltrão, Brazil
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- Health Sciences Center, Western Paraná State University, Francisco Beltrão, Brazil
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- Health Sciences Center, Western Paraná State University, Francisco Beltrão, Brazil
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Objective: This study evaluated the associations between food intake - especially omega-3 (n-3) - and depressive symptoms in climacteric women.Methods: Four hundred climacteric women were included in this research. The Kupperman Index, the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, and a 3-day food diary were used to investigate climacteric symptoms, depressive symptoms, and food intake, respectively. Sociodemographic, clinical, and anthropometric variables were also explored.Results: Statistically significant associations were observed between depression and climacteric symptoms, climacteric phase, previous history of depression, antidepressant drug use, family income, sleep pattern, and consumption of carbohydrates, fiber, polyunsaturated fatty acids, magnesium, zinc, and vitamins C, D, and B12. No association was observed between n-3 consumption and depression.Conclusion: Climacteric symptoms and food intake are important factors linked to depression during the climacteric period. Further studies are needed to clarify the changes in this phase of women's lives, as well as to investigate the role of the diet in the depression treatment or prevention.
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- C M Oldra
- Health Sciences Center, Western Paraná State University, Francisco Beltrão, Brazil
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- Health Sciences Center, Western Paraná State University, Francisco Beltrão, Brazil
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- Department of Physical Education, Federal University of Sergipe, Sao Cristovao, Brazil
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- Health Sciences Center, Western Paraná State University, Francisco Beltrão, Brazil
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- Health Sciences Center, Western Paraná State University, Francisco Beltrão, Brazil
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Wendt GW, Appel-Silva M, Jones-Bartoli AP. Bullying involvement and psychopathic personality: disentangling the links among college students. EJEP 2019. [DOI: 10.30552/ejep.v12i2.278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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There is a good deal of research about the predictors of aggressive and antisocial behaviour in children, adolescents, and adults. Additionally, previous work has established a link between psychopathic personality and disruptive behaviours among youth, with clear links to bullying. However, little is known about the role of psychopathic personality traits in the manifestation of bullying in young adults. In order to shed additional understanding on the nature of the relationship between bullying and psychopathy, the current investigation proposes to compare psychopathic personality traits in relation to participants’ roles in bullying and to examine the relationships between bullying and psychopathy. The sample comprised here involves 273 college students (Mage=25.5; SD=6.1), who responded to measures of psychopathy and bullying behaviours. With the exception of Carefree Non-Planfulness, Fearlessness, Stress Immunity and Social Influence, all other psychopathic domains measured by the PPI-R-40 were positively correlated with victimisation (rrange=.07-.35). Higher self-reporting of bullying others was linked with higher levels of Blame Externalisation, Machiavellianism, Rebellion Nonconformity, Self-Centred Impulsivity factor, Social Influence, and total psychopathy (rrange=.08-.38). Significant differences between participants’ involvement with bullying for Blame Externalisation, Machiavellian Egocentricity, Rebellion Nonconformity, Social Influence, Total Psychopathy and Self-Centred Impulsivity factor. Implications of the study, along with limitations and directions for future research are discussed.
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Wendt GW, Bartoli AJ. Understanding the psychopathy-stress association in typical developing adults: The role of emotional deficits. Personality and Individual Differences 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2019.06.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Wendt GW, Bartoli AJ, Arteche A. Dimensions of youth psychopathy differentially predict concurrent pro- and antisocial behavior. Braz J Psychiatry 2017; 39:267-270. [PMID: 28813114 PMCID: PMC7111390 DOI: 10.1590/1516-4446-2016-2143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2016] [Accepted: 03/25/2017] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Objective: To investigate the unique contribution of narcissism and impulsivity, in addition to callous-unemotional (CU) traits, in explaining concurrent prosocial and antisocial behavior. Method: Two hundred and forty-nine schoolchildren (53% female; age 9-12 years) completed the self-report Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) and the Antisocial Process Screening Device (APSD). Two statistical models were tested, predicting conduct problems (CP) and prosocial behavior (PB). In the first one, CU traits and gender were entered into the equation. The second model added narcissism and impulsivity. Results: Gender, narcissism and impulsivity, but not CU, were statistically significant predictors of CP in the second model (F3,226 = 45.07, p < 0.001, R2 = 43.7%; betas: gender = -0.20, narcissism = 0.29, impulsivity = 0.36, CU = 0.06). PB was significantly predicted by all domains except gender (F3,226 = 42.57, p < 0.001, R2 = 42.4%; betas: gender = 0.08, narcissism = -0.16, impulsivity = -0.23, CU = -0.41). Conclusion: Our results confirmed that CU traits refer to a distinct manifestation of psychopathy in youth, but we also found that narcissism and impulsivity are equally important when predicting CP. Previous reports of sex differences on APSD and SDQ domains were also corroborated.
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- Guilherme W Wendt
- Department of Psychology, Goldsmiths, University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Psychology, Goldsmiths, University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- Programa de Pós-Graudação em Psicologia, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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