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Health and Survival Impacts of Early Childhood Development Programmes: The Case of the Happy Child Programme in Brazil

Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper adds to the growing evidence on the impacts of early childhood development (ECD) programming by examining one of the world's largest home visitation programmes, the Happy Child Programme in Brazil, and its impacts on child vaccination and preventable death rates.
Raquel Tebaldi, Franziska Gassmann, Bruno Martorano   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Role of Information in the Street‐Level Bureaucrat–Client Relationship: Open‐Book Services and the Case of the Swedish Patient Accessible Electronic Health Record

Social Policy &Administration, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper focuses on how street‐level bureaucrats understand and manage information in their interactions with clients in the context of so‐called open‐book services, where digital tools make it possible for clients to easily access documentation conventionally viewed as internal work material for professionals' eyes only.
Jesper Petersson, Christel Backman
wiley   +1 more source

Deciding What to Believe or Deciding What to Do? An Empirical Investigation of the Folk Conception of Critical Thinking

Theoria, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how the expression ‘critical thinking’ (CT) is understood and used by the general public in the United States, using the tools of experimental philosophy. Based on responses from 288 non‐philosopher participants, our findings suggest that CT is commonly associated with problem solving, decision making and logical ...
Céline Schöpfer, Julia Ghaliounghi, Florian Cova   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Investigating the reasons for COVID-19 vaccination refusal in Ahvaz, Iran: A cross-sectional study

, 2022
Afshari P, Alavi SM, Abedi P, Beheshtinasab M, Dashtpayma S, Amiri H.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Environmental Distribution of Pathogenic Leptospira spp. in Subtropical Rivers of Japan and Implications for Human Infection

Tropical Medicine &International Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease caused by Leptospira spp. often linked to freshwater exposure in subtropical and tropical regions. Okinawa Prefecture reports the highest number of leptospirosis cases in Japan based on national surveillance data.
Atsuhiro Kanayama, Hiroko Ejiri, Yuki Chiko, Ikumi Namihira, Tomoki Yonaha, Kanetaka Kuba, Miyu Yoshimi, Nobuo Koizumi, Shigeto Takeshima, Koki Kaku   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Under‐Five Mortality in Humanitarian Emergencies: A Comparison of Face‐to‐Face and Mobile Phone Survey Estimates From Burkina Faso

Tropical Medicine &International Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives We evaluate the utility of mobile phone surveys (MPS) for estimating child mortality in Burkina Faso, where armed conflict and forced displacements hamper traditional face‐to‐face data collection on an important share of the territory.
Kassoum Dianou, Bruno Masquelier, Stéphane Helleringer, Bruno Lankoandé, Adramane B. Soura, Oumar Billa, Yacouba Compaoré, Georges Reniers   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Influence of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic on Influenza Vaccination Refusal and Patient Satisfaction. [PDF]

Open Forum Infect Dis
Man OM, McHugh JW, Young J, Wilshusen LL, Hart L, Welch T, O'Horo JC, Challener DW.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Validation of Health Belief Model and Theory of Planned Behaviour Constructs for Predicting Malaria Vaccine Acceptance in Ghana: A Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling Approach

Tropical Medicine &International Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim This study examines the predictive power of constructs from the health belief model (HBM) and theory of planned behaviour (TPB) in explaining malaria vaccine acceptance in Ghana in the post‐COVID‐19 era, while also assessing the reliability of these constructs within this context.
Michael Sarfo, Michael Snowden, Jamie P. Halsall   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Segmenting attitudes toward vaccination - behavioral insights into influenza vaccination refusal in Romania. [PDF]

Germs
Dumitra GG, Alexiu SA, Sănduţu D, Berbecel C, Curelea M, Barbu CV, Deleanu A, Grom A, Lup M, Budiu I, Vesa M, Surugiu R, Lăcătuş A, Turcu-Stiolica A.   +13 more
europepmc   +1 more source

AABB survey on directed blood donation practices

Transfusion, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Standardized guidance regarding the processes for collecting directed blood donations (DBD) is lacking, leading to variable practices. This study assessed laboratory, clinical, and charging practices for DBD collection in the United States and Canada. Study Design and Methods An electronic survey was distributed to United States and
Nabiha H. Saifee, Emily Coberly, Brian D. Adkins, Louise Helander, Nancy Robitaille, Laura K. Dilly, Lani Lieberman   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source