A5065285944- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- Health disparities and outcomes
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Social Capital and Networks
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Social Media and Politics
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
- Community Health and Development
- Respiratory viral infections research
- Social and Demographic Issues in Germany
- Digital literacy in education
- Influenza Virus Research Studies
- Digital Economy and Transformation
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Aging and Gerontology Research
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Family Support in Illness
- Urbanization and City Planning
- Parasites and Host Interactions
- Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
National Institute of Public Health
2021-2024
University of Ljubljana
2009-2022
For the first time, this article will provide a cross-national profile of adolescents who unpaid care to their ill or disabled family members in six European countries with varied levels awareness, policy and service provision regarding adolescent young carers. Utilising an online survey, 2,099 carers were identified Italy, Netherlands, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland UK. This focuses on impact mental health, well-being, physical health education. Their preferences for informal formal support...
In the post-pandemic period, an endemic circulation of respiratory viruses has been re-established. Respiratory are co-circulating with SARS-CoV-2. We performed a retrospective analysis co-infections in primary care patients medically attended acute infections (MAARI) who consulted from week 40/2022 to 39/2023 and were tested for panel viruses. Out 2099 samples tested, 1260 (60.0%) positive one virus. 340 samples, co-infection was detected: two 281 (13.4%), three 51 (2.4%), four eight (0.4%)...
Many studies in the field of social support (e.g., Hobfoll, 1985; Thoits, Cutrona and Russell, 1990; Kienan, 1997) show that effectiveness a certain type provided mechanisms by which works are often highly dependent on specific situation, where is needed. For instance, emotional may be situation an accident), affected person needs or expects help more practical kind. The unsuitable thus cause additional stress, dissatisfaction, feelings being misunderstood, controlled alienated. context...
We conducted a seroprevalence study using convenient residual sera samples from the Slovenian population collected after end of Omicron BA.1 pandemic wave. Serum were tested for spike glycoprotein (anti-S) and nucleocapsid protein (anti-N) antibodies. Participants’ data regarding confirmed infection vaccination was obtained national registries. Anti-S antibodies detected in 2439 (84.1%) 2899 persons aged 0–90 years, with lowest prevalence 0–17 age group. The proportion anti-N positives ≥70...
Background Despite decreasing COVID-19 disease severity during the Omicron waves, a proportion of patients still require hospitalization and intensive care. Objective To compare demographic characteristics, comorbidities, vaccination status, previous infections in hospitalized for community-associated (CAC) predominantly Delta, BA.1 BA.4/5 SARS-CoV-2 waves. Methods Data were extracted from three national databases—the National Database, Vaccination Registry Hospitalizations. Results Among...
We estimated vaccine effectiveness (VE) against severe COVID-19 during October 2021, using Slovenian surveillance data. For people fully vaccinated with any in age groups 18–49, 50–64, ≥ 65 years, VE was 86% (95% CI: 79–90), 89% (85–91), and 77% (74–81). Among year-olds mRNA vaccines, decreased from 93% 88–96) those ≤ 3 months ago to 43% 30–54) 6 ago, suggesting the need for early boosters.
We monitored trends of severe COVID-19 morbidity in Slovenia during weeks 13 to 37 2021. National weekly rates acute respiratory infections (SARI) cases testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 at admission all hospitals varied between 0.2 and 16.3 per 100,000 population. Of those without previous diagnosis, SARI ranged 0.3 17.5 unvaccinated, 0.0 7.3 fully vaccinated individuals. surveillance is essential informing response.
Enterobius vermicularis is a prevalent intestinal nematode. The objective of the research was to study enterobiasis prevalence in symptomatic children <15 years age attending community health center North - Western part Slovenia 2017 2022. Perianal tape tests were performed on three consecutive days. overall 34.2 % (296 out 864 included). mean positive for E. 5.77 (95 CI: 5.51 6.04) and 4.74 4.54 4.95), p<0.001 with negative test results. positivity rate not significantly different boys...
For the period of predominance SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in Slovenia, February to March 2022, we estimated mRNA vaccine effectiveness (VE) against severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) COVID-19 using surveillance data. In most vulnerable age group comprising individuals aged 65 years and more, VE SARI was 95% (95% CI: 95-96%) for those vaccinated with three doses, comparison 82% 79-84%) two doses. Such levels protection were maintained at least 6 months.
Hiter razvoj in vedno večja vloga informacijsko-komunikacijskih tehnologij zahtevata bolj razvite digitalne spretnosti posameznikov. Prispevek se osredotoča na koncepta digitalnih reševanja problemov v tehnološko bogatih okoljih, ki bosta obravnavana tudi podlagi empiričnih podatkov, pridobljenih mednarodni študiji PIAAC. V uvodnem delu je podan pregled literature so predstavljeni rezultati predhodnih raziskav s področja merjenja ter podatki o uporabi storitev informacijske družbe med...
Social network indicators (e.g., size, structure and composition) the quality of their measurement may be affected by different factors such as method, type social support, limitation number alters, context questionnaire, question wording, personal characteristics respondents age, gender or personality traits others. In this paper we focus on effect limiting alters composition percentage kin, friends etc.), which are often used in substantive studies epidemiological so on. Often networks...
SARS-CoV-2 infection does not confer long immunity. However, studies suggest that prior is associated with lower risk of reinfection and milder outcomes recurrent infections. The aims this retrospective observational case-control study were to describe the clinical molecular characteristics genetically confirmed Delta cases assess potential protective role preceding on severity reinfection.We used next generation sequencing (NGS) explore if two positive real time RT-PCR tests > 90 days apart...