A5070050497- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis
- Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders
- Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments
- Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment
- Clinical practice guidelines implementation
- Media Influence and Politics
- Innovation and Socioeconomic Development
- Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments
- Multiple and Secondary Primary Cancers
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Asthma and respiratory diseases
- Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances
- Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis
- Colorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies
- Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments
- Delphi Technique in Research
- Hernia repair and management
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Omental and Epiploic Conditions
- Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations
- Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
University of South Florida
2017-2023
United Nations Children's Fund
2021-2023
World Health Organization - Zambia
2021
United Nations Children's Fund Zambia
2021
Bocconi University
2014-2018
Florida College
2017-2018
Background: The importance of social networking sites (SNSs) as platforms to engage in the correction “fake news” has been documented widely. More evidence is needed understand popularity health-related rumors and how Health Educators can optimize their use SNSs. Purpose: purpose this study was explore spread health verified information on SNSs using Zika virus a case study. Methods: A content analysis Zika-related news stories between February 2016 January 2017 conducted verify accuracy...
Key points• The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed three key areas where health communicators need to build capacity • These include the for become more proactive in tackling risk communication challenges, importance of planning ahead while also acknowledging inevitable unpredictability situation and centring any activity on people As a result these reflections, this article provides checklist global strategies during crisis such as
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has been closely tied with what called an infodemic, a "second disease" that occurs when massive information volumes (particularly high prevalence of false information) hinder the public health response. In this context, social listening, process monitoring and analyzing conversations to inform strategic activities both online offline, becomes even more essential component risk communication engagement strategies. Eastern Southern Africa...
ObjectivesTo perform a cost-effectiveness analysis comparing the use of transarterial radioembolization (TARE) with that sorafenib in treatment patients intermediate or advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) according to Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer staging system.MethodsPatient-level data were consecutively recorded and collected at three oncology centers Italy. A propensity score matching was performed compare similar clinical characteristics who underwent TARE treatment. Clinical from...
Background and Situation Analysis The importance of Water Sanitation Hygiene (WASH) projects for the protection health is embedded in sustainable development goals. However, within humanitarian fields sustainability WASH still a challenge with 30–50% failing two to five years implementation. Though failure not linked any one source, common theme speaks greater need community engagement integration wants needs end-user design process. Social marketing, its focus on consumer use commercial...
Trans-arterial radio-embolization (TARE) is an emerging treatment for the management of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). TARE may compete with systemic chemotherapy, sorafenib, in intermediate stage patients prior chemoembolization failure or advanced tumoral macrovascular invasion no extra-hepatic spread and good liver function. We performed a budget impact analysis (BIA) evaluating expected changes expenditure Italian Healthcare Service within scenarios increased utilization place sorafenib...
In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), the presence of an informal economy can lead to human exposure toxic metals such as (Pb). This paper demonstrates local health economic benefits modifying practices within sector in Madagascar. Specifically, leaded components 504 locally manufactured household water pumps were replaced with unleaded components. Prior intervention, 32% systems exhibited concentrations above World Health Organization (WHO) provisional drinking guideline 10 μg/L, but...
Abstract Aim This study examined the outputs of research papers in diabetes from 31 European countries between 2002 and 2013, their funding. Methods Diabetes Web Science were identified by means a filter based on journals title words. For 2009–2013 papers, funders coded to show sector nationality. Results Europe published 40 547 12 years 2013. Denmark, Sweden Finland most relative wealth, but UK absolutely despite an apparently low burden (as measured disability‐adjusted life years). The...
Cancer survivors manage their new status using a multitude of coping mechanisms. Coping strategies vary by individual, but are also socioculturally mediated. Scarce evidence on adopted Hispanic male cancer (HMCS) is available to date. The purpose this study was explore the reaction diagnosis and subsequent employed HMCS. Data were gathered through focus groups ( n = 18), cognitive interviews 12), phone 84). included positive attitudes, humor, optimism social support, use home remedies,...
During the COVID-19 pandemic, social listening programs across digital channels have become an integral part of health preparedness and response planning, allowing to capture address questions, information needs, misinformation shared by users. This study identifies key trends around vaccines in Eastern Southern Africa analyses how online conversations about this issue evolved over time.A taxonomy developed refined collaboration with behaviour change teams was used filter into nine subtopic...
We evaluated two treatment sequences, transarterial radioembolization followed by chemoembolization and possibly sorafenib (=TTS) versus alone (=TS), to identify the most cost-effective pathway treat intermediate-stage hepatocellular carcinoma from Italian healthcare system perspective.A Markov model was developed project costs health outcomes for TTS TS over a lifetime horizon. Data available at three hospitals in Italy were collected. Healthcare resource utilization derived standard...
The evaluation of a country's medical research outputs should include measures their impact on practice, health policy, and decision-making, as well conventional citations in the serial literature. This study examined three impact: geometric mean, arithmetic world scale applied to one disease area, namely, diabetes, investigate amount agreement between them terms impacts different European countries. First, diabetes papers Web Science from 31 countries 2002 2013 were analysed. Papers...
In 2021, twenty out of twenty-one countries in the Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) region introduced COVID-19 vaccines. With variable willingness to uptake vaccines across countries, aim present study was better understand factors that impact behavioral social drivers vaccination (BeSD). Using theory-based "increasing model", Thinking & Feeling, Social Processes, Motivation, Practical Issues were adapted context utilized a cross-country assessment.Data collected on 27.240 health workers...
Lead (Pb) exposure through water contamination is an important issue at the intersection of public health and water, sanitation, hygiene (WASH). Behavior-change programs designed to address this pressing problem rarely take a behavioral-science-informed approach, nor do they consider role intermediate players who often influence support behavior change. Social marketing segments population focuses on consumer/user throughout program development implementation. To illustrate social process,...
Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are disorders of the lungs characterized by airflow obstruction, inflammation tissue remodeling. Management patients with these diseases is complex improvement diagnostic-therapeutic strategies represents a critical challenge for healthcare system. In this context, investigating criteria information needed an appropriate effective evaluation incoming treatment options crucial to ensure that clinicians policy-makers provided best...
Purpose Effectiveness of message tactics in social marketing projects often varies across groups individuals, which suggests the importance tailoring communication approaches to maximize success promotional strategies. This study aims contribute this direction by using an innovative approach promote targeted human papillomavirus vaccination, applying conjoint analysis understand parental preferences for media content features. Design/methodology/approach An online purpose-built quantitative...