Publications by authors named "G Abbate Daga"
Background: Increasing vaccination coverage was key to curbing the COVID-19 pandemic globally. However, lack of trust in the vaccine and fear of side effects in regions like the Caribbean resulted in a low uptake despite enough vaccine supply.
Methods: We conducted two correlational analyses and one experiment between five sequential behaviorally informed Facebook campaigns, social media performance outcomes, and district-level vaccination data.
Article Synopsis
- - Understanding health-seeking behaviors is essential for governments to manage health policies, especially during times of heightened anxiety, like the COVID-19 pandemic.
- - The study identifies four behavioral predictors (internal locus of control, impatience, optimism bias, and aspirations) that influence healthcare decisions among low-income women in El Salvador, showing that a strong internal locus of control significantly increases preventive health actions.
- - The research notes that while mothers' health decisions for themselves are strongly influenced by these drivers, the same is not as consistent for their children's health choices, indicating that stress and uncertainty during the pandemic may heighten these influences.
Background: We analyzed the factors associated with vaccine uptake, vaccination intention, and reasons for vaccine hesitancy in Belize.
Methods: We collected a nationally representative household survey of the population in Belize aged 15 years and older (September-October 2021). We compared potential correlates between vaccinated and unvaccinated people using Chi-square tests.
Objectives: To describe the prevalence of different types of intimate partner violence and estimate how this relates to child development in a low-income country in Latin America. The relationship between intimate partner violence and childcare practices, including the use of physical punishment, was also examined.
Methods: An observational study was conducted using data collected as a baseline for an impact evaluation of the National Early Childhood Program in Nicaragua between 2013 and 2014.
Introduction: Two valid group and saves are commonly required for patients undergoing laparoscopic appendicectomy and laparoscopic hernia repairs preoperatively; however, perioperative blood transfusions are seldom required. This is financially burdensome and frequently leads to delays in theatre lists. We performed a retrospective analysis to investigate blood transfusions performed perioperatively and within 28 days of these procedures.
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