Publications by authors named "J Kinsman"
The capacity to deliver programmes that prevent and control infectious diseases is a key public health function. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) aims to support and strengthen this capacity in European Union/ European Economic Area (EU/EEA) countries as part of its 2021-27 strategy which includes explicit attention to social and behavioural aspects of disease prevention. To achieve its strategic goals, it is important that ECDC improves its knowledge of prevention strategies, actors and activities in EU/EEA countries.
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- - Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, many women and children have fled to Poland, making vaccination of these refugees crucial to prevent disease.
- - A study tested different messaging strategies to encourage Ukrainian mothers to vaccinate their children, finding that a message focused on the risks of not vaccinating significantly increased their intention to vaccinate.
- - Key factors influencing vaccination intention included the perceived importance of vaccination and trust in information from official health sources and social media, suggesting that targeted communication can effectively promote health measures among refugees.
Objectives: To assess completeness and accuracy of the family folder in terms of capturing community-level health data.
Study Design: A capture-recapture method was applied in six randomly selected districts of Tigray Region, Ethiopia.
Participants: Child health data, abstracted from randomly selected 24 073 family folders from 99 health posts, were compared with similar data recaptured through household survey and routine health information made by these health posts.
Background: Access to testing during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic was limited, impacting patients with COVID-19-like symptoms. Current qualitative studies have been limited to one country or were conducted outside Europe.
Objectives: To explore - in eight European countries - the experiences of patients consulting in primary care with COVID-19-like symptoms during the first wave of the pandemic.
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- A study was conducted to understand the long-term symptoms of COVID-19 in adults, comparing those who tested positive (COVID+) to those who tested negative (COVID-).
- Results showed that about half of the COVID+ participants still reported at least one symptom 3 months after infection, while only about a quarter of COVID- participants did. Symptoms included respiratory, musculoskeletal, and gastrointestinal issues.
- The findings emphasize the ongoing impact of SARS-CoV-2 and the need for further research on the prevalence and management of long-term symptoms in both groups.