How does anonymous online peer communication affect prevention behavior? Evidence from a laboratory experiment (Publications)
consisting of 15 experimental rounds. In the third session only, participants could share their experiences with a group of 1-3 other anonymous participants after each round. Groups exchanged an average of 16 [...] While the importance of social networks for health behaviors is well-recognized, relatively little is known regarding the accuracy of anonymous online communication and its impact on health behavior. In [...] 16 messages over the 15 rounds of the third session. 70% of messages...
How does anonymous online peer communication affect prevention behavior? Evidence from a laboratory experiment (Publications)
consisting of 15 experimental rounds. In the third session only, participants could share their experiences with a group of 1-3 other anonymous participants after each round. Groups exchanged an average of 16 [...] While the importance of social networks for health behaviors is well-recognized, relatively little is known regarding the accuracy of anonymous online communication and its impact on health behavior. In [...] 16 messages over the 15 rounds of the third session. 70% of messages...
Down syndrome in births near landfill sites (Publications)
Down syndrome within 2 km of a landfill site. We found no excess risks of Down syndrome related to landfill sites. Adjustment for socio-economic status (SES) did not influence our estimates. There were no [...] OBJECTIVES: The aim of the study was to examine the risk of giving birth to a child with Down syndrome associated with residence near landfill sites in England and Wales. METHODS: A 2-km zone around 6289 [...] 2 km of landfill sites relative to the reference population, assuming a common...
Down syndrome in births near landfill sites (Publications)
Down syndrome within 2 km of a landfill site. We found no excess risks of Down syndrome related to landfill sites. Adjustment for socio-economic status (SES) did not influence our estimates. There were no [...] OBJECTIVES: The aim of the study was to examine the risk of giving birth to a child with Down syndrome associated with residence near landfill sites in England and Wales. METHODS: A 2-km zone around 6289 [...] 2 km of landfill sites relative to the reference population, assuming a common...
Exposing concerns about vaccination in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review (Publications)
mixed-methods studies were included. Main reported concerns referred to perceptions of vaccine harms (e.g. attribution of fatal events). Other concerns included programme distrust (mainly due to rumours and [...] wealth of evidence on concerns but much lesser evidence on interventions to address them. We welcome World Health Organization initiative to tackle vaccine hesitancy and call for the synthesis of evidence [...] to synthesise and expose evidence on individuals' and communities' concerns...
Exposing concerns about vaccination in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review (Publications)
mixed-methods studies were included. Main reported concerns referred to perceptions of vaccine harms (e.g. attribution of fatal events). Other concerns included programme distrust (mainly due to rumours and [...] wealth of evidence on concerns but much lesser evidence on interventions to address them. We welcome World Health Organization initiative to tackle vaccine hesitancy and call for the synthesis of evidence [...] to synthesise and expose evidence on individuals' and communities' concerns...
Factors associated with migration in individuals affected by leprosy, Maranhão, Brazil: an exploratory cross-sectional study (Publications)
unapparent population with no symptoms of leprosy for comparison. We included 394 individuals newly diagnosed with leprosy and 391 from the clinically unapparent population. Of those with leprosy, 258 (65.5%) [...] endemic and concentrated in high-risk clusters. Internal migration is common in the country and may influence leprosy transmission and hamper control efforts. We performed a cross-sectional study with two separate [...] clinically unapparent population. The health sector may consider...
Factors associated with migration in individuals affected by leprosy, Maranhão, Brazil: an exploratory cross-sectional study (Publications)
unapparent population with no symptoms of leprosy for comparison. We included 394 individuals newly diagnosed with leprosy and 391 from the clinically unapparent population. Of those with leprosy, 258 (65.5%) [...] endemic and concentrated in high-risk clusters. Internal migration is common in the country and may influence leprosy transmission and hamper control efforts. We performed a cross-sectional study with two separate [...] clinically unapparent population. The health sector may consider...
Microallopatry caused strong diversification in <em>Buthus scorpions </em>(Scorpiones: Buthidae) in the Atlas Mountains (NW Africa) (Publications)
The immense biodiversity of the Atlas Mountains in North Africa might be the result of high rates of microallopatry caused by mountain barriers surpassing 4000 meters leading to patchy habitat distributions [...] distributions. We test the influence of geographic structures on the phylogenetic patterns among Buthus scorpions using mtDNA sequences. We sampled 91 individuals of the genus Buthus from 51 locations scattered [...] causing restriction of gene flow and allowing for strong genetic...
Microallopatry caused strong diversification in <em>Buthus scorpions </em>(Scorpiones: Buthidae) in the Atlas Mountains (NW Africa) (Publications)
The immense biodiversity of the Atlas Mountains in North Africa might be the result of high rates of microallopatry caused by mountain barriers surpassing 4000 meters leading to patchy habitat distributions [...] distributions. We test the influence of geographic structures on the phylogenetic patterns among Buthus scorpions using mtDNA sequences. We sampled 91 individuals of the genus Buthus from 51 locations scattered [...] causing restriction of gene flow and allowing for strong genetic...