0000000000348016

AUTHOR

Angel A. Escobedo

showing 2 related works from this author

The Constant Threat of Zoonotic and Vector-Borne Emerging Tropical Diseases: Living on the Edge

2021

2019-20 coronavirus outbreakCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)emergingSARS-CoV-2/COVID-2challengesGeneral MedicineTropical DiseasesVirologyGeographyVector (epidemiology)vector-borne diseasesEnhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolutionzoonotic diseasesConstant (mathematics)Specialty Grand ChallengeFrontiers in Tropical Diseases
researchProduct

Health literacy and Infectious Diseases : Why does it matter?

2016

Objectives: Multifactorial interventions are crucial to arrest the threat posed by infectious diseases. Public involvement requires adequate information, but determinants such as health literacy can impact on the effective use of such knowledge. The influence of health literacy on infectious diseases is examined in this paper. Methods: Databases were searched from January 1999 through July 2015 seeking studies reporting on health literacy and infections such tuberculosis, malaria, and influenza, and infection-related behaviours such as vaccination and hand hygiene. HIV was excluded, as comprehensive reviews have already been published. Results: Studies were found on antibiotic knowledge and…

Microbiology (medical)medicine.medical_specialtyTuberculosisEducació sanitàriamedia_common.quotation_subjectPsychological interventionHealth literacyMicrobiologyCommunicable Diseaseslcsh:Infectious and parasitic diseases03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineMedical microbiologyHygieneEnvironmental healthmedicineHumansMalalties transmissibleslcsh:RC109-216030212 general & internal medicineHealth communicationmedia_common030505 public healthbusiness.industryHealth literacyGeneral Medicinemedicine.diseaseSelf EfficacyVaccinationInfectious DiseasesHealth communicationMedical MicrobiologyImmunologySelf-efficacy0305 other medical sciencebusinessMalaria
researchProduct