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Revealing associations between spatial time series trends of COVID-19 incidence and human mobility: an analysis of bidirectionality and spatiotemporal heterogeneity
BackgroundUsing human mobility as a proxy for social interaction, previous studies revealed bidirectional associations between COVID-19 incidence and...
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The unintended consequences of inconsistent closure policies and mobility restrictions during epidemics
BackgroundControlling the spread of infectious diseases―even when safe, transmission-blocking vaccines are available―may require the effective use of...
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Mobility and HIV vulnerabilities among female sex workers in Guinea-Bissau: findings from an integrated bio-behavioral survey
BackgroundMobility is an important risk determinant for HIV given the potential for intermittent access to HIV services. Mobility may be particularly...
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Alcohol consumption and risky sexual behaviors among fishers in Elmina in Ghana
BackgroundAlcohol consumption is part of human social behavior and constitutes a routine part of social life in many countries. Prior studies have...
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Effect of physical mobility, decision making and economic empowerment on gender-based violence among married youth in India-SAWERA project
BackgroundPreventing and responding to gender-based violence (GBV) is both a human rights imperative and a multifaceted economic issue. GBV can also...
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Impact of weekday and weekend mobility and public policies on COVID-19 incidence and deaths across 76 large municipalities in Colombia: statistical analysis and simulation
BackgroundDespite widespread restrictions on residents’ mobility to limit the COVID-19 pandemic, controlled impact evaluations on such restrictions...
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Depression and HIV Care-seeking Behaviors in a Population-based Sample in North West Province, South Africa
Depression is associated with key HIV-related prevention and treatment behaviors in sub-Saharan Africa. We aimed to identify the association of...
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Mobility was a significant determinant of reported COVID-19 incidence during the Omicron Surge in the most populous U.S. Counties
BackgroundSignificant immune escape by the Omicron variant, along with the emergence of widespread worry fatigue, have called into question the...
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Risk factors associated with Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus circulation among human, livestock and ticks in Mauritania through a one health retrospective study
BackgroundCrimean Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is endemic in Southern Mauritania where recurrent outbreaks have been constantly observed since the...
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Variation in human mobility and its impact on the risk of future COVID-19 outbreaks in Taiwan
Abstract BackgroundAs COVID-19 continues to spread around the world, understanding how patterns of human mobility and connectivity affect outbreak...
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TransCode: Uncovering COVID-19 transmission patterns via deep learning
BackgroundThe heterogeneity of COVID-19 spread dynamics is determined by complex spatiotemporal transmission patterns at a fine scale, especially in...
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A systematic and meta-analysis of heterosexual behaviors and HIV prevalence among Chinese men who have sex with men
Men who have sex with men (MSM) are potentially at high risk for HIV infection, their HIV prevalence far exceeds the national prevalence rate. There...
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Overexpression of transmembrane TNFα in brain endothelial cells induces schizophrenia-relevant behaviors
Upregulation of genes and coexpression networks related to immune function and inflammation have been repeatedly reported in the brain of individuals...
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It’s complicated: characterizing the time-varying relationship between cell phone mobility and COVID-19 spread in the US
Restricting in-person interactions is an important technique for limiting the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2)....
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Longitudinal social contact data analysis: insights from 2 years of data collection in Belgium during the COVID-19 pandemic
BackgroundDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, the CoMix study, a longitudinal behavioral survey, was designed to monitor social contacts and public...
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Evaluating the impact of engaging older adults and service providers as research partners in the co-design of a community mobility-promoting program: a mixed methods developmental evaluation study
BackgroundIncreasingly researchers are partnering with citizens and communities in research; less is known about research impacts of this engagement....
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Cross-border mobility responses to COVID-19 in Europe: new evidence from facebook data
BackgroundAssessing the impact of government responses to Covid-19 is crucial to contain the pandemic and improve preparedness for future crises. We...
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Mediating effect of self-efficacy on the relationship between social support and self-management behaviors among patients with knee osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional study
BackgroundGood self-management behaviors in patients with knee osteoarthritis can improve disease awareness, treatment effectiveness, quality of...
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The barriers and facilitators to health-promoting lifestyle behaviors among people with multiple sclerosis during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: a content analysis study
Background and aimHealth-promoting lifestyle behaviors (HPLBs) have a significant impact on disease management among people with multiple sclerosis...
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Modeling the relative role of human mobility, land-use and climate factors on dengue outbreak emergence in Sri Lanka
BackgroundMore than 80,000 dengue cases including 215 deaths were reported nationally in less than 7 months between 2016 and 2017, a fourfold...
