Blar i Sentraladministrasjonen på forfatter "Dimka, Jessica"
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An Agent-Based Simulation Model of Epidemic Spread in a Residential School for Children with Disabilities.
Dimka, Jessica (Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research;Volume 25 - Issue 1, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-01-11)People with disabilities, especially those living in institutions, are at higher risk during pandemics, while schools also play important roles in disease spread. Yet, less attention is paid to the intersection of risk ... -
COVID-19 vaccination and infection among people with self-reported chronic health conditions and disabilities vs. people without medical risk factors in a survey sample from Oslo
Dimka, Jessica (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)People with disabilities and chronic health conditions are at higher risk of poor outcomes to COVID-19, yet may have lower rates of vaccination due to differences in prioritization strategies, accessibility issues, vaccine ... -
Disparities in the offer of COVID-19 vaccination to migrants and non-migrants in Norway: a cross sectional survey study
Diaz Perez, Esperanza; Dimka, Jessica; Mamelund, Svenn-Erik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022) -
Identifying obesity and COVID-19 overlapping risk-factors: Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Pereira, Margarida; Bakkeli, Nan Zou; Dimka, Jessica; Mamelund, Svenn-Erik (Journal of Public Health Research;Volume 11, Issue 3, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-08-23)This systematic review main goal is to identify the common risk factors of obesity and COVID-19 overall, and highlight the ones related to urban settings specifically, using a syndemic framework. COVID-19 highlighted the ... -
Indigenous groups and pandemics
Alves, Daniele Evelin; Mamelund, Svenn-Erik; Dimka, Jessica; Simonsen, Lone; Mølbak, Mathias; Ørskov, Søren; Sattenspiel, Lisa; Tripp, Lianne; Noymer, Andrew; Chowell-Puente, Gerardo; Dahal, Sushma; van Doren, Taylor P.; Wissler, Amanda; Heffernan, Courtney; Short, Kirsty Renfree; Battles, Heather; Baker, Michael (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-05-12)In addition to posing a major threat to global health, pandemics impact economic activity, as witnessed during the spread of COVID-19 around the globe. The disease risks, however, are not uniform for major pandemic threats. ... -
Not the great equalizers: Covid-19, 1918–20 influenza, and the need for a paradigm shift in pandemic preparedness
Mamelund, Svenn-Erik; Dimka, Jessica (Population Studies;Volume 75, 2021 - Issue sup1: 75 years of Population Studies: A diamond anniversary special issue, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-12-13)Despite common perceptions to the contrary, pandemic diseases do not affect populations indiscriminately. In this paper, we review literature produced by demographers, historians, epidemiologists, and other researchers on ... -
Pandemics, past, and present: The role of biological anthropology in interdisciplinary pandemic studies
Dimka, Jessica; P. van Doren, Taylor; Battles, Heather (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022) -
Protocol for a systematic review to understand the long-term mental-health effects of influenza pandemics in the pre-COVID-19 era
Dimka, Jessica; Schneider, Benjamin; Mamelund, Svenn-Erik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Aims: This protocol describes a forthcoming systematic review of the question: ‘What are the long-term effects of historical influenza pandemics on mental health, resulting either from illness itself or the social or ... -
Social disparities in adopting non-pharmaceutical interventions during COVID-19
Mamelund, Svenn-Erik; Dimka, Jessica; Bakkeli, Nan Zou (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)In the absence of vaccines to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, in 2020 governments had to respond by rely on non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs). Socioeconomic inequalities likely influenced the uptake of NPIs. Using ... -
Socioeconomic status and disparities in COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Eastern Oslo, Norway
Lillebråten, Andreas; Todd, Megan; Dimka, Jessica; Bakkeli, Nan Zou; Mamelund, Svenn-Erik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Objective: The objective of this study was to assess whether socioeconomic status still remain a barrier to COVID- 19 vaccination in eastern Oslo, Norway. Study design: A cross-section study. Methods: We conducted a ... -
“We didn't get much schooling because we were fishing all the time”: Potential impacts of irregular school attendance on the spread of epidemics
Dimka, Jessica; Sattenspiel, Lisa (American Journal of Human Biology;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-02-17)Objectives: Especially in traditional, rural, and low-income areas, children attend school irregularly. School-based interventions are common mitigation strategies for infectious disease epidemics, but if daily attendance ...