Browsing SVA - Work Research Institute (AFI) by Author "Dimka, Jessica"
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1918 Influenza Outcomes among Institutionalized Norwegian Populations: Implications for Disability-Inclusive Pandemic Preparedness
Dimka, Jessica; Mamelund, Svenn-Erik (Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research;Volume 22 - Issue 1 - 2020, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-07-01)People with disabilities are often at increased risk during infectious disease pandemics, due to complex biological and social factors. Synergistic biological interactions can lead to severe complications or reduced vaccine ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Perceptions of local vulnerability and the relative importance of climate change in rural Ecuador
Gutierrez, Helen; Lee, Gwenyth O.; Corozo Angulo, Betty; Dimka, Jessica; Eisenberg, Joseph N.S.; Trostle, James A.; Hardin, Rebecca (Human Ecology;48, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-07-22)Rural, natural resource dependent communities are especially vulnerable to climate change, and their input is critical in developing solutions, but the study of risk perception within and among vulnerable communities remains ... -
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 ... -
Tuberculosis as a risk factor for 1918 influenza pandemic outcomes
Mamelund, Svenn-Erik; Dimka, Jessica (Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease;2019, 4 (2), 74, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-04-29)Tuberculosis (TB) mortality declined after the 1918 pandemic, suggesting that influenza killed those who would have died from TB. Few studies have analyzed TB as a direct risk factor for 1918 influenza morbidity and mortality ... -
“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 ...