Roy Rillera Marzo, Waqas Sami, Md. Zakiul Alam, Swosti Acharya et al.
BACKGROUND: Vaccines are effective and reliable public health interventions against viral outbreaks and pandemics. However, hesitancy regarding the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine is evident worldwide. Therefore, understanding vaccination-related behavior is critical in expanding the vaccine ...
Roy Rillera Marzo, Absar Ahmad, Md. Saiful Islam, Mohammad Yasir Essar et al.
Background Mass vaccination campaigns have significantly reduced the COVID-19 burden. However, vaccine hesitancy has posed significant global concerns. The purpose of this study was to determine the characteristics that influence perceptions of COVID-19 vaccine efficacy, acceptability, hesitancy and...
Roy Rillera Marzo, Vineet Vinay, Rafidah Bahari, Shekhar Chauhan et al.
INTRODUCTION: The outbreak of coronavirus posits deleterious consequences on global healthcare system while affecting human life in every aspect. Despite several measures undertaken to limit the socio-economic effect of coronavirus, various challenges remain pervasive, and one such challenge is ment...
Roy Rillera Marzo, Zaliha Ismail, Mila Nu Nu Htay, Rafidah Bahari et al.
The COVID-19 pandemics caused an unprecedented mortality, distress, and globally poses a challenge to mental resilience. To our knowledge, this is the first study that aimed to investigate the psychological distress among the adult general population across 13 countries. This cross-sectional study w...
Roy Rillera Marzo, Tin Tin Su, Roshidi Ismail, Mila Nu Nu Htay et al.
Introduction: It is clear that medical science has advanced much in the past few decades with the development of vaccines and this is even true for the novel coronavirus outbreak. By late 2020, COVID-19 vaccines were starting to be approved by national and global regulators, and across 2021, there w...
Mohammad Meshbahur Rahman, Roy Rillera Marzo, Shanjida Chowdhury, Sikandar Ali Qalati et al.
Background Coronavirus has spread to almost every country since its emergence in Wuhan, China and countries have been adopted an array of measures to control the rapid spread of the epidemic. Here, we aimed to assess the person's knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) toward the COVID-19 epidemic i...
Roy Rillera Marzo, Akansha Singh, Roushney Fatima Mukti
INTRODUCTION: Previous studies conducted on the psychological impact of infectious outbreaks have found heavy psychological burdens among general population with more severe affect in the current pandemic. The main aim of this study is to examine the level of psychological distress during COVID-19 i...
Roy Rillera Marzo, Rajeev Shrestha, Binaya Sapkota, Swosti Acharya et al.
Introduction: Several studies exhibited varying reports of perception toward vaccine effectiveness, vaccine hesitancy, and acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines. As this fluctuated with evidence generation, this study explored the perception toward vaccine effectiveness in rural and urban communities amon...
Roy Rillera Marzo, Praval Khanal, Absar Ahmad, Farooq Azam Rathore et al.
Background: Few studies have explored the determinants of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in the elderly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Identifying these factors may help implement appropriate policies to enhance HRQoL in the elderly. Therefore, we aimed to identify the predictors of physical ...
Roy Rillera Marzo, Hana Chen, Absar Ahmad, Hui Zhu Thew et al.
BACKGROUND: Excessive or inappropriate use of social media has been linked to disruptions in regular work, well-being, mental health, and overall reduction of quality of life. However, a limited number of studies documenting the impact of social media on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) are av...
Roy Rillera Marzo
Medical knowledge, skills, and social requirements for patient care are quickly changing, thus, doctors are anticipated to be life-long learners to provide effective care for the patients. This paper addresses instructional issues how to prepare medical students to be self-directed learners and how ...
Titik Respati, Siska Nia Irasanti, Dewi Sartika, Ieva Baniasih Akbar et al.
The Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has become a public health emergency. The speed at which COVID-19 become pandemic and spread all over the world is alarming. A critical aspect of this type of pandemic is on the mental health of the community. This survey aimed to describe psychological distress in...
Hamidah Bt Hussin, Roy Rillera Marzo, Nurazura Binti Mamat, Nor Faradilla Binti Safee et al.
Introduction: Immunization is one of the most cost-effective strategies for reducing child mortality. There is a vital need to assess parents’ barriers involving child immunization completion to improve and increase vaccination coverage and completeness.
 Objective: To determine the barriers of...
Roy Rillera Marzo, Soe Soe Aye, Thein Win Naing, Thin Mon Kyaw et al.
BACKGROUND: COVID-19 pandemic reached a public health emergency status of international concern. The impacts and events associated with this were associated with adverse psychological impacts among the general public globally. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of psychological distress an...
Roy Rillera Marzo, Kuldeep Singh Shekhawat, Shekhar Chauhan, Ratna Patel et al.
Abstract Background: The outbreak of coronavirus posits deleterious consequences on global healthcare system while affecting human life in every aspect. Despite various measures undertaken to limit the socio-economic effect of coronavirus, various challenges remain pervasive, and one such challenge ...