Programmes, resources, and needs of HIV-prevention nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in Africa, Central/Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean

Fluctuations in the volume and the value of financial remittances received from abroad affect the livelihood of households in developing economies across the world. Yet, political scientists have little to say about how changes in remittances, as opposed to the receipt of remittance payments alone, affect recipients’ political attitudes. Relying on a unique four-wave panel study of Kyrgyz citizens between 2010–2013 and a cross-sectional sample of 28 countries in Central Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia, we show that when people experience a decrease (increase) in remittances, they become less (more) satisfied about their household economic situation and misattribute responsibility to the incumbent at home. Our findings advance the literature on the political consequences of remittance payments and suggest that far from exclusively being an international risk-sharing mechanism for developing countries, remittances can also drive fluctuations in incumbent approval and compromise rudimentary accountability mechanisms in the developing world.

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HIV prevention programs of nongovernmental organizations in Latin America and the Caribbean: the Global AIDS Intervention Network project

Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública ◽

10.1590/s1020-49892005000300002 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 17 (3) ◽

pp. 154-162 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

M. Isabel Fernandez ◽

Jeffrey A. Kelly ◽

L. Yvonne Stevenson ◽

Cheryl A. Sitzler ◽

Jorge Hurtado ◽

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Keyword(s):

Latin America ◽

Hiv Prevention ◽

Nongovernmental Organizations ◽

Prevention Programs ◽

The Caribbean ◽

Network Project

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Gender stereotypes about managers: a comparative study of Central-Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Women in Management in Central and Eastern European Countries ◽

10.5771/9783748907190-15 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 15-36

Author(s):

Anastassiya Lipovka ◽

Zoltan Buzady

Keyword(s):

Comparative Study ◽

Eastern Europe ◽

Central Asia ◽

Gender Stereotypes ◽

Central Eastern Europe ◽

Central Eastern

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High Mortality Rate Among Latin American Immigrants With Covid-19 Hospitalised in Milan, Italy: Data From the Luigi Sacco Hospital Registry

10.21203/rs.3.rs-645871/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Andrea Giacomelli ◽

Anna Lisa Ridolfo ◽

Cecilia Bonazzetti ◽

Letizia Oreni ◽

Federico Conti ◽

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Keyword(s):

Latin America ◽

Eastern Europe ◽

Latin American ◽

Central Eastern Europe ◽

Risk Of Death ◽

Increased Risk ◽

Latin American Immigrants ◽

Central Eastern ◽

Hospital Registry ◽

The Impact

Abstract Background To assess differences in the probability of COVID-19-related death between native Italians and immigrants hospitalised with COVID-19. Methods This was a retrospective study of prospectively collected data conducted at the ASST Fatebenefratelli-Sacco Hospital in Milan, Italy, between 21 February and 31 November 2020. Uni- and multivariable Cox proportional hazard models were used to assess the impact of the patients' origin on the probability of COVID-19-related death. Results The study population consisted of 1,179 COVID-19 patients: 921 Italians (78.1%) and 258 immigrants (21.9%) from Latin America (99, 38.4%), Asia (72, 27.9%), Africa (50, 19.4%) and central/eastern Europe (37, 14.3%). The Italians were older (p < 0.001) and more frequently affected by co-morbidities (p < 0.001). Mortality was significantly greater among the Italians than the immigrants as a whole (26.6% vs 12.8%; p < 0.001), and significantly greater among the immigrants from Latin America than among those from Asia, Africa and central/eastern Europe (21.2% vs 8.3%, 6% and 8.1%, respectively; p = 0.016). Multivariate analyses showed that a Latin American origin was independently associated with an increased risk of death (adjusted hazard ratio 1.95, 95% confidence interval 1.17–3.23). Conclusions Our findings support the need to strengthen COVID-19 information and prevention initiatives in the Latin American community living in Milan.

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