Research Insights: How Much Has Human Mobility Been Reduced by Social Distancing Policies in Latin America and the Caribbean?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Aromi ◽  
María Paula Bonel ◽  
Julian P. Cristia ◽  
Martín Llada ◽  
Juan I. Pereira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Human Mobility ◽  
School Closures ◽  
Social Distancing ◽  
Public Events ◽  
Percentage Points ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Reduced Mobility ◽  
Over Time

The lockdowns implemented in Latin America and the Caribbean in March 2020 reduced the share of people who travel more than 1 km (about 0.6 miles) per day by 10 percentage points during the 15 days following its implementation. The effects of the lockdowns declined over time: the effect amounted to 12 percentage points during the first week and to 9 percentage points during the second week of the implementation of the lockdowns. In contrast, school closures reduced mobility by only 5 percentage points, and no effects were found for bar and restaurant closures or the cancellation of public events. The results suggest that lockdowns are a tool that can produce reductions in mobility quickly. This is important given the expectation that reduced mobility slows the spread of COVID-19.

scholarly journals Diagnóstico que permita detectar fortalezas y debilidades para ofrecer la modalidad mixta en el Instituto Tecnológico de Altamira

2019 ◽  
pp. 7-18
Author(s):  
Ángela Liliana Castillo-Flores ◽  
Olimpia Danáe Arellano-Briones ◽  
Luis Alfredo Ángeles-Reséndiz ◽  
Luis Guillermo Fernández-García
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Technological Institute ◽  
Social Demand ◽  
Coverage Gap ◽  
Percentage Points ◽  
Educational Processes ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Mixed Modality

Currently our country has a coverage of 38.4%, leaving ten points below the average for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNESCO, 2018), that means that so far only a little more than a third of the social demand has been met or target population. With respect to the state of Tamaulipas, in 2017 it was below average, widening its coverage gap by 15.5 percentage points (ANUIES, 2018). One way to increase coverage is to use innovative educational processes (Mortis Lozoya, Del Hierro Parra, García López, & Manig Valenzuela, 2015). The objectives of this work are: Make a diagnosis to detect strengths and weaknesses to offer the mixed modality at the Technological Institute of Altamira. For this, a survey will be carried out on the actors involved in this process, the students, the teachers, and the authorities.

scholarly journals Spatiotemporal trends of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Costa Rica

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brett R Bayles ◽  
Andria E Rusk ◽  
Maria Alvarez Pineda ◽  
Bobin Chen ◽  
Keira Dagy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Costa Rica ◽  
Cutaneous Leishmaniasis ◽  
Temporal Analysis ◽  
Tropical Disease ◽  
Caribbean Region ◽  
Neglected Tropical Disease ◽  
Spatiotemporal Trends ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Over Time

Abstract Background Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) remains an important neglected tropical disease in Costa Rica, which has one of the largest burdens of this disease in Latin America. Methods We identified district-level hotspots of CL from 2006 to 2017 and conducted temporal analysis to identify where hotspots were increasing across the country. Results Clear patterns of CL risk were detected, with persistent hotspots located in the Caribbean region, where risk was also found to be increasing over time in some areas. Conclusions We identify spatiotemporal hotspots, which may be used in support of the leishmaniasis plan of action for the Americas.

scholarly journals Youth lost to homicides: disparities in survival in Latin America and the Caribbean

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. e001275 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vladimir Canudas-Romo ◽  
José Manuel Aburto
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Life Expectancy ◽  
Excess Mortality ◽  
Decomposition Methods ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Mexican Men ◽  
Two Populations ◽  
Over Time

IntroductionThe homicide rates among young men in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) are the highest in the world. It is not clear how this has impacted the life expectancy in these countries. This research has two purposes: (1) to quantify the impact of homicides on the mortality gap between LAC and high-income countries over recent years and (2) to assess the changes in homicide impact in overall survival over time.MethodsCauses of death data were extracted for 23 countries in the LAC and 15 European countries (average European union-15 [EU-15]), using UN, UNODC, WHO, HMD and IHME databases for the period 2005–2014. The contribution by homicide deaths to the change in life expectancy, over time and as a difference between two populations, was quantified using decomposition methods.ResultsThe contribution by homicide mortality to changes in life expectancy levels differed widely across the examined LAC countries. In Honduras, homicide mortality accounted for 1.75 (95% CI 1.64 to 1.86) and 6.30 (95% CI 6.07 to 6.53) years lower life expectancy than in the EU-15 countries for women and men, respectively. Contrary to this, homicide was just accountable for less than a couple of months of life expectancy differences between Chile and EU-15. Jamaica had the largest reduction in homicides and its impact increased life expectancy over time by almost half a year for men. However, Mexican men and Honduran women have experienced increases in mortality by homicide, which decreased their life expectancy by more than a quarter of a year between 2005 and 2014.ConclusionsExcess mortality related to homicides in young people accounted for major changes in life expectancy in the LAC region. Furthermore, reducing excess mortality due to homicides is a crucial goal to further increase longevity towards levels of low-mortality countries. These reductions might prevent homicides spreading to other parts of Latin America. Decision and policy-makers in LAC need to address this immediately, and investing in the young population needs to be given a high priority.

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