Marco Faytong‐Haro
Biographic Data
| ID | 6455624 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marco Faytong‐Haro |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marco |
| FAMILY NAME | Faytong‐Haro |
| SIGNATURE | HARO M F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Pennsylvania State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4238-1767 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Beyond bilingualism
English language education is expanding across Latin America, yet Indigenous populations continue to face systemic barriers in accessing quality instruction. This perspective examines the structural, cultural, and pedagogical challenges that shape Indigenous students’ experiences and develops four through lines: the inadequacy of one size fits all teaching models that ignore multilingual realities; the fraught relationship between English and cul…
Reshaping research in crisis
Introduction Ecuadorian public universities have significantly expanded their scientific output in recent years; however, few studies have conducted a multivariate bibliometric analysis to assess how these institutions adapted their research agendas during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods This study examines publication patterns from 2019 to 2021 using data from the Web of Science, focusing on four primary research areas: Education, Social Sciences…
Influences of Maternal, Child, and Household Factors on Diarrhea Management in Ecuador
Although most children received some form of healthcare, disparities persisted, particularly in education level, ethnicity, and rural residence. These findings highlight the need for targeted maternal health literacy programs, culturally tailored interventions, and improved water-security initiatives to enhance diarrhea management and reduce inequities in care
Discrimination, exclusion and violence in Ecuador’s health system
To assess disparities in healthcare acceptability between transgender and cisgender adults in Ecuador by analyzing experiences of discrimination, exclusion, and violence. This retrospective study used data from the 2012 'GLBTI' (gays, lesbians, bisexuals, transgender, transsexual, intersex) Living Conditions Survey by the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC) in Ecuador. Logistic regression assessed associations between gender identi…
Healthcare attitudes toward depression in Latin America
The study reveals varied attitudes towards depression among Latin American healthcare professionals, suggesting the need for tailored public health strategies to enhance effective depression care and management
Association between type of health insurance and dental visits among Ecuadorian older population
Health insurance significantly influences the frequency of dental consultations among Ecuadorian seniors, highlighting the need for policy interventions to ensure equitable access to oral care
Ecuador's evaluation ecosystem
IntroductionPolicy evaluation is a cornerstone of evidence-based governance, offering insights into what public policies work, for whom, and why (OECD, 2025). By assessing policy outcomes, governments can improve transparency, accountability, and decision-making. Yet integrating rigorous evaluation into the policy cycle remains a challenge in many countries (OECD, 2025), and Ecuador is no exception. Ecuador’s evaluation culture is weak and underd…
Protocol for public opinion survey, Ecuador 2025
This observational survey protocol aims to investigate public opinion about security and democracy in Ecuador during the critical period in 2025 and 2026. This study will focus on university students, exploring the relationships between trust in the president, approval of his administration, and support for democracy versus the possibility of moving toward regimes with greater military power. The main objective is to understand how trust in diffe…
Pilot Study on Institutional Trust, Security, and Democratic Support in Ecuador During the 2024 Crisis
This pilot study seeks to answer the following question: How does the ongoing security crisis in Ecuador shape public support for democracy and approval of the incumbent government? Using a panel design with monthly surveys of 84 university students between June and November, perceptions of the armed forces, police, political parties, parliament, and ideological self-placement were assessed. The analysis shows that trust in the armed forces and t…
Convergence and Divergence in the Determinants of Happiness
This study examined the temporal evolution of happiness determinants in the Andean region using the dual-STATIS method, a multivariate technique that captures structural patterns over time. By analyzing data from the World Happiness Report for Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru from 2006 to 2022, this study identified key trends in subjective well-being. The findings revealed a three-phase evolution in covariation structures, highlighting significant co…
Unveiling the core constructs
Introduction: Chatbots are increasingly utilized in education, offering real-time, personalized communication. While research has explored technical aspects of chatbots, user experience remains under-investigated. This study examines a model for evaluating user experience and satisfaction with chatbots in higher education. Methodology: A four-factor model (information quality, system quality, chatbot experience, user satisfaction) was proposed ba…
Randomized community trial to assess nutritional, socioeconomic, and health outcomes of a food forest initiative in Santa Elena Province, Ecuador
Malnutrition is an escalating concern in low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs), including Ecuador, particularly within rural settings. To address this issue, food forests emerge as a promising intervention. This research protocol outlines a controlled intervention in the province of Santa Elena, aiming to evaluate the efficacy of a food forest in enhancing nutritional outcomes, with potential implications for broader replication. The study will…
Association between the use of electronic cigarettes and myocardial infarction in U.S. adults
The results suggest that former and someday users of e-cigarettes probably have increased odds of myocardial infarction in adults in the U.S. Further research is needed, including long-term follow-up studies on e-cigarettes, since it is still unknown whether they should be discouraged
The effects of mobile primary health teams
Attitudes towards depression of Argentinian, Chilean, and Venezuelan healthcare professionals using the Spanish validated version of the revised depression attitude questionnaire (SR-DAQ)
Healthcare professionals in Argentina, Chile, and Venezuela have varying attitudes toward depression. While they recognize depression as a disease on the same level as other physical diseases, most do not know how to treat it. The findings point to the need for these countries to promote the training of healthcare workers in areas such as depression diagnosis, treatment, and social interventions
Maternal sexual empowerment and sexual and reproductive outcomes among female adolescents
Other variables not present in the data, like domestic violence, can be used to understand the sexual activity of young females and maternal sexual empowerment. Social desirability and recall bias are also common forms of bias in surveys regarding sexual activity among adolescents
What do time-use patterns tell us about the validity of self-reported health
Time-use differences by health status are consistent between non-Hispanic whites, non-Hispanic blacks, but not so for Hispanics. To some extent, Hispanics who answered in English have more comparable patterns to non-Hispanic whites and non-Hispanic Blacks than Spanish respondents. Caution should be exercised when self-reported health measures are used to compare diverse samples collected with surveys that are administered in different languages
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Maternal sexual empowerment and sexual and reproductive outcomes among female adolescents
Other variables not present in the data, like domestic violence, can be used to understand the sexual activity of young females and maternal sexual empowerment. Social desirability and recall bias are also common forms of bias in surveys regarding sexual activity among adolescents
What do time-use patterns tell us about the validity of self-reported health
Time-use differences by health status are consistent between non-Hispanic whites, non-Hispanic blacks, but not so for Hispanics. To some extent, Hispanics who answered in English have more comparable patterns to non-Hispanic whites and non-Hispanic Blacks than Spanish respondents. Caution should be exercised when self-reported health measures are used to compare diverse samples collected with surveys that are administered in different languages
Attitudes towards depression of Argentinian, Chilean, and Venezuelan healthcare professionals using the Spanish validated version of the revised depression attitude questionnaire (SR-DAQ)
Healthcare professionals in Argentina, Chile, and Venezuela have varying attitudes toward depression. While they recognize depression as a disease on the same level as other physical diseases, most do not know how to treat it. The findings point to the need for these countries to promote the training of healthcare workers in areas such as depression diagnosis, treatment, and social interventions
Unveiling the core constructs
Introduction: Chatbots are increasingly utilized in education, offering real-time, personalized communication. While research has explored technical aspects of chatbots, user experience remains under-investigated. This study examines a model for evaluating user experience and satisfaction with chatbots in higher education. Methodology: A four-factor model (information quality, system quality, chatbot experience, user satisfaction) was proposed ba…
Randomized community trial to assess nutritional, socioeconomic, and health outcomes of a food forest initiative in Santa Elena Province, Ecuador
Malnutrition is an escalating concern in low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs), including Ecuador, particularly within rural settings. To address this issue, food forests emerge as a promising intervention. This research protocol outlines a controlled intervention in the province of Santa Elena, aiming to evaluate the efficacy of a food forest in enhancing nutritional outcomes, with potential implications for broader replication. The study will…
Association between the use of electronic cigarettes and myocardial infarction in U.S. adults
The results suggest that former and someday users of e-cigarettes probably have increased odds of myocardial infarction in adults in the U.S. Further research is needed, including long-term follow-up studies on e-cigarettes, since it is still unknown whether they should be discouraged
The effects of mobile primary health teams
Beyond bilingualism
English language education is expanding across Latin America, yet Indigenous populations continue to face systemic barriers in accessing quality instruction. This perspective examines the structural, cultural, and pedagogical challenges that shape Indigenous students’ experiences and develops four through lines: the inadequacy of one size fits all teaching models that ignore multilingual realities; the fraught relationship between English and cul…
Reshaping research in crisis
Introduction Ecuadorian public universities have significantly expanded their scientific output in recent years; however, few studies have conducted a multivariate bibliometric analysis to assess how these institutions adapted their research agendas during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods This study examines publication patterns from 2019 to 2021 using data from the Web of Science, focusing on four primary research areas: Education, Social Sciences…
Influences of Maternal, Child, and Household Factors on Diarrhea Management in Ecuador
Although most children received some form of healthcare, disparities persisted, particularly in education level, ethnicity, and rural residence. These findings highlight the need for targeted maternal health literacy programs, culturally tailored interventions, and improved water-security initiatives to enhance diarrhea management and reduce inequities in care
Discrimination, exclusion and violence in Ecuador’s health system
To assess disparities in healthcare acceptability between transgender and cisgender adults in Ecuador by analyzing experiences of discrimination, exclusion, and violence. This retrospective study used data from the 2012 'GLBTI' (gays, lesbians, bisexuals, transgender, transsexual, intersex) Living Conditions Survey by the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC) in Ecuador. Logistic regression assessed associations between gender identi…
Healthcare attitudes toward depression in Latin America
The study reveals varied attitudes towards depression among Latin American healthcare professionals, suggesting the need for tailored public health strategies to enhance effective depression care and management
Association between type of health insurance and dental visits among Ecuadorian older population
Health insurance significantly influences the frequency of dental consultations among Ecuadorian seniors, highlighting the need for policy interventions to ensure equitable access to oral care
Ecuador's evaluation ecosystem
IntroductionPolicy evaluation is a cornerstone of evidence-based governance, offering insights into what public policies work, for whom, and why (OECD, 2025). By assessing policy outcomes, governments can improve transparency, accountability, and decision-making. Yet integrating rigorous evaluation into the policy cycle remains a challenge in many countries (OECD, 2025), and Ecuador is no exception. Ecuador’s evaluation culture is weak and underd…
Protocol for public opinion survey, Ecuador 2025
This observational survey protocol aims to investigate public opinion about security and democracy in Ecuador during the critical period in 2025 and 2026. This study will focus on university students, exploring the relationships between trust in the president, approval of his administration, and support for democracy versus the possibility of moving toward regimes with greater military power. The main objective is to understand how trust in diffe…
Pilot Study on Institutional Trust, Security, and Democratic Support in Ecuador During the 2024 Crisis
This pilot study seeks to answer the following question: How does the ongoing security crisis in Ecuador shape public support for democracy and approval of the incumbent government? Using a panel design with monthly surveys of 84 university students between June and November, perceptions of the armed forces, police, political parties, parliament, and ideological self-placement were assessed. The analysis shows that trust in the armed forces and t…
Convergence and Divergence in the Determinants of Happiness
This study examined the temporal evolution of happiness determinants in the Andean region using the dual-STATIS method, a multivariate technique that captures structural patterns over time. By analyzing data from the World Happiness Report for Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru from 2006 to 2022, this study identified key trends in subjective well-being. The findings revealed a three-phase evolution in covariation structures, highlighting significant co…
Medicine (10 works) · Political science (7 works) · Environmental health (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Population (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Family medicine (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Health care (3 works)