Dustin G Gibson

Biographic Data

ID6763780
NAMEDustin G Gibson
GIVEN NAMESDustin G
FAMILY NAMEGibson
SIGNATUREGIBSON D G
AFFILIATIONSJohns Hopkins University
ORCID0000-0002-9073-3376
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS14
TOTAL CITATIONS2
AUTHOR COUNT14
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2019
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX1

  • Enablers and barriers to implementing a digital logistics system

    Open AccessIfeoluwa Adebola Noiki, Lola Aladesanmi et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    Logistics management information systems (LMIS) strengthen health commodity distribution and decision-making. Nigeria introduced OpenLMIS, an electronic LMIS, in August 2021 to track COVID-19 vaccines, and a routine immunisation (RI) module was deployed nationwide in 2023. This evaluation examined enablers and barriers to effective implementation and sustained use. A qualitative design combined desk reviews of LMIS documents, 42 key informants in…

  • The effect of mobile phone messaging to support Covid-19 vaccination in Colombia

    Open AccessAndres I Vecino-Ortiz, Deivis Nicolas Guzman-Tordecilla et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    During the COVID-19 pandemic, the speed required and the complexity of the information provided about vaccines highlighted the relevance of communicating evidence effectively during a sanitary emergency. We tested three interactive voice response (IVR) interventions, plus one control to increase COVID-19 vaccine uptake in an adult population in Colombia. We conducted a parallel-group randomized controlled trial with four arms in Colombia between …

  • A multi-country comparison between mobile phone surveys and face-to-face household surveys to estimate the prevalence of non-communicable diseases behavioural risk factors in low- and middle-income se…

    Open AccessJulián Alfredo Fernández-Niño, Saifuddin Ahmed et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2025

    BACKGROUND: Although mobile phone surveys (MPS) are routinely used to collect health information in high-income countries, concerns remain about the impact of bias on population-level estimates in low-income settings and validation studies are lacking. This study aims to compare non-communicable diseases (NCDs) risk factor estimates obtained from MPS and nationally representative face-to-face household surveys in six low- and middle-income settin…

  • The burden of hypertension, diabetes, and overweight/obesity by sedentary work pattern in Bangladesh

    Open AccessGulam Muhammed Al Kibria, Shakir Hossen et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Most low- and middle-income countries, including Bangladesh, are currently undergoing epidemiologic and demographic transitions with an increasing burden of hypertension, diabetes, and overweight/obesity. Inadequate physical activity is a risk factor for these conditions and work-related activities contribute to most of the physical activities in Bangladesh. We investigated the association of the sedentary nature of occupation with hypertension, …

  • Geographical, sex, and socioeconomic differences in non-communicable disease indicators

    Open AccessGulam Muhammed Al Kibria, Ankita Meghani et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    The prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is increasing in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This study examined differences in the burden of NCDs and their risk factors according to geographic, sex, and sociodemographic characteristics in a rural and peri-urban community in Eastern Uganda. We compared the prevalence by sex, location, wealth, and education. Unadjusted and adjusted prevalence ratios (PR) were reported. Indica…

  • Disparities and factors affecting hypertension diagnosis from qualified doctors in Bangladesh and its impact on receiving hypertension control advice

    Open AccessGulam Muhammed Al Kibria, Md Shajedur Rahman Shawon et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    The burden of hypertension is increasing in many low- and middle-income countries, including Bangladesh, and a large proportion of Bangladeshi people seek healthcare from unqualified medical practitioners, such as paramedics, village doctors, and drug store salesmen; however, there has been limited investigation regarding diagnosis and care provided by qualified doctors. This study investigated the factors associated with hypertension diagnosis b…

  • The epidemiology of behavioral risk factors for noncommunicable disease and hypertension

    Open AccessDustin G Gibson, Ankita Meghani et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    In light of the suboptimal noncommunicable disease (NCD) risk factor surveillance efforts, the study’s main objectives were to: (i) characterize the epidemiological profile of NCD risk factors; (ii) estimate the prevalence of hypertension; and (iii) identify factors associated with hypertension in a peri-urban and rural Ugandan population. A population-based cross-sectional survey of adults was conducted at the Iganga-Mayuge Health and Demographi…

  • Recruiting hard-to-reach populations via respondent driven sampling for mobile phone surveys in Colombia

    Open AccessCamila Solorzano-Barrera, Mariana Rodríguez-Patarroyo et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2024

    BACKGROUND: Uptake of mobile phone surveys (MPS) is increasing in many low- and middle-income countries, particularly within the context of data collection on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) behavioural risk factors. One barrier to collecting representative data through MPS is capturing data from older participants.Respondent driven sampling (RDS) consists of chain-referral strategies where existing study subjects recruit follow-up participants …

  • Developing digital tools for health surveys in low- and middle-income countries

    Open AccessGulam Muhammed Al Kibria, Saifuddin Ahmed et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Non-communicable disease (NCD) risk factor data from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are inadequate, mostly due to the cost and burden of collecting in-person population-level estimates. High-income countries regularly use phone-based surveys, and with increasing mobile phone subscription in developing countries, mobile phone surveys (MPS) could complement in-person surveys in LMICs. We compared the representativeness and prevalence esti…

  • Burden of mental distress in the US associated with trust in media for Covid-19 information

    Open AccessMadhu Jalan, Kira E Riehm et al.ARTICLEHealth Promotion International2022

    During the COVID-19 pandemic, news and social media outlets have played a major role in dissemination of information. This analysis aimed to study the association between trust in social and traditional media and experiences of mental distress among a representative sample of US adults. Data for this study came from National Pandemic Pulse, a cross-sectional, nationally representative survey that sampled participants on the Dynata platform. Parti…

  • Impact of mobile phone delivered reminders and unconditional incentives on measles-containing vaccine timeliness and coverage

    Open AccessEunice Wangeci Kagucia, Benard Ochieng et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2021

    INTRODUCTION: Short message service (SMS) reminders coupled with a small monetary incentive conditioned on prompt vaccination have been shown to improve first-dose measles-containing vaccine (MCV1) uptake. We assessed whether SMS reminders and unconditional monetary incentives-more amenable to programmatic implementation-can improve MCV1 uptake in Kenya. METHODS: Caregivers of eligible infants aged 6-8 months were enrolled into an individually ra…

  • Adaptation of a mobile phone health survey for risk factors for noncommunicable diseases in Colombia

    Open AccessAngelica Tórres Quintero, Ángela Vega et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2020

    BACKGROUND: Data collection on noncommunicable disease (NCD) behavioral risk factors has traditionally been carried out through face-to-face surveys. However, its high costs and logistical difficulties can lead to lack of timely statistics for planning, particularly in low and middle-income countries. Mobile phone surveys (MPS) have the potential to fill these gaps. OBJECTIVE: This study explores perceptions, feasibility and strategies to increas…

  • Informed Consent for Mobile Phone Health Surveys in Colombia

    Open AccessMariana Rodríguez-Patarroyo, Angelica Tórres Quintero et al.ARTICLEJournal of Empirical Research on…2020Cited by: 2References: 2

    Public health surveys deployed through automated mobile phone calls raise a set of ethical challenges, including succinctly communicating information necessary to obtain respondent informed consent. This study aimed to capture the perspectives of key stakeholders, both experts and community members, on consent processes and preferences for participation in automated mobile phone surveys (MPS) of non-communicable disease risk factors in Colombia. …

  • Ethics of mobile phone surveys to monitor non-communicable disease risk factors in low- and middle-income countries

    Open AccessJoseph Ali, Michael J DiStefano et al.ARTICLEGlobal Public Health2019

    Active public health surveillance has traditionally been carried out through face-to-face household surveys or contact with providers, which can be time and resource intensive. The increasing ubiquity of mobile phones and availability of phone survey platforms provide an opportunity to explore the use of mobile phone surveys (MPS) for active disease and risk factor surveillance, including for non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Scholars are increas…