Dakysha Moore
Biographic Data
| ID | 3916444 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dakysha Moore |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dakysha |
| FAMILY NAME | Moore |
| SIGNATURE | MOORE D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Johnson C. Smith University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7008-6899 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Role of Black Pastors in Disseminating Covid-19 Vaccination Information to Black Communities in South Carolina
COVID-19 vaccination rates have increased since distribution began in December 2020. However, in some states, such as South Carolina, getting people to take the vaccine has been challenging; as of spring 2022, slightly less than 60% of the total population is fully vaccinated. Vaccine hesitancy among Black Americans may be explained by several factors, including lack of confidence in the medical establishment and vaccines in particular. Faith-bas…
It’s Worse to Breathe It Than to Smoke It”
This analysis describes beliefs about secondhand smoke and its health effects held by Mexican and Central American immigrants in North Carolina. Data from 60 semistructured, in-depth interviews were subjected to saliency analysis. Participant discussions of secondhand smoke centered on four domains: (1) familiarity and definition of secondhand smoke, (2) potency of secondhand smoke, (3) general health effects of secondhand smoke, and (4) child he…
Maternal Education and Immunization Status Among Children in Kenya
Importance of the Media in Scaling-Up HIV Testing in Kenya
The main objective of this study was to examine the association between media exposure and voluntary counseling and testing (VCT), and factors that influenced VCT among Kenyan women and men. Retrospective cross-sectional data from Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2003 were used, adjusting for weights and strata to account for survey complex design. The study sample comprised women aged 15 to 49 ( n = 8,050) and men aged 15 to 54 ( n = 3,539). …
Communicating HIV/Aids Through African American Churches in North Carolina
Educational challenges and diminishing family safety net faced by high-school girls in a slum residence, Nairobi, Kenya
Influence of Maternal Education on Child Immunization and Stunting in Kenya
Influence of Maternal Education on Child Immunization and Stunting in Kenya
Educational challenges and diminishing family safety net faced by high-school girls in a slum residence, Nairobi, Kenya
Communicating HIV/Aids Through African American Churches in North Carolina
Importance of the Media in Scaling-Up HIV Testing in Kenya
The main objective of this study was to examine the association between media exposure and voluntary counseling and testing (VCT), and factors that influenced VCT among Kenyan women and men. Retrospective cross-sectional data from Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2003 were used, adjusting for weights and strata to account for survey complex design. The study sample comprised women aged 15 to 49 ( n = 8,050) and men aged 15 to 54 ( n = 3,539). …
Maternal Education and Immunization Status Among Children in Kenya
It’s Worse to Breathe It Than to Smoke It”
This analysis describes beliefs about secondhand smoke and its health effects held by Mexican and Central American immigrants in North Carolina. Data from 60 semistructured, in-depth interviews were subjected to saliency analysis. Participant discussions of secondhand smoke centered on four domains: (1) familiarity and definition of secondhand smoke, (2) potency of secondhand smoke, (3) general health effects of secondhand smoke, and (4) child he…
The Role of Black Pastors in Disseminating Covid-19 Vaccination Information to Black Communities in South Carolina
COVID-19 vaccination rates have increased since distribution began in December 2020. However, in some states, such as South Carolina, getting people to take the vaccine has been challenging; as of spring 2022, slightly less than 60% of the total population is fully vaccinated. Vaccine hesitancy among Black Americans may be explained by several factors, including lack of confidence in the medical establishment and vaccines in particular. Faith-bas…
Medicine (6 works) · Nursing (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Public health (5 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Family medicine (4 works) · Population (4 works) · Demography (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy (3 works)