This paper explores the potential for virtual tourism in Africa as a way to contribute towards economic growth and sustainability under the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The study engaged in an archival method or document review, hence, thematic and content analysis. Virtual tourism has the potential to reach millions of people. The paper contributes towards innovative strategies for integrated and regional virtual or online tours of resorts such as game parks, reserves and other tourist attractions in Africa given travel restrictions. African governments must seriously consider partnership with the private sector in building virtual technology for virtual interaction and business resilience.
ObjectivesMeteorological factors and climatic variability have an immense influence on the transmission of infectious diseases and significantly impact human health. Present study quantifies the delayed effect of atmospheric temperature on the risk of hospitalization due to the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) with adjusting the effects of other environmental factors in Mumbai, India.MethodsThe daily reported data of the number of hospitalized COVID-19 positive cases and the environmental factors at Mumbai, Maharashtra, India were collected and analyzed to quantify the main and the delayed effects. Exploratory data analysis and Distributed Linear and Non-linear lag Model (DLNM) with Generalized Additive Model (GAM) specification have applied to analyze the data.ResultsThe study identified the Diurnal Temperature Range (DTR) delayed effect on the risk of hospitalization changed over the lag period of 0–14 days with increasing Relative Risk (RR) at the low DTR and decreasing RR at the higher DTR values. The extreme DTR suggests a high risk of hospitalization at earlier lags (i.e., 0–5 days). DTR’s cumulative effect was significant at higher 0–10 lag days (p-value <0.05). Exposure to the low and moderate DTR suggests a high risk of hospitalization with more than six days of lag. The RR for daily average humidity with 95% C.I was 0.996 (0.967, 1.027). The risk of hospitalization due to COVID-19 showed an increasing nature (p-value <0.05) with the increase in air pollution and average wind speed (WSAvg) at lag 0. Also, the risk of hospitalization changed through different lag periods of DTR. The analysis confirms the higher amount of delayed effect due to low DTR compared with moderate and high DTR.ConclusionsThe study suggests that both the climatic variations and air quality have significant impact on the transmission of the global pandemic COVID-19.
Background: Sex trafficking constitute as the primary form of human trafficking involving predominantly young girls and women. Rehabilitation of rescued victims of commercial sexual exploitation is critical in efficient reintegration into society. Aims: The main aim of the study is to explore the narratives of the victims of commercial sexual exploitation in understanding various factors towards eventual Rehabilitation within Rehabilitation & Protection (R&P) homes in India. Method: The study involves participatory action research at R&P homes in India. In total, 30 victims of commercial sexual exploitation, aged 29-50 years, participated in the study. Results: The result through thematic analysis reflected the initiators and detrimental factors towards Rehabilitation in R&P homes. The analysis also reflected various internal and external factors contributing to effective Rehabilitation. Conclusion: The results provide insight into various factors for critical action by practitioners on the field through intervention, policies, and other mechanisms. The research also emphasizes the employment of participatory action research for research with the critical and marginalized population.
Trafficking for commercial sexual exploitation constitutes more than 59% of the entire trafficking industry. An efficient rehabilitation model reflects the utilization of the victim's coping mechanism to overcome the stress and trauma of past victimization. The main aim of the study is to explore various coping mechanisms utilized by both victims of commercial sexual exploitation and individuals vulnerable to commercial sexual exploitation at rehabilitation and protective homes in India. The research utilized the participatory action research with stress coping behavior scale to understand the various employed coping mechanism by the beneficiaries of rehabilitation and protective (R&P) homes. In total, 30 victims of commercial sexual exploitation and 30 individuals vulnerable to commercial sexual exploitation, aged 18-50 years, participated in the study. The statistical analysis identified pursual of specific coping by participants and measured risk ratio reflected the relative risk of alcohol and drug use over prior exposure to commercial sexual exploitation.
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