Correlates of internalized stigma and antiretroviral therapy adherence among people living with HIV in the Volta region of Ghana by Jerry John Ouner, Rachel G. A. Thompson, Nutifafa E. Y. Dey, Robert Kaba Alhassan, Akua O. Gyamerah

“…Although this contradicts common narratives about stigma’s destructive effect, it is possible to promote good health-seeking behavior when the fear component of stigma is considered. …”
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A descriptive study of fatal drownings among children and adolescents in the United States, with a focus on retention pond deaths, 2004-2020. by Saroj Bista, Nichole L Michaels

“…Retention pond drownings were identified through case narratives. We analyzed demographics, primary caregiver, supervisor, death investigation, and drowning-related variables across age groups (<1, 1-4, 5-9, 10-14, and 15-19 years) using either the Chi-square test or Fisher's Exact test, as appropriate, with a p-value of <0.05 indicating statistical significance. …”
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Pranayama (yogic breathing practices) in Parkinson’s disease: protocol for a scoping review of literature by Sarika Chaturvedi, Dhiraj Agarwal, Prajwal Rao, Shalesh Rohatgi

“…The extracted data will be presented in tabular/diagrammatic form, reporting on items aligning with the review objectives, such as details of the pranayama intervention and its clinical outcomes. A narrative summary will accompany the tabulated results, identifying the gaps in evidence and areas for future research.Ethics and dissemination Ethics approval is not required for this scoping review. …”
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Prevalence and factors associated with newborn care practices among caregivers: a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis in sub-Saharan Africa by Solomon Mohammed Salia, Amidu Alhassan, Billie de Haas, Jelle Stekelenburg, Robert Kaba Alhassan

“…Data will be analyzed using narrative synthesis for nonhomogeneous data while homogenous data will be analyzed using meta-analysis including odds ratios and confidence intervals. …”
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Integrative review protocol for Indigenous youth participation in health equity promotion by Janice Linton, Darrien Morton, Andrew R Hatala

“…We will codify data for descriptive reporting and conduct a narrative synthesis to identify a common conceptualisation for Indigenous youth participatory approaches across disciplines, its barriers and facilitators, and knowledge gaps.Ethics and dissemination Ethical review is not required for the integrative review. …”
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Scoping review of the applications of peptide microarrays on the fight against human infections. by Arthur Vengesai, Maritha Kasambala, Hamlet Mutandadzi, Tariro L Mduluza-Jokonya, Takafira Mduluza, Thajasvarie Naicker

“…The results were reported by narrative synthesis in line with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews guidelines.…”
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Potential profiling of social alienation in older female patients with stress urinary incontinence by Yakun Li, Hongxia Wang

“…The results of multifactorial logistic regression analysis showed that occupational status, marital status, whether living alone, place of residence, BMI, whether other chronic diseases, level of narrative disorders, and level of family care were the influencing factors of social alienation in older adult female patients with stress urinary incontinence (P &lt; 0.05).ConclusionThe social alienation of older adult female patients with stress urinary incontinence is characterized by a significant number of categories, and healthcare professionals can identify the characteristics and influencing factors of each category at an early stage, which can provide a basis for the development of targeted clinical interventions to help patients reduce the level of social alienation.…”
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Implementation strategies to increase human papillomavirus vaccination uptake for adolescent girls in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review protocol. by Mwansa Ketty Lubeya, Mulindi Mwanahamuntu, Carla Chibwesha, Moses Mukosha, Mercy Monde Wamunyima, Mary Kawonga

“…Data will be extracted from eligible studies using a structured data charting table developed by this team for inclusion by two independent reviewers and presented in a table and graphical form with a narrative summary.…”
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Lost in Broadcasting: League of Nations, International Broadcasting and Swiss Neutrality by A. S. Khodnev

“…Drawing from the recently digitized and accessible LN archive in Geneva, this narrative unveils a minor conflict of interest that evolved into a notable political crisis, marking an international legal precedent by showcasing the influence wielded by a smaller host nation upon a global organization. …”
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Rhetorical function of sentence moods in Garshaspnamehpoem and the story of Bijan and Manizheh from Shahnameh by Yahya Talebian, Gholamreza Mastali Parsa, Hamid Amini Asalemi

“…The results show that the main burden of information flow is on the dialogue atmosphere and because the variety of moods throughout the narrative has disrupted the monotonous framework, unparalleled dynamics can be seen in the artworks. …”
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Scoping review to identify and map the health personnel considered skilled birth attendants in low-and-middle income countries from 2000-2015. by Amy J Hobbs, Ann-Beth Moller, Alisa Kachikis, Liliana Carvajal-Aguirre, Lale Say, Doris Chou

“…Overall, 70 articles were included in the narrative synthesis. A total of 102 unique cadres names were identified from 36 LMIC countries. …”
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Practice, governance, and culture characteristics of lived experience organisations, and evidence of efficacy: A scoping review protocol. by Jessica E Opie, An Vuong, Alexandra Macafee, Hanan Khalil, Natalie Pearce, Erandathie Jayakody, Christropher Maylea, Jennifer E McIntosh

“…Results will be presented in tabular form and narratively synthesized. The planned commencement and completion dates for this review were July 1, 2022 and April 1, 2023.…”
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Turkic-Speaking Population on the Steppe Borderland of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Crimean Khanate in the 15th – the First Half of the 16th Centuries by Vladyslav V. Hrybovskyi

“… The ethnic and demographic situation on the borderland of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Crimean Khanates is analysed on the basis of narratives (Michalon Lituanus, Marcin Broniowski, Marcin Bielski, Bartosz Paprocki) and documentary sources (publications “Lithuanian Metrics”, “Archive of South Western Russia”, documents of the Russian State Archive of Ancient Acts, Central State Historical Archive of Ukraine). …”
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Factors affecting women's access to primary care in the United States since the Affordable Care Act: A mixed-methods systematic review. by Allison Gilchrist, Gunasekara Vidana Mestrige Chamath Fernando, Paula Holland, Faraz Ahmed

“…Andersen's Behavioral Model of Health Services Use guided the narrative synthesis.<h4>Findings</h4>We found consistent evidence that ACA provisions expanding state Medicaid eligibility led to improved insurance coverage, especially for lower-income groups. …”
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A Beam of Light on the Dark Side of the Moon: A Critical Review on the Book Women in Ancient Persia by Ehsan Ahmadinya

“…A major part of the history of the Achaemenid era has been based on the information given from Greek and sometimes Jewish sources, which researchers often point out shortcomings, contradictions, and even their narrative nature. With the development and expansion of the new archeology since the 1960’s up to now, and exploring the most important Achaemenid centers, whose discoveries began about a century earlier, a large amount of inscriptional information as well as information derived from the interpretation of material culture made available to researchers. …”
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Stakeholders' perceptions of personal health data sharing: A scoping review. by Prima Alam, Ana Bolio, Leesa Lin, Heidi J Larson

“…We synthesized the included articles using narrative analysis. The review captured multiple stakeholder perspectives with an up-to-date range of diverse barriers and facilitators that impact data-sharing behavior. …”
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Sex differences in borderline personality disorder: A scoping review. by Xinyu Qian, Michelle L Townsend, Wan Jie Tan, Brin F S Grenyer

“…Data was summarized using the vote counting method or narrative synthesis depending on the availability of literature. …”
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LEARNING ABOUT REFUGEE LIFE WITH EDUCATIONAL VIDEO GAMES by Elena Shliakhovchuk

“…This qualitative study (N=78) employed the narrative research method to examine experiential participatory learning with participants playing the educational video game Against All Odds developed by UNHCR. …”
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Stéréotypes, déconstruction et mémoire dans le discours du programme web brésilien « Põe na Roda » by Fabiano Ormaneze, Duílio Fabbri Júnior

“…Cependant, la deuxième vidéo, produite par le même groupe, laisse voir une contradiction car la narration aborde un thème qui, dans le préconstruit, est typiquement masculin et hétérosexuel : le football. …”
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Exploring the development, evaluation and implementation of complex health interventions to prevent early childhood caries in preschool children: A scoping review protocol. by Peggy C J M van Spreuwel, Milou L C Munk-Overkamp, Linda C Smit, Kirsten A Ziesemer, Cor van Loveren, Geert J M G van der Heijden, Josef J M Bruers, Katarina Jerković-Ćosić

“…The results will be presented in tables, visual outputs, and a narrative summary in response to the review questions.…”
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