Overweight/Obesity and associated factors among preschool children in Gondar City, Northwest Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study. by Muluken Bekele Sorrie, Melkie Edris Yesuf, Tsgehana GebreGyorgis GebreMichael

“…Data were collected using structured interviewer administered questionnaire and anthropometric measurements. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices related to health and well-being in a forest fringe community in southern India by Bindu Raghavan, Alby Wilson, Shruti Namboodiri, Manigandan Selvaraj, Krithi Karanth

“…Methods We undertook a Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) survey of 35 villages in and around the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve in southern India. Semi-structured interviews using open-ended questions were used to collect information from households on these broad themes: self-reported health issues, healthcare-seeking behaviors, opinion on the healthcare options available to them, risky-behaviors related to disease and ill-health, and self-perceived risk factors for disease or ill-health. …”
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Human resource management effects on sustainability of high-tech companies: what Lithuania and South Korea can learn from each other by Mindaugas Laužikas, Aistė Miliūtė

“…The qualitative semi structured expert interviews led to assumptions and results which explain how human capital links the culture and innovation and why the percentage of commercialized creative ideas in South Korean companies is higher than in Lithuanian companies. …”
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Assessment of medical waste generation, disposal practices and health implications at Bule Hora University Teaching Hospital, West Guji, Ethiopia by Abaineh Kefale Gashaw, Sekhar Pitta, Leta Diro Jifera

“…Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted utilizing direct waste measurement, observational checklists, and structured questionnaires administered to 115 healthcare workers. …”
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The Managers' Perceptions of Telework Implementation Requirements in the Algerian Companies: A Post Covid-19 Assessment by Riad BENGHEBRID

“…Design/Method/Approach: We opted for an essentially qualitative approach field by conducting semi-structured interviews individually with 11 company managers from different sectors of activity in order for the interviewee to feel sufficiently free and to have as much transparency and credibility as possible, and to obtain in-depth information that is difficult to express quantitatively or statistically, with diversity of the sample in terms of (age, professional experience, sector of activity, legal form etc.). …”
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Invasive species risk assessment in practice: Insights from a survey of practitioners by Susan Canavan, Kim Canavan, Sabrina Kumschick, Doria R. Gordon, John R. U. Wilson, Deah Lieurance

“…Risk assessment is an important tool in invasive species prevention and management, providing a structured approach to identify and evaluate the risks posed by non-native species. …”
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Prevalence and Determinants of Modern Contraceptive Use among Rohingya Women of Reproductive Age Residing in Refugee Camps in Bangladesh: A Cross-Sectional Survey by Mansura Islam, Shah Ehsan Habib, Raminul Islam Rifat

“…The data were gathered via a structured questionnaire. Results were summarized using both descriptive and inferential statistics and SPSS v.23 software was used for data analysis at 5% level of significance. …”
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Phenomenological investigation of negative attitudes towards marriage in female students by Fariba Tabkhi, Marieh Dehghan Manshadi, Yasser Rezapour-Mirsaleh

“…Among the unmarried female students of the Islamic Azad University, Yazd branch, in the academic years 2023–2024, those who scored low on the Attitude towards Marriage Scale (J Divorce Remarriage 29:83–91, 1998) were selected for semi-structured interviews. Data collection continued until saturation was reached. …”
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Analysis of the Impact of Information Behavior on the Marketing and Fertilization Strategies of Small Cocoa Producers in the Provinces of Guayas and Los Ríos in Ecuador by Ivonne Soraya Burgos Villamar, Luis Eduardo Solís Granda, Jorge Fabricio Guevara Viejó, Juan Diego Valenzuela Cobos

“…For this purpose, a structured survey was conducted between May and June 2024 on 150 cocoa producers farming up to 10 hectares to collect demographic data and analyze their information-use patterns in relation to agricultural market strategies. …”
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Dental Students’ Perspective of Transitioning from Pre-Clinical to Clinical Practice by Jazzar A, Gadi R, Rajeh M, AlDehlawi H, Alhamed S, Badeeb T

“…The findings highlighted how important structured support networks are for reducing transition-related stress and improving students’ readiness for clinical duties. …”
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Maternal information-seeking on pregnancy-induced hypertension and associated factors among pregnant women, in low resource country, A cross-sectional study design. by Ayana Alebachew Muluneh, Fekade Demeke Bayou, Kegnie Shitu, Ayenew Sisay Gebeyew, Sefefe Birhanu Tizie, Mulugeta Desalegn Kasaye, Adamu Ambachew Shibabaw, Agmasie Damtew Walle

“…An interviewer-administered structured questionnaire was used to collect the data. …”
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Mindfulness-based retreat for mothers of paediatric heart transplant recipients: protocol for a pilot intervention study by Sara Ahola Kohut, Joanna Mitchell, Samantha J Anthony, Taylor Robertson, Heather Telfer, Mirna Seifert-Hansen

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Depressive and anxiety symptoms, and their associated factors among adult, visually impaired follow-up patients attending the Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital... by Beza Feleke Wube, Yezinash Addis, Biruk Fanta Alemayehu, Seblework Adugna Etsub, Biruk Lelisa Eticha

“…Data were collected using a pretested, structured, and interviewer-administered questionnaire. …”
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“Blood is thicker than water” - experiences and perspectives of family caregivers of people living with severe mental illness at Holy Water traditional healing sites, Addis Ababa,... by Yonas Baheretibeb, Dawit Wondimagegn, Lisa Andermann, Samuel Law

“…This exploratory qualitative study examines the experiences and perspectives of family caregivers at two Ethiopian Holy Water treatment sites for people with SMI in Addis Ababa, where a collaborative project exists between traditional healers and biomedical practitioners.MethodsEleven family caregivers at two Holy Water treatment sites in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia were interviewed in 2021, using a semi-structured interview guide. The transcribed material was analyzed using qualitative thematic analysis. …”
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Exploring barriers and enablers to implementation of cancer screening among primary care professionals seeing marginalized patients by Arlinda Ruco, Asma Khalil, Cliff Ledwos, Jill Tinmouth, Tara Kiran, Aisha Lofters

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Patient Experience of Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-Associated Disease: Qualitative Patient and Clinician Interviews Informing the Development of a Conceptual Model by Jeffrey L. Bennett, Asha Paireddy, Charlotte Cox, Megan Mayhew, Julia Stein, Teresa Gasalla, Béatrice Tugaut

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Yogic Practice Improves Neuromuscular Coordination in Sedentary Middle-Aged Women: An Experimental Study by Asit Mahara, Md Nasim Reza, Aminur Rahaman, Sentu Mitra, Md. Arman Gazi, Md. Hamidur Rahman

“…The experimental groups participated in a structured yogic practice program for eight weeks, while the control groups maintained their routine activities. …”
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Attendee's awareness about preventive chemotherapy neglected tropical diseases (PC-NTD) control during the first world neglected tropical diseases day in Ekiti State, Nigeria. by Hammed O Mogaji, Ikenna M Odoh, Concilia I Iyeh, Abdulhakeem A Adeniran, Segun I Oyedeji, Hilary I Okoh, Adedotun A Bayegun, Olaitan O Omitola, Cynthia U Umunnakwe, Francisca O Olamiju, Olatunwa J Olamiju, Uwem F Ekpo

“…<h4>Methodology</h4>A cross-sectional study involving the administration of pretested semi-structured questionnaires to consenting attendees at the Inaugural World NTD day event was conducted on the 30th January, 2020. …”
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Compliance with maternal HIV retesting for pregnant women attending care in selected health facilities in Namutumba district, Uganda by Shafik Malende, Edward Buzigi, Esther Bayiga

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Translation of bioethics across cultural borders: exploring the adoption of the four-principles approach in palliative care provision on the Chinese mainland by Shengyu Zhao, Giles Birchley, Richard Huxtable

“…Methods To better capture the moral and cultural nuances in palliative care provision, 35 practitioners were recruited via purposive and snowball sampling from nine sites in Eastern China for one-on-one semi-structured interviews. All interviews were conducted in Mandarin, the participants’ native language, to accurately reflect the moral claims underlying their clinical practices. …”
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