Occupational health complaints and demographic features of farmers exposed to agrochemicals during agricultural activity by Dhananjayan Venugopal, Ravichandran Beerappa, Deepika Chauhan, Panjakumar Karunamoorthy, Mala Ambikapathy, Thamaraikannan Mohankumar, Avinash Gaikwad, Shridhar Kondhalkar

“…Methods A total of 226 participants were recruited, comprising 109 exposed farmers and 117 unexposed controls matched by age and gender. Structured questionnaires addressing demographics,and lifestyle characteristics, pesticide application practices, management procedures, and health complaints were used to gather data. …”
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Prevalence and Socio-Demographic and Hygiene Factors Influencing Impetigo in Saudi Arabian Children: A Cross-Sectional Investigation by Aleid AM, Nukaly HY, Almunahi LK, Albwah AA, AL- Balawi RMD, AlRashdi MH, Alkhars OA, Alrasheeday AM, Alshammari B, Alabbasi Y, Al Mutair A

“…Data collection occurred between June 2022 and November 2023, involving structured interviews with the parents or legal guardians of the participating children. …”
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Acquiring Pragmatic Competence during Short-Term Study Abroad: The Service Encounter Request by Todd Hernández, Paulo Boero

“…While abroad, they were given structured tasks and guided reflection assignments designed to develop their pragmatic competence and language awareness. …”
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Pharmacists’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward preventing congenital disabilities: a cross sectional study in Saudi Arabia by Fahad S. Alshehri, Nasser M. Alorfi, Ahmed M. Ashour, Ammar Abdulrahman Jairoun, Saad M. Wali, Mohammed M. Aldurdunji, Shaker T. Alsharif, Reem Hasaballah Alhasani, Nasser M. Aldekhail, Abdullah S. Alshehri, Alqassem Y. Hakami

“…To enhance congenital disability prevention efforts in Saudi Arabia, these findings emphasize the need for improved pharmacist knowledge, structured training programs, and more extensive integration of pharmacists within maternal healthcare teams.…”
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Prevalence and risk factors of self-medication with antibiotics in the general population of Tehran—a population-based study by Keyvan Karimi, Yosra Azizpour, Maryam Shafaati, Erta Rajabi, Maryam Zare, Arash Seifi, Ozra Tabatabaei-Malazy, Samaneh Akbarpour, Mahnaz Khalafehnilsaz

“…Methods A population-based cross-sectional telephone survey was conducted in three major regions of southern Tehran in 2023, involving 1,311 adult participants who were selected through stratified random sampling with probability proportional to size. A structured composite index was developed using data on lifestyle factors such as body mass index, physical activity, smoking, nutrition, mental and physical health, socioeconomic status, and frequency of SMA. …”
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Multi-center evaluation of the first, low-cost, open source and totally 3D-printed pediatric laparoscopic trainer by Alexis Lubet, Mariette Renaux-Petel, Jean-Baptiste Marret, Julien Rod, Louis Sibert, Laurent Delbreilh, Agnès Liard

“…A smartphone was used as the camera.The performance of experienced surgeons and surgical residents was evaluated on SCLT and LT using the Objective Structured Assessment of Technical Skill score (OSATS) and time spent. …”
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“The problem is not detection, it is treatment”: exploring why women needing pre-cervical cancer care are lost to follow-up at the hospital in Iquitos, Peru by Alex C. Blum, Rachael Tessema, Lauren Nussbaum, Cristina Hidalgo, E. Jennifer Ríos López, Graciela Meza Sánchez, Rachel M. Morse, Joanna Brown, Reyles Ríos Reategui, Lucía Wong, Luis Díaz Córdova, Karina Gonzales Díaz, Renso López Liñán, Javier Vásquez Vásquez, J. Kathleen Tracy, Valerie A. Paz-Soldan

“…Methods In-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 18 HPV-positive women requiring hospital-level follow-up but for whom there was no documentation of completion regarding their experienced barriers to follow-up and suggestions to reduce these barriers. …”
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The Impact of Psychological Well-Being on Learning Strategies: Analyzing Perceived Stress, Self-Esteem, and Study Approaches in Nursing and Obstetrics Students by Antonietta Pacifico, Luisa Gorrese, Carlo Sorrentino, Michele Viciconte, Vincenzo Andretta, Paola Iovino, Giulia Savarese, Carolina Amato, Luna Carpinelli

“…Both self-esteem (β = −0.52, <i>p</i> = 0.01) and perceived stress (β = −0.74, <i>p</i> = 0.01) were significant negative predictors of structured learning strategies, suggesting that higher levels of stress and self-esteem are associated with a reduced use of planned organizational approaches. …”
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Musculoskeletal disorders and other occupational health outcomes among sanitation workers in Nepal: A community based cross-sectional survey exploring the risk factors, knowledge,... by Samip Khatri, Gita Kumari Shah, Pratibha Bhandari, Sweta Koirala, Kalidas Neupane, Niraj Bhattarai, Sagar Gyawali, Bipan Bahadur Tiwari, Sonam Magar, Antra Kapar, Monika Chaudhary, Subash Wagle, Sanjay Kumar Shah, Sara Hagedorn Kragh, Kurt Rasmussen, Erik Jørs, Dinesh Neupane

“…The study was conducted from December 2023 to December 2024, which involved structured face-to-face interviews with the participants and their health assessments by trained medical doctors. …”
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Recognizing the dimensions and components of school social responsibility in order to achieve the appropriate mode by mahmood noori, kolsum nami, mahdi bagheri

“…The statistical population of the study includes 15 experienced school principals and vice principals, and the samples were selected using the snowball sampling method, and sampling continued until the research reached theoretical saturation and adequacy. Semi-structured interviews were used to collect data. Using the results of the study of theoretical foundations and research background and the content analysis of the interviews, the dimensions of social accountability of schools were identified and, through 3 stages of open coding, axial coding and selective coding, the model of the components of school social accountability was presented in 6 main categories of causal conditions, axial phenomenon (exploration of the components and dimensions of school social accountability: including 3 main categories of goals, characteristics, implementation method and 6 subcategories), causal conditions, strategies, contexts, intervening conditions and consequences of social accountability for use in schools. …”
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Determining the Teachers' Attitude towards "Mistake" and "Making Mistakes" in the Learning Process and Improving the Culture facing it (case study: elementary school students) by Mazhar Babaee, Hedyeh Azagh

“…The research tool was a semi-structured interview conducted by the researcher and the data format was audio. …”
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Barriers and supports for Indigenous youth and young adults with childhood- onset chronic health conditions transitioning from pediatric to adult healthcare: a qualitative study by Andrew S. Mackie, Mandi Gray, Alyssa Chappell, Kira Dlusskaya, Rick Lightning, Larry Listener, Arrol Crier, Barbara Dumigan-Jackson, Audrey Thomas, Bonny Graham, Randy Littlechild, Joshua Lightning, Azure Johnson, Patricia Rain, Maxine Cutarm, Richard T. Oster

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Awareness and acceptability of long-acting injectable pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention among female students at tertiary learning institutions: a multi-center, instituti... by Martin Kampamba, Pumulo Munawai, Remmy Sioma, Christabel Mwila Hikaambo, Steward Mudenda, Mukumbi Mutenda, Jean M. Mukumbuta, Muchindu Hampango, Muzyamba Malambo, Gunet Mwalungali, Audrey Hamachila, Billy Chabalenge, Jimmy Hangoma, Mashebe Innocent Ngula, Bernard Appiah

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Magnitude and factors associated with low birth weight among newborns in public health facilities of Mekelle City, northern Ethiopia: a multi-center study by Gebremichael Aregawi Teklehaimanot, Kahsay Zenebe Gebreslasie, Woldu Mammo Werid, Berhanu Gebresilassie, Gebregziabher Kidanemariam, Etsay Weldekidan Tsegay, Zenawi Hagos Gufue, Meresa Berwo Mengesha

“…Data were collected using a structured, interviewer-administered questionnaire and analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 21. …”
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Psychosocial, emotional and behavioral problems, quality of life, and mental health care seeking behaviors among children and adolescents in Jordan: a national school-based survey by Yousef Khader, Yousef Khader, Sara Abu Khudair, Sara Abu Khudair, Eizaburo Tanaka, Lara Kufoof, Mohannad Al Nsour, Ashraf Aqel, Mohammad Maayeh, Ahmad Kharabsha

“…ObjectivesThis study aimed to estimate the prevalence of psychosocial, emotional, and behavioral problems and their symptoms among children and adolescents in Jordan, assess their quality of life, and examine mental health help-seeking behavior.MethodsA large-scale school-based national survey was conducted in Jordan among children and adolescents aged 8 to 18 years (grades 3 to 12) from the host and refugee populations, utilizing a multi-stage stratified cluster sampling technique to select a nationally representative sample. Two versions of structured questionnaires were used: proxy parent version for students in grades 3 to 6 (8–11 years) and self-report version for students in grades 7 to 12 (12–18 years). …”
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Assessment of health-related quality of life and adherence to antituberculosis therapy among patients in three tertiary hospitals in Sierra Leone: a cross-sectional study by Michael Lahai, Sally-Mattu Conteh, Ahmed Vandy, Onome T. Abiri, Brian Thompson, Mohamed Bawoh, Alvin Turay, Peter Bai James

“…Method An institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted using a structured questionnaire to collect data from 384 patients from Connaught Hospital, Lakka and Kenema government hospitals. …”
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Feeding practices during childhood illness and associated factors among mothers of children under 24 month olds in southwest Ethiopia: A Facility-based cross-sectional study design by Diribsa Tizazu Hailu, Vinod Bagilkar, Ebissa Bayana, Tesfaye Asfaw, Merga Garoma Jatu, Assefa Desalew, Mulualem Keneni, Fentahun Meseret, Tigist Demeke

“…Methods A facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted from May 20 to June 20, 2023, involving 415 participants selected through a systematic random sampling technique.Data were collected through face-to-face interviews using a pretested, structured questionnaire.Data entry and analysis were performed using Epidata version 4.6 and Statistical Package for Social Science version 25.0, respectively. …”
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Assessment of drug utilization evaluation and post-dispensing knowledge of ophthalmic medications: an explanatory sequential mixed-methods study at the University of Gondar Compreh... by Abaynesh Fentahun Bekalu, Tekletsadik Tekleslassie Alemayehu, Gebremariam Wulie Geremew, Abebech Tewabe Gelaye, Habtamu Semagn Ayele, Demis Getachew, Alemante Tafese Beyna, Assefa Kebad Mengesha, Esileman Abdela Muche

“…Quantitative data were collected using an interviewer-administered structured questionnaire, and chart review was then entered into EpiData version 4.6 and analyzed using SPSS version 25. …”
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Incorporation of vasa previa screening into a routine anomaly scan: A single center cohort study by Millicent Nwandison, Elizabeth Daly‐Jones, Alexandra Drought, Lisa Story, Philippe De‐Rosnay, Neil Sebire, David Nyberg, Yinka Oyelese

“…We suggest the inclusion of structured VP assessment in standard fetal anomaly screening programs.…”
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Knowledge attitudes and practices of healthcare workers on respirator fit testing and PAPR use at a university medical center by Fatimah Alshahrani, Abba Elgujja, Lulwa Alabdan, Jaser S. Alharbi, Ali A. Rabaan, Ibrahim Alzayid, Mohammed Alasiri, Khalid Faqihi, Samih Alanazi

“…A total of 204 HCWs from different departments and hospitals around the medical center participated in cross-sectional research. Structured surveys measuring demographic variables, knowledge, attitudes, training experience, and compliance with fit testing and PAPR use gathered data. …”
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