Knowledge of and perception towards eclampsia among women and men in Unguja Island, Zanzibar: A qualitative study. by Nassra Is-Hak Yussuf, Jelle Stekelenburg, Michael Johnson Mahande, Rachel Nathaniel Manongi

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>Most participants had a lack of understanding of eclampsia and perceived that there are traditional and spiritual issues related to its causes, attributed risks and clinical presentation, which makes them rely more on traditional and spiritual treatments. Therefore, health educational programs in the community setting and at the antenatal clinics, aiming at improving knowledge and dismissing myths and misperceptions regarding eclampsia, are recommended in rural and urban areas of Unguja Zanzibar.…”
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Validation of the Maslach burnout inventory-general survey 9-item short version (MBI-GS9) among care aides in Canadian nursing homes by Anni Wang, Yinfei Duan, Seyedehtanaz Saeidzadeh, Peter G. Norton, Carole A. Estabrooks

“…Methods Following the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing, this study validated the MBI-GS9 among 3,765 care aides from 91 Canadian nursing homes, using data collected between September 2019 and February 2020 by the Translating Research in Elder Care (TREC) program. …”
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Factors influencing healthcare workers’ perceived compliance with infection prevention and control standards, North Bank East region, The Gambia, a cross-sectional study by Sheriffo M.K. Darboe, Sandra A. Darfour-Oduro, Godsway Edem Kpene, Abou Kebbeh, Nuha Fofana, Manjally Ndow, Kawsu Sanyang, Dwomoh Duah, Alfred Edwin Yawson, Ernest Kenu, Harriet Affran Bonful

“…To address this, the Ministry of Health should prioritize educational campaigns, and regular training to reinforce HCW knowledge, ensure Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) accessibility, and implement ongoing IPC practice monitoring among healthcare workers.…”
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Self-management of non-communicable diseases in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review. by Jason Hearn, Isaac Ssinabulya, Jeremy I Schwartz, Ann R Akiteng, Heather J Ross, Joseph A Cafazzo

“…Most interventions involved the use of short message service (SMS, N = 17) or phone calls (N = 12), while others incorporated educational sessions (N = 10) or the deployment of medical devices (N = 4). …”
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Patient’s Information Toward Some Modifiable Risk Factors of Ischemic Heart Disease by Bayan Omar Sharif, Aras Hamad Rasul, Osman Ibrahim Mahmud, Farman Nuri Abdulla

“…Also, the study demonstrated that there is no significant association between socio demographic data and level of patient’s information toward some modifiable risk factors of IHD, with age, gender, educational level and occupation with IHD, at p value greater than 0.05. …”
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Occurrence, Antimicrobial Resistance, and Virulence Profiles of Salmonella Serovars Isolated from Wild Reptiles in South Africa by Lungile N. Mlangeni, Tsepo Ramatla, Kgaugelo E. Lekota, Cormac Price, Oriel Thekisoe, Che Weldon

“…The findings highlight the necessity of educational initiatives aimed at reducing reptile-related infections. …”
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Evaluation of change in emergency care knowledge and skills among front-line healthcare providers in Ukraine with the Basic Emergency Care course: a pretest/post-test study by Sean M Kivlehan, Amy Allen, Olha Viun, Dmitry A Makarov, Daniel Schnorr, Sonny Patel, Sergii A Ryzhenko, Phuong Pham, Timothy B Erickson

“…The most common participant profession was resident physician (24%), followed by health educator (18%) and prehospital provider (14%).Interventions The 5-day WHO-ICRC BEC course.Primary and secondary outcome measures Change in pre-course and post-course knowledge and skill confidence assessments. …”
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Magnitude and Predictors of Dietary Diversity among HIV-Infected Adults on Antiretroviral Therapy: The Case of North-Western, Ghana by Louis Nebayeng Mornah, Mahama Saaka, Diana Pireh

“…Therefore, efforts should be made to strengthen and improve the economic status and to educate these vulnerable groups on the need to adhere to cotrimoxazole prophylaxis uptake.…”
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Stunting and Its Determinants among Children Aged 6–59 Months in Northern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Shiferaw Abeway, Bereket Gebremichael, Rajalakshmi Murugan, Masresha Assefa, Yohannes Mehretie Adinew

“…Being female (AOR: 2.8, 95% CI: 1.503–5.099), belonging to age group of 25–59 months (AOR: 4, 95% CI: 1.881–8.424) and birth weight of <2.5 kg (AOR: 5, 95% CI: 1.450–17.309), mothers' lack of ANC visits (AOR: 3.2 95% CI: 1.40–7.10), and mistimed complementary feeding initiation (AOR: 2.4, 95% CI: 1.266–4.606) were positively associated with child stunting, whereas educational status of the mother (AOR: 0.01, 95% CI: 0.001–0.063) showed negative association. …”
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Co-occurrence of behavioural risk factors for non-communicable diseases and mortality risk in Spain: a population-based cohort study by Iñaki Galán, Cristina Ortiz, Carmen Rodriguez-Blazquez, Teresa López-Cuadrado, Ana Ayuso-Álvarez

“…The association was stronger among individuals under 65 years of age, whereas it did not vary by sex and educational level. Those reporting five risk factors had SRRs of 6.35 (95% CI 2.91; 13.83) and 2.57 (95% CI 1.11; 5.98) for tumour-related and cardiovascular disease mortality, respectively.Conclusions The co-occurrence of unhealthy behaviours increases the risk of overall and cause-specific mortality. …”
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Prevalence of adherence and its impact on quality of life in oral anticoagulant users in Egypt: A cross-sectional study from two Egyptian university hospitals by Mohamed Terra, Amro Badr, Mohamed Baklola, Ibrahim Hegazy, Muhammed Elmanzlawey, Islam Elrakhawy, Ahmed Muhammed

“…Key adherence predictors include NOAC use, rural residency, and having relatives in medical professions. Educational level, initially significant, did not persist as a predictor in multivariate analysis. …”
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أنماط الافادة من شبکات التواصل الاجتماعیة و المهنیة لدى عینة من أعضاء هیئة التدریس بالجامعات المصریة... by د. اسماء محمد السید

“…The most positive forms of participation in the study community for the use ofsocial and professional networks varied between the access to news andinformation, learning new things through social networks, free expression ofopinion, enable overcoming the barrier of shyness between students andfaculty, and holding fruitful meetings and meetings With colleagues remotely,in addition to social networks as a means of communication and informationexchange, it is one of the most important educational tools to improve theeducational process.3. …”
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Gout Flare Burden in the United States: A Multiyear Cross‐Sectional Survey Study by Jasvinder A. Singh, Amy Morlock, Robert Morlock

“…Characteristics of those who were less likely to report gout flares included being younger, being less educated, having a lower Charlson Comorbidity Index score, not being diagnosed with gout by their doctor, and not taking a urate‐lowering therapy. …”
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Bridging inequity gaps in healthcare through tailored support: implementation perspectives of the Social Health Bridge-Building Programme by Gitte Valentin, Thomas Maribo, Claus Vinther Nielsen, Merete Tonnesen, Lisa Gregersen Oestergaard

“…The Individuals were characterised by short educational attainment, limited social support, unemployment, as well as poor physical and mental health. …”
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The Public Health Service “Increased Risk” 2020 Policy Change Has not Improved Organ Utilization in the United States: A Nationwide Cohort Study by Dane C. Paneitz, MD, MPH, Stanley B. Wolfe, MD, MPH, Duc Giao, BA, Shannon N. Tessier, PhD, Leigh Anne Dageforde, MD, MPH, Nahel Elias, MD, Seyed Alireza Rabi, MD, PHD, Eriberto Michel, MD, David A. D’Alessandro, MD, Asishana A. Osho, MD, MPH

“…The 2020 PHS “Increased Risk” Donor Guideline update was not associated with an increase in organ utilization rates in the first 2 years after its implementation, despite a decrease in the proportion of donors considered to be at higher risk. Further efforts to educate the community on the safe usage of high-risk organs are needed and may increase organ utilization.…”
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Impact of Funding Source on Long-Term Outcomes in Prostate Cancer: Analysis of a Large Public Database From Sao Paulo, Brazil by Fernando C. Maluf, Cintia S.K.S. de Oliveira, Patrícia K. Ziegelmann

“…The funding source was significantly associated with OS independent of age, educational level, and receipt of any treatment in the intermediate-risk (hazard ratio [HR], 2.28 [95% CI, 1.58 to 3.30]; P < .001) and high-risk (HR, 1.36 [95% CI, 1.02 to 1.80]; P = .04) groups, but not in the low-risk (HR, 0.85 [95% CI, 0.60 to 1.21]; P = .38) or metastatic groups (HR, 0.84 [95% CI, 0.64 to 1.11]; P = .23).CONCLUSIONThe worse OS observed for patients with prostate cancer with a public source of funding underscores the need for actions directed to improve the standards of public health care in Brazil.…”
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Z. Ivinskis: the first objective researcher of St. Casimir's life by Jonas Boruta

“…Casimir was not only a strong-willed ascetic but also an educated and gifted young man of the Renaissance period who actively took part in the country's government and politics; he was a prince who on certain questions of political life had his views which not always concurred with the political line of the Roman pontiffs. …”
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Dynamics of special endurance of athletes aged 13-15 years under the influence of the program of the Cossack duel by Andrij Plokhikh, Gennadij Ogar

“…In addition to the purely sports component, this sport has national traditions of educating healthy youth. The purpose of the study is to identify the impact of the Cossack duel program on the special endurance of athletes aged 13-15 year. …”
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Mobile application adjunct to the WHO basic emergency care course: a mixed methods study by Juma A Mfinanga, Hendry R Sawe, Anya L Greenberg, Andrea G Tenner, Alexandra Friedman, Paulina Nicholaus, Christian C Rose, Newton Addo, Catherine Reuben Shari, Upendo N George, Michael J Losak

“…Focus groups revealed five major themes related to BEC app adoption: educational utility, clinical utility, user experience, barriers to access and barriers to use.Conclusion The BEC app was well received, but no differences in knowledge retention and self-efficacy were observed between the two arms and only a very small number of participants reported using the app. …”
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Translating Runyankole- Rukiga Folktales Into English. by Tukaheebwa, Miria

“…The study recommends that folktale books in Runyankole¬Rukiga should be written, published, and distributed in schools to have an increased number of references for students in schools and other educational institutions Lessons of translation should be introduced in lower classes such that learners grow up while knowing their cultural folktales and this will improve folktale usage. …”
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