Personal and professional experiences related to Sars-Cov-2 infection and attitudes to vaccination against COVID-19: the case of medical workers in the Republic of Moldova Experie... by RUSNAC Svetlana

“…Since the spring of 2020, they have gone through a series of experiences, which have influenced their attitudes towards health and professional activity: the growing number of confirmed and suspected cases, the overwhelming workload, the lack of personal protective equipment, the constant pressure by mass media, the lack of necessary medicines and others, which frequently created the feeling of lack of adequate social and governmental support. …”
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Toxoplasmosis—Awareness and Knowledge of Pregnant Women in Rural Areas of Malakand Region, Pakistan by Wali Khan, Hafeez ur Rahman, Yousef Abdal Jalil Fadladdin, Naseem Rafiq, Robi Naz, Patricio R. De los Rios-Escalante, Shabir Ahmad, Shouaa Abdulaziz Alrobaish, Noorah Saleh Al-Sowayan

“…The majority of pregnant women with one child used the social media, followed by mass media as sources of information about toxoplasmosis. …”
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Food habit, physical activity and nutritional status of adolescents in selected schools of Madhyapur Thimi municipality, Nepal: A cross-sectional study. by Samiksha Baral, Anil Kumar Singh, Arjun Aryal, Jwala Subedi, Utsav Dhakal, Anita Khanal

“…Factors showing a statistical association with being overweight included the mother's occupation, fruit avoidance, exposure to mass media advertisements, junk food consumption. Almost all the participants (93%) consumed junk food with (57.5%) consuming daily or alternately. …”
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The changing role of a book in the society by Julija Zinkevičienė

“…The place of a book within the system of mass media and its future is also discussed. A document, as a source of knowledge, is a unity of content and form. …”
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The Relationship between Academic History and Audio-Visual History in Lithuania: A Closing of the Gap? by Rūta Šermukšnytė

“…Stumbling blocks for historians preventing cooperation with audio-visual communications specialists are held to be the following: an arrogant position on the part of academics in regard to mass media, the inappropriate application of scientific standards in judging films and programs due to a lack of understanding of the individual specific features of the cinema and television, and the failure of historians to popularize their research. …”
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The association of social media use and other social factors with symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in Egyptian university students by Mustafa Mohammed Hassan, Hisham Ahmed Orebi, Basem Salama, Ibrahim Ali Kabbash

“…The risk for ADHD increased significantly among those who used mass media to watch reels. ADHD risk was found to increase with increased hours of watching media during the study period (p < 0.001) during weekends (p = 0.001) and holidays (p = 0.038). …”
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Factors Influencing the Practice of Breast Self-Examination among Female Tertiary Students in Ho, Ghana by Rosemary Ami Amegbedzi, Joyce Komesuor, Hubert Amu, Elvis Enowbeyang Tarkang

“…Therefore, it is recommended that the Ministry of Health, the Ghana Health Service, and other stakeholders in Ghana’s healthcare should develop and implement innovative approaches and policies such as peer and support groups’ learning, and mass media BSE awareness aimed at ensuring better understanding and access to BSE education. …”
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Bibliotherapy, reading and life quality coherence: interdisciplinary point by Daiva Janavičienė

“…The public word in books and mass media is important in many respects. Recently, we could only read popular information on psychology in secret printing presses, with copies traveling from hand to hand. …”
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Determinants of healthcare insurance coverage among women of reproductive age in Tanzania: A multilevel mixed effect analysis. by Sanun Ally Kessy, Jovin R Tibenderana, Jomo Gimonge, Fabiola V Moshi

“…Similarly, women who were exposed to mass media were more likely to be covered with health care insurance compared to unexposed (AOR = 1.43, 95% CI: 1.14, 1.78), in the Random effect model Intra-Cluster Correlation (ICC) value in Model III was 0.27.…”
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Maternity Continuum Care Completion and Its Associated Factors in Northwest Ethiopia by Daniel Tsega, Melaku Admas, Asmare Talie, Tesfa Birlew Tsega, Molla Yigzaw Birhanu, Simegn Alemu, Belayneh Mengist

“…Women with secondary education and above (AOR=2.75, 95% CI 1.42-5.32), urban residence (AOR=2.45, 95% CI 1.35-4.45), using ambulance transport (AOR=3.96, 95% CI 2.19-7.19), mass media exposure (AOR=3.64, 95% CI 2.02-6.56), and distance from health facilities (AOR=3.22, 95% CI 1.84-5.63) showed significant positive associations with completion of maternity continuum care. …”
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Determining AI-Based Learning Adoption Model for Students in Entrepreneurship Education: A Design Thinking Approach by Cep Abdul Baasith Wahpiyudin, Sabda Alam Muhammadan, Riska Amalia, Adelia Chrisanta, Asep Taryana

“…Additionally, interpersonal interactions and mass media positively influence attitudes and perceived usefulness, while awareness does not have a significant effect. …”
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Index-based livestock insurance schemes to manage climate risks in Ethiopia: determinants of farmer’s willingness to pay and lessons learned from Dasenech district, South Omo by Tagesse Melketo, Degefa Tolossa, Meskerem Abi, Sisay Bedeke, Tenaw Fentaw

“…Furthermore, farmers with larger assets, such as land and livestock, have more confidence in paying capacity for insurance. Farmers with mass media access were more likely to pay for IBLI. …”
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Help-seeking behaviors among survivors of intimate partner violence during pregnancy in 54 low- and middle-income countries: evidence from Demographic and Health Survey data by Mariella Stiller, Michael Lowery Wilson, Till Bärnighausen, Adebola Adedimeji, Erin Lewis, Anne Abio

“…Evidence shows that help-seeking behaviors were associated with IPV survivors’ age and educational attainment, survivors’ employment status and earnings compared to their partners, survivors’ consumption of mass media, intimate partner’s age and education, spouse’s alcohol consumption and controlling behaviors, survivors’ wealth index, place of residence, and health-seeking barriers, among others. …”
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Assessing the Influence of High Population Growth Rate on Food Security in Nyamweru Subcounty Rubanda District. by Twinamasiko, Derrick

“…The study recommends that family planning programs should be designed to provide information, services, and modern means of fertility control to those who are interested, the study recommended that the government should use several methods to control high population growth such as one or two children per family policy, girl child education through giving them scholarships and the researcher recommended that there should be sensitization of people through mass media about the dangers of high population so that people can reduce on early marriages.…”
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Poly-ADP ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitor regimens for platinum-sensitive ovarian cancer in randomized, double-blind, phase III controlled trials: protocol for a systematic revie... by Xiaolian Peng, Jie Liu

“…We plan to publish the results of this systematic review and network meta-analysis in peer-reviewed scientific journals, conferences, and the mass media.Systematic review registrationPROSPERO, CRD42024511248, available from: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?…”
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Faktor-Faktor yang Berhubungan dengan Usia Menarche Siswi SMP Adabiah by Fitrah Umi Mutasya, Edison ., Hasnar Hasyim Hasyim

“…There is a significant correlation between the level of per capita income and nutritional status with age of menarche, while the level of parental education and exposure to mass media have no significant correlation with age of menarche.…”
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Fostering Media Literacy: A Systematic Evidence Review of Intervention Effectiveness for Diverse Target Groups by Leen d'Haenens, Joyce Vissenberg, Marit Puusepp, Natalia Edisherashvili, Diego Martinez-Castro, Ellen Johanna Helsper, Łukasz Tomczyk, Tania Azadi, Sylwia Opozda-Suder, Erika Maksniemi, Guna Spurava, Katariina Salmela-Aro, Niina Sormanen, Sini Tiihonen, Terhi-Anna Wilska, Lauri Hietajärvi, Gemma Martínez, Nekane Larrañaga, Maialen Garmendia, Rubén Olveira-Araujo, Verónica Donoso, Margus Pedaste, Dominika Sepielak

“…A comprehensive search across major scientific databases (Web of Science, Scopus, ProQuest, Communication & Mass Media Complete, and Education Resources Information Centre) and rigorous screening and coding processes identified 119 studies on media literacy intervention effectiveness and outcomes. …”
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Iron and folic acid supplementation compliance during pregnancy and its effect on post-pregnancy anaemia among reproductive-age women in East Africa by Melaku Tadege Engidaw, Patricia Lee, Faruk Ahmed

“…Maternal education, the timing of antenatal care (ANC) visits, wanted index pregnancy (last pregnancy), wealth status, healthcare access, mass media exposure and ANC services from skilled healthcare providers were significantly associated with compliance with IFA supplementation among pregnant women. …”
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Knowledge and Attitude on Insulin Self-Administration among Type 1 Diabetic Patients at Metu Karl Referral Hospital, Ethiopia by Tewodros Yosef

“…Besides, strengthening of information, education, and communication (IEC) on the issue of diabetes and insulin self-administration using mass media (television/radio) plays paramount importance.…”
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Rabies-preventive health program for mothers in maternal and child health centers: quasi experimental study by Samia Ibrahim Mabrouk Baraka, Rania Abd Elmohsen Abo El Nour, M. A. Abdelzaher, Eman Mahmoud Seif El–Nasr

“…Recommendations Dissemination of the program through mass media campaigns and community outreach activities to enhance public knowledge, improve attitudes, and promote better practices regarding rabies prevention and control measures.…”
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