Acceptability, feasibility and appropriateness of intensified health education, SMS/phone tracing and transport reimbursement for uptake of voluntary medical male circumcision in a... by Mitch M Matoga, Evaristar Kudowa, Mercy Tsidya, Jennifer Tseka, Beatrice Ndalama, Naomi Bonongwe, Esther Mathiya, Edward Jere, Dumbo Yatina, Blessings Kamtambe, Mina C Hosseinipour, Charles S Chasela, Sara Jewett

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>The RITe intervention was acceptable, feasible and appropriate. However, culture/religion and structural barriers affected perceptions of appropriateness and feasibility, respectively. …”
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Socio-economic determinants and spatial analysis of access to sanitation among older adults in Ghana by Ebenezer Nana Kwaku Boateng, Yvonne Ami Adjakloe, Addae Boateng Adu-Gyamfi, Amos Apraku, Simon Mariwah, Razak M. Gyasi

“…Individual-level factors such as sex, age, marital status, education, rural residence, religion, ownership of household assets, and disabilities significantly influence sanitation access. …”
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Determinants of children ever born among ever-married women in Bangladesh: evidence from the Demographic and Health Survey 2017–2018 by Atikur Rahman, Zakir Hossain, Mohammad Lutfor Rahman, Enamul Kabir

“…Age at first marriage (p&lt;0.001, OR 0.74, 95% CI 0.666 to 0.825), age at first birth (p&lt;0.001, OR0.54, 95% CI 0.480 to 0.607), place of residence (p&lt;0.001, OR 0.79, 95% CI 0.712 to 0.872), exposure of media (p&lt;0.001, OR 0.71, 95% CI 0.647 to 0.768), religion (p&lt;0.001, OR 1.47, 95% CI 1.277 to 1.690), husband’s desire more child (p&lt;0.001, OR 1.60, 95% CI 1.428 to 1.784), women empowerment (p&lt;0.001, OR 1.19, 95% CI 1.075 to 1.3) and wealth index (p&lt;0.001, OR1.61, 95% CI 0.435 to 1.796) were found to be statistically significant determinants of the number of CEB among ever-married women. …”
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Caregiver acceptability of seasonal malaria chemoprevention in two districts in the Upper West region, Ghana: a cross-sectional study by Youssouf Diarra, Michael M. Opoku, Charles E. Amankwa, Raymond B. Annor, Justice Nonvignon, Harriet A. Bonful

“…Caregivers who practice Christianity or Islam had better acceptability than caregivers who practice African traditional religion (p < 0.001). Conclusion Health authorities and stakeholders can work towards bridging the gap between knowledge and SMC treatment practices of caregivers through continuous education, adherence counseling, and effective monitoring of SMC practices in malaria-endemic countries.…”
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The Phenomenon of Islamophobia in Germany on Indonesian Online News Sites 2018-2023 by Balkis Nur Azizah, Abdul Muntaqim Al Anshory, Adul Leesen

“…The cause could be due to an unpleasant experience experienced by the sufferer, or because they are influenced by news reporting that Islam is a harsh religion, so that they feel afraid if they must face Muslims. …”
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Book phenomenon in library philosophy and library research by Baiba Sporane

“…Another aspect is the book as a tool, a communicative tool, self-created as the result of human mental activities (like tools such as a spade or axe, but with different goals) for a specific goal—social communication (including religion, philosophy, fiction, thinking, etc.) and historical memory. …”
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Constitutional identity and national values in the conditions of permanent threats to Ukraine’s stateship by V. Kovalchuk

“…Constituent power is realized through the constitution, making elements of national identity (such as language, culture, religion, traditions, etc.) integral parts of constitutional identity. …”
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ANTROPOLOGICAL SKETCH OF THE SOCIAL STRUCTURE OF TRANSITIONAL SOCIETY by I. M. Bondarevych, N. M. Dievochkina

“…Carriers of slave consciousness have the lowest degree of control, which are in a fanatical state from the surrounding psychosocial influences (ideology, religion, etc.). The insignificant degree of self-control is discovered among those who have seized consciousness - social infants susceptible to populist promises. …”
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Turkish-Iranian Relations in the Middle East: in Search of the Regional Balance by I. A. Svistunova

“…Islamic revolution in Iran in 1979 has put Turkish and Iranian «models» in adversary positions to one another emphasizing religion vs secularism.The Turkish side has broadened the range of its instruments after Justice and Development Party coming to power in Ankara, although its aim remains to be the promotion of Western concepts in the Middle East. …”
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Quality of Life among Persons with HIV/AIDS in Iran: Internal Reliability and Validity of an International Instrument and Associated Factors by Pedram Razavi, Kaveh Hajifathalian, Behtash Saeidi, Gholamreza Esmaeeli Djavid, Mehrnaz Rasoulinejad, Mahboube Hajiabdolbaghi, Koosha Paydary, Parastoo Kheirandish, Mahsa Foroughi, SeyedAhmad SeyedAlinaghi, Minoo Mohraz, Willi McFarland

“…Compared to younger participants, patients older than 35 years had significantly lower scores in overall quality of life (P = 0.003), social relationships (P = 0.021), and spirituality/religion/personal beliefs (P = 0.024). Unemployed patients had significantly lower scores in overall quality of life (P = 0.01), level of independence (P = 0.004), and environment (P = 0.001) compared to employed participants. …”
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THE STORY OF DISTURBANCE IN THE QUR’AN: A STUDY OF THE TAFSIR AL-MISHBAH BY M. QURAISH SHIHAB by Febri Wardani, Roihatul Jannah Siagian, Muhammad Rizqi

“…Confusion in the Qur’an occurs to a servant related to religion and belief. Meanwhile, nowadays, many things are found that lead to confusion in world affairs. …”
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Factors Affecting Utilization of Insecticide Treated Nets in Households Among Children Under Five Years of Age in Kazo Town Council, Kazo District. by Tumwebaze, Rodgers

“…Results: The study findings indicate that significant socio-economic factors affect utilization of ITNs within households and these include; gender of the household head (p= .017), age of household head (p = .005), level of education; (p< .001) religion(p = .031), household size(p=0.028), income status(p= .031 ), number of children below 5(p= .002), gender of the child(p = .026), age of the child(p = .001), presence of fever a month before the survey and sleeping arrangement(p = .046). …”
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Patrimoine juif, pouvoir marocain by Chiara Lutteri

“…This article wishes to highlight the importance of religion in the political stability of the Moroccan monarchy. …”
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D. I. BLOKHINTSEV – SCIENTIST AND TEACHER. THE SPIRITUAL FOUNDATIONS OF SCIENTIFIC WORK by V. N. Pervushin

“…The scientist was the chairman of the organizing committees of 17 international conferences «Science, Philosophy and Religion» held in Dubna from 1990 to 2015 together with Institute of Philosophy of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Moscow Spiritual Academy in Sergiev Posad, Fund of Andrew the FirstCalled, and Center of National Glory of Russia.D. …”
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Náboženská a církevně-správní situace na Chrudimsku v 18. století ve světle zpovědních výkazů by Ladislav Nekvapil

“…First, the article briefly depicts the religious situation in the Chrudim region from the perspective of long-term development, pointing out the main factors of the preservation of folk religion mainly in rural areas in the period after the Battle of White Mountain. …”
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Le flirt à Rabat au Maroc : Engagements des corps et arrangements socio-spatiaux by Chadia Arab, Christophe Guibert

“…Our article intends to break with the dominant discourses and ethnocentric visions, in Morocco as in France, which consider sexualities in Morocco only through the prism of religion and women’s passivity. This article deals specifically with issues of power and bodies in the public space : what is possible and what is not. …”
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Determinants of family planning services uptake among women within the reproductive age in the Yendi municipality in Northern Ghana by Iddrisu Sulemana, Collins Gbeti, Maxwell Dalaba, Adadow Yidana, Gifty Apiung Aninanya

“…The significant sociodemographic determinants of family planning uptake were religion (Christians (aOR: 7.51; 95%CI: 1.48–38.00:; p = 0.015), traditionalist (aOR: 12.1; 95%CI: 1.90–78.36; p = 0.009)), education (secondary education (aOR: 84.99; 95%CI: 20.02–360.84:; p = 0.000), tertiary education (aOR: 158.74; 95%CI: 33.71–747.52; p = 0.000), no formal education (aOR: 11.83; 95%CI: 2.10–46.76:; p = 0.000)), occupation (farmers (aOR: 12.30; 95%CI: 3.21–47.03; p = 0.000)), and marital status (married (aOR: 0.13; 95%CI: 0.03–0.57; p = 0.007)). …”
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Psychosocial factors that predict happiness: A multigroup path analysis by Juan Martell-Muñoz, José Fernando Mora-Romo, David Luna, Filiberto Toledano-Toledano

“…Multigroup analysis identified differences in these effects, where participant sex, marital status and religion were moderating variables. Conclusions: The identification of the mediating and moderating variables of the direct and indirect effects of happiness will allow the development of intervention strategies to promote happiness in the population.…”
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Ideology and Values in Turkey's Foreign Policy by V. A. Avatkov

“…Government actions both at home and abroad are legitimized through references to religion and fate.«Democratic values». The Republic of Turkey considers itself the most democratic state in the world and contrasts itself with “Western democracies”, which, according to the Turkish leadership, are spreading hegemony rather than democracy.…”
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INTERFAITH MARRIAGE CONTROVERSIES IN SEMARANG: AN ANALYSIS OF QUR'ANIC LEGAL EXEGESIS by Abdul Basid, Lilik Nur Kholidah, Muhammad Fahmi Hidayatullah, Eka Kurnia Firmansyah, Ahmad Iwan Zunaih, Reza Ahmad Zahid

“…This paper responds to the identified problems by offering some recommendations for communication, better understanding around the differences as well as the maqasid al-shari’ah objectives of protecting religion and nashab. …”
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