Exploring smartphone utilization patterns, addiction, and associated factors in school-going adolescents: A mixed-method study by Hemangi M. Ladani, M Yogesh, Nidhi S. Trivedi, Rohankumar B. Gandhi, Dhruv Lakkad

“…Factors associated with smartphone use are statistically significant based on adjusted odds ratios (AOR), which were urban residence [2.5 (1.8–3.8)], use of handsfree kit [2.04 (1.56–2.95)], illiterate father’s education [2.7 (1.9–7.8)], illiterate [2.38 (1.98–5.7)], primary/secondary educated [2.15 (1.06–4.3)] mother’s education, and addiction [3.2 (1.7–4.3)]. …”
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The Impact of Chronic Low-Back Pain on Quality of Life among Samples of Iraqi Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study by Nadia Ayad Mohammed Jawad, Mohammad Hadi Alosami, Zainab Fadhil Mahdi

“…Approximately 72% were married, and the highest percentage (40%) had a secondary educational level. The individuals under study had a mean body mass index (BMI) of 28.61 kg/m2. …”
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Individual-level Predictors of Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness: Urban–Rural Comparison by Onyinye Ginika Mba, Ibitein Ngowari Okeafor

“…Predictors were possession of secondary educational level or higher (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]: 4.9; 95% CI: 1.5–15.5), being employed (AOR: 2.7; 95% CI: 1.5–15.0) and ANC attendance (AOR: 29.2; 95% CI: 8.8–96.9) in urban, whereas amongst the rural, it was ANC attendance (AOR: 20.0; 95% CI: 9.1–43.7). …”
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Magnitude and Factors Associated with Precervical Cancer among Screened Women in Southern Ethiopia by Terefu Teka, Mesfin Kote, Gemechu Kejela, Tagel Getachew

“…Having primary educational status (AOR [95% CI]) = 0.2 [0.1, 0.96)] and secondary educational status (AOR[95% CI]) = 0.1 [0.02,0.3]), having history of smoking [AOR (95% CI) = 3.7 (1.4-9.9)], having two and more than two life time sexual partners [AOR (95% CI) = 2.2 (1.1-4.7)], having age at first sexual intercourse less than eighteen years [AOR (95% CI) = 6.6 (3.14-13.0)] were significantly associated with precervical cancer. …”
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Individual and community level factors associated with household level food insecurity of Ethiopia: multilevel mixed effects analysis of 2021 Performance Monitoring for Action Ethi... by Eyob Ketema Bogale, Tadele Fentabel Anagaw, Misganaw Guadie Tiruneh, Eneyew Talie Fenta, Destaw Endeshaw, Ousman Adal, Abiyu Abadi Tareke, Natnael Kebede, Amare Mebrat Delie

“…Households who have not been educated (AOR: 5.62 with 95% CI: 2.74, 11.5), having primary educational status (AOR: 2.58 with 95% CI: 1.35, 4.92), having secondary educational status (AOR: 2.20 with 95% CI: 1.17, 4.14), households having middle wealth status (AOR: 3.00 with 95% CI: 1.05, 8.50), households having poor wealth status (AOR: 5.18 with 95% CI: 2.00, 13.4), households doesn’t owned any livestock (AOR: 1.68 with 95% CI: 1.09, 2.84), and complete household income loss since COVID-19 restrictions began (AOR: 3.63 with 95% CI: 1.76, 7.50) were statistically associated with household-level food insecurity. …”
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Spatial distribution and determinants of children ever born among reproductive age women in Ethiopia: spatial and multilevel analysis of 2019 mini Ethiopian demographic health surv... by Ahmed Fentaw Ahmed, Bezawit Adane, Tilahun Degu Tsega, Mekides Nigusu, Kalaab Esubalew Sharew, Abebaw Molla, Mulugeta Tesfa

“…Whereas, women who were primary educated [AOR = 0.18, 95% CI (0.12, 0.27)], women who were secondary educated [AOR = 0.0.05, 95% CI (0.02, 0.13)], women's whose age at first birth after 20 year [AOR = 0.38, 95% CI (0.27, 0.51)] and women's who were using contraceptive [AOR = 0.59, 95% CI (0.44–0.78) were negatively associated with high number of CEB. …”
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