Records Keeping and Financial Performance in Local Government: A Case Study of Rubanda District Local Government. by Birungi, Edinah

“…Finally the study recommends that Urgent step should be taken by the authorities concerned to conduct a records survey in order to carry out records appraisal, develop retention and disposal schedules, create records management procedures, prepare a disaster recovery and vital records plan. …”
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Factors Responsible For School Dropout At Different Levels of Education in Selected Academic Institutions in Kisoro Municipality Southern Division Kisoro District. by Kamahoro, Phionah

“…The study was conducted through cross-sectional survey design alongside qualitative and qualitative paradigms. …”
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Records Keeping and Financial Performance in Local Government: A Case Study of Rubanda District Local Government. by Birungi, Edinah

“…Finally, the study recommends that Urgent steps should be taken by the authorities concerned to conduct a records survey to carry out records appraisal, develop retention and disposal schedules, create records management procedures, and prepare a disaster recovery and vital records plan. …”
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Effects of Job Stress on Teachers Productivity in Primary Schools of Katuna Town Council in Kabale District. by Faida, Elias

“…The study will use a quantitative design incorporating a descriptive survey approach. The target population was institutional employees in Katuna town council, Kabale – Uganda. …”
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Land Use and is Impact on Agricultural Productivity in Mutara Sub-County Mitooma District. by Tusingwire, Pamellah

“…The study adopted a cross-sectional survey design where both qualitative and quantitative approaches were employed. …”
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Models based on dietary nutrients predicting all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in people with diabetes by Fang Wang, Yukang Mao, Jinyu Sun, Jiaming Yang, Li Xiao, Qingxia Huang, Chenchen Wei, Zhongshan Gou, Kerui Zhang

“…The retrospective cohort study collected 5060 participants with DM from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999–2018. The least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) regression and random forest (RF) algorithm were applied to identify key mortality-related dietary factors, which were subsequently incorporated into risk prediction nomogram models. …”
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Patterns of food preparation in children and adult diets and their associations with demographic and socio-economic characteristics, health and nutritional status, physical activit... by Mariana Correia Castro Rei, Daniela Macedo Correia, Duarte Paulo Martins Torres, Carla Maria Moura Lopes, Ana Isabel Almeida Costa, Sara Simões Pereira Rodrigues

“…Dietary data from a national-representative sample (n = 5005, 3–84 years) of the Portuguese National Food, Nutrition, and Physical Activity Survey (IAN-AF 2015/16) were classified by preparation locations (at or away from home) and analysed via hierarchical clustering. …”
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An Overview of Patient-reported Outcomes for Men with Prostate Cancer: Results from the PIONEER Consortium by Sebastiaan Remmers, Katharina Beyer, Tariq A. Lalmahomed, Peter Prinsen, Nicole J.E. Horevoorts, Nora Tabea Sibert, Christoph Kowalski, Francesco Barletta, Oliver Brunckhorst, Giorgio Gandaglia, Jochem R.N. van der Voort van Zyp, Emma J. Smith, Andre Deschamps, Laurence Collette, Philip Cornford, Susan Evans-Axelsson, James N’Dow, Mieke Van Hemelrijck, Monique J. Roobol, Lionne D.F. Venderbos

“…Key findings and limitations: We identified eight data sources originating from various settings: routine hospital data, embedded research PRO collection, survey data collected by a patient organization, multi-institutional prospective cohort study, and registry data. …”
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Association of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances with gout risk: a cross-sectional analysis of NHANES 2007–2018 data emphasizing mixture effects by Haixin Feng, Siran Li, Shiqing Huang, Linxi He, Ruihao Huang, Renhuizi Wei, Xin Peng, Haiyi Yan, Chongxiang Xiong, Bingsong Zhang

“…ObjectiveThis study examined associations between serum concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) and gout risk in the U.S. adult population using the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2007–2018 data. And assessing the potential intermediary effect of uric acid.MethodsThe study included 8,494 participants, with 385 having gout. …”
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Zoonotic diseases awareness and food safety practices among livestock farmers in Nepal by Deepak Subedi, Alok Dhakal, Sumit Jyoti, Sanjay Paudel, Sanjay Paudel, Ganesh Ranabhat, Ananda Tiwari, Ahmad I. Al-Mustapha, Ahmad I. Al-Mustapha, Ahmad I. Al-Mustapha

“…This study evaluated the awareness of zoonotic diseases and preventive practices for zoonotic and foodborne diseases among livestock farmers of the Chitwan, Rupandehi, and Tanahun districts of Nepal by conducting a cross-sectional survey of 280 livestock farmers. They were recruited using the purposive sampling method from October to December 2022. …”
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Assessment of mental health literacy using a multifaceted measure among a Chinese rural population by Liang Zhou, Shui-yuan Xiao, Mi Hu, Hui-ming Liu, Yu Yu, Zi-wei Liu, Xi-guang Liu, Joyce P Yang

“…Finally, 2052 participants completed the survey.Primary and secondary outcome measures Primary outcome was correct response rate of the MHKQ; secondary outcome measures were association between sociodemographics and MHL, and association between MHL and health outcomes.Results Correct response rates for the 20 MHKQ items ranged from 19% to 94%, with a mean rate of 58%. …”
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Impact of social determinants and medical mistrust on parent-child HPV vaccination in economically disadvantaged communities: implications for cancer prevention by Marcelo M. Sleiman, Mary Rose Yockel, Mingqian Liu, Joanne Wendolowski, Lucile L. Adams-Campbell, Chiranjeev Dash, Lisa Carter-Bawa, Abraham Aragones, Sahana Arumani, Kenneth P. Tercyak

“…IntroductionHuman papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination and intentions, their correlates, and barriers among age-eligible parents and their children living in very economically disadvantaged communities were assessed.MethodsParents (N=198; 45% Black, 42% Latine, 57% educated <=high school [HS], 74% income <$60k annually) with children ages 10-17 from Washington, DC and Hackensack, NJ were intercepted at community events and surveyed.ResultsAmong age-eligible parents, 20% were vaccinated against HPV. …”
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Use of cannabis during pregnancy and birth outcomes in an Aboriginal birth cohort: a cross-sectional, population-based study by Deirdre Gartland, Stephanie J Brown, Karen Glover, Fiona K Mensah, Cathy Leane, Jane Yelland, Jackie Ah Kit, Deanna Stuart-Butler, Donna Weetra, Jonathan Newbury

“…We aimed to assess the extent to which adverse birth outcomes are associated with maternal cannabis use and exposure to stressful events and social health issues during pregnancy.Design/setting Cross-sectional, population-based survey of women giving birth to Aboriginal babies in South Australia, July 2011–June 2013. …”
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Association between daily sitting time and sarcopenia in the US population: a cross-sectional study by Alei Zhang, Yanlei Li, Jinlei Zhou, Yuan Zhang, Shanggao Xie, Haiyu Shao, Tingxiao Zhao, Tao Tang

“…Method This study analyzed the association between daily sitting time and sarcopenia using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES 2011–2018). Daily sitting time was assessed through questionnaires, while sarcopenia was measured using body mass index (BMI) adjusted appendicular skeletal muscle mass (ASM). …”
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Cohort profile: the multigeneration Respiratory Health in Northern Europe, Spain and Australia (RHINESSA) cohort by Thorarinn Gislason, Torben Sigsgaard, Vivi Schlünssen, Joachim Heinrich, Jesús Martínez-Moratalla, Øistein Svanes, Mathias Holm, Bertil Forsberg, Dan Norbäck, Rain Jogi, Kjell Torén, Deborah Jarvis, Magnus Ekström, Adrian Lowe, Caroline J Lodge, Michael Abramson, Shyamali Dharmage, Kathrine Pape, Cecilie Svanes, Gita Mishra, Caroline Lodge, Lyle Gurrin, Bruce Thompson, Eva Lindberg, Christer Janson, Simone Accordini, Ane Johannessen, Bryndis Benediktsdottir, Karl Franklin, Andrei Malinovschi, Anna Oudin, Francisco Gómez Real, José Luis Sánchez-Ramos, Lennart Bråbäck, Torgeir Storaas, Shanshan Xu, Julia Dratva, John Holloway, Jorunn Kirkeleit, Christine Cramer, Gro Tjalvin, Anne Mette Lund Würtz, Randi Jacobsen Bertelsen, Oskar Jõgi, Signe Timm, Francisco Javier Callejas, Raúl Godoy, Trude Duelien Skorge, Christine Drengenes, Nils Oskar Jõgi, Maryia Khomich, Toril Mørkve Knudsen, Ingrid Kuiper, Juan Pablo López-Cervantes, Marianne Lønnebotn, Shokouh Makvandi-Nejad, Antonio Pérez, Anders Røsland, Rajesh Shigdel, Svein Magne Skulstad, Kai Triebner, Hilde Vindenes, Jose Luis Sanchez, Jose Maldonado, David Martino, Jennifer Perret, Lucia Calciano, William Horsnell, Susanne Krauss-Etchmann

“…Their G2 parents participated in the population-based cohorts, European Community Respiratory Heath Survey and Respiratory Health In Northern Europe, followed since the early 1990s when they were 20–44 years old, at 8–10 years intervals. …”
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Effect of prenatal multiple micronutrient supplementation on birth weight in Ethiopia: protocol for a pragmatic cluster-randomised trial by Joanna Schellenberg, Charles Opondo, Tanya Marchant, Lars Åke Persson, Masresha Tessema, Atkure Defar, Alemneh Kabeta Daba, Girum Taye, Senait Alemayehu, Elias Asfaw, Anene Tesfa, Bedasa Tessema, Kalkidan Zenebe

“…We hypothesise that newborns of women resident in the 21 multiple micronutrient supplementation districts will have higher mean birth weight than newborns of women resident in the 21 iron-folic acid supplementation districts. Facility surveys involving pregnant women and healthcare workers at baseline, midline and endline contribute to a process evaluation and cost and cost-effectiveness evaluation.Ethics and dissemination The study received ethical approval from the review boards at the Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI-IRB-455-2022) and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM ref 28021). …”
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Nested case-control study investigating factors affecting initial adoption of HIV self-testing among men who have sex with men in Guangzhou, China: amidst comprehensive service cov... by Yuzhou Gu, JiaLi Yang, Yefei Luo, Lishan Zhan, Fanghua Liu, Wenting Zeng, Huifang Xu, Huifang Xu, Yongheng Lu, Yanshan Cai, Zhigang Han

“…Electronic questionnaires were used for baseline and follow-up surveys to collect demographic information, sexual behavior characteristics and HIVST utilization in the past 6 months. …”
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Characteristics of the First Italian Older Adults Vaccinated with an Adjuvanted Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Vaccine by Alexander Domnich, Andrea Orsi, Piero Luigi Lai, Elvira Massaro, Carlo-Simone Trombetta, Julieta Pastorino, Charlott Roihl, Marianna Pianta, Giancarlo Icardi, Donatella Panatto

“…<i>Results</i>: A total of 453 vaccinees completed the survey. Their mean age was 74.9 ± 8.0 years, and 50.6% were males. …”
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The global, regional, and national patterns of change in the burden of bacterial pyoderma from 1990 to 2019 and the forecast for the next decade by Hao Wang, Zihao Bai, Chong Shen, Jiaxi Kou, Yanqing Zhu, Huaxia Xie, Chen Chen, Ran Mo

“…Data were sourced from the GBD 2019 database, comprising various sources such as censuses, surveys, and registries. Estimates for pyoderma incidence, mortality, and DALYs, along with their 95% uncertainty intervals (UI), were retrieved. …”
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Association of ambient temperature with social isolation among the community-dwelling Chinese older adults: A cross-sectional study in Hong Kong by Eliza Lai-Yi Wong, Hong Qiu, Kin-Fai Ho, Annie Wai-Ling Cheung, Hera Leung, Frank Youhua Chen, Eng-Kiong Yeoh

“…Methods: We took advantage of a cross-sectional survey conducted between January 2017 and November 2018 from a community service program special for older adults aged ≥60 who lived in a central community of Hong Kong. …”
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