What are the general public’s expectations about the likely duration of common acute infections? A cross-sectional survey of Australian residents by Mark Jones, Tammy Hoffmann, Mina Bakhit, Kwame Peprah Boaitey

“…Objectives To explore the general public’s expectations about the likely duration of acute infections that are commonly managed in primary care and if care is sought for these infections, reasons for doing so.Design A cross-sectional online survey.Participants A nationwide sample of 589 Australian residents, ≥18 years old with representative quotas for age and gender, recruited via an online panel provider.Outcome measures For eight acute infections, participants’ estimated duration of each, time until they would seek care, and reasons for seeking care.Results For four infections, participants’ mean estimates of duration were within an evidence-based range—common cold (7.2 days), sore throat (5.2 days), acute otitis media (6.2 days) and impetigo (8.3 days); and >70% of the participants estimated a duration within the range. …”
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Prevalence and Correlates of Truancy among School-Going Adolescents in Mozambique: Evidence from the 2015 Global School-Based Health Survey by Abdul-Aziz Seidu

“…This study examined the prevalence of truancy and its associated factors among 1500 school-going adolescents using the 2015 Mozambique Global School-based Student Health Survey data. The association was assessed using bivariate (Chi square) and multivariate (logistic regression) analysis. …”
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Support for mobilising medical students to join the COVID-19 pandemic emergency healthcare workforce: a cross-sectional questionnaire survey by Sten Rasmussen, Mike Sæderup Astorp, Gustav Valentin Blichfeldt Sørensen, Jeppe Emmersen, Alexander Wolfhagen Erbs, Stig Andersen

“…The questionnaire was developed by an expert panel in a process of four iterations.Results A total of 486 students of 688 (70.6%) completed the survey within 7 days in March 2020. 80% had decided to join the pandemic emergency healthcare workforce. …”
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Association between chronic kidney disease and oxidative balance score: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2005–2018 by Cong Liu, Jiju Yang, Hongdian Li, Yuanyuan Deng, Pengfei He, Jiao Zhang, Mianzhi Zhang, Mianzhi Zhang, Mianzhi Zhang

“…This study aims to explore the relationship between OBS and the risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD).MethodsThis cross-sectional study included nationally representative National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) participants aged 18 and above from 2005 to 2018. …”
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ALMA/SCUBA-2 COSMOS Survey: Properties of X-Ray- and SED-selected Active Galactic Nuclei in Bright Submillimeter Galaxies by Ryosuke Uematsu, Yoshihiro Ueda, David M. Alexander, A. M. Swinbank, Ian Smail, Carolina Andonie, Chian-Chou Chen, Ugne Dudzevičiūtė, Soh Ikarashi, Kotaro Kohno, Yuichi Matsuda, Annagrazia Puglisi, Hideki Umehata, Wei-Hao Wang

“…We utilize the bright sample of the ALMA/SCUBA-2 COSMOS Survey (AS2COSMOS), which consists of 260 SMGs with S _870 _μ _m  = 0.7–19.2 mJy at z  = 0–6. …”
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Thyroid Function in Korean Adolescents with Obesity: Results from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey VI (2013–2015) by Won Kyoung Cho, Hyo-Kyoung Nam, Jae Hyun Kim, Young-Jun Rhie, Sochung Chung, Kee-Hyoung Lee, Byung-Kyu Suh

“…Among 2679 subjects aged 10–19 years who participated in the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey VI (2013–2015), 1067 adolescents (M=559, F=508) with available data on free T4 (FT4) and thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) were included. …”
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Optimising Xpert-Ultra and culture testing to reliably measure tuberculosis prevalence in the community: findings from surveys in Zambia and South Africa by Richard Hayes, Sarah Fidler, Sian Floyd, María Rupérez, Helen Ayles, Redwaan Vermaak, Kwame Shanaube, Albertus Schaap, Eveline Klinkenberg, Petra de Haas, Barry Kosloff, Thomas Gachie, Pete J Dodd, Chali Wapamesa, Michael J Burnett, Nico Kalisvaart, Tila Mainga, Linda Mureithi

“…Objectives Prevalence surveys remain the best way to assess the national tuberculosis (TB) burden in many countries. …”
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Examining cancer patient preferences during three stages of decision making and family involvement: a multicenter survey study in China by Siyu Yan, Danqi Wang, Qiao Huang, Yongbo Wang, Manru Fan, Hongyang Xue, Linxin Yu, Yinghui Jin

“…Methods A total of 1,422 cancer patients from four tertiary hospitals in China were included in the cross-sectional survey. Patient Expectation for Participation in Medical Decision-making Scale was used to measure patients’ information, deliberation and decisional control preferences. …”
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A Survey of Wild Indigenous <i>Cryptostylis ovata</i> Orchid Populations in Western Australia Reveals Spillover of Exotic Viruses by Stephen Wylie, Hua Li, Shu Hui Koh

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Evaluation of Senior Dental Students’ General Attitude towards the Use of Rubber Dam: A Survey among Two Dental Schools by Jale Tanalp, Müzeyyen Kayataş, Elif Delve Başer Can, Mehmet Baybora Kayahan, Tuğçe Timur

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Keinginan Berhenti Merokok Pada Pelajar Perokok Berdasarkan Global Youth Tobacco Survey di SMK Negeri Kota Padang by Sulastri Sulastri, Deddy Herman, Eryati Darwin

“…Berdasarkan Factsheet Global Youth Tobacco Survey di Indonesia memaparkan 4 dari 5 orang perokok berkeinginan untuk berhenti merokok. …”
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Effect of Antihypertensive Therapy on SCORE-Estimated Total Cardiovascular Risk: Results from an Open-Label, Multinational Investigation—The POWER Survey by Guy De Backer, Robert J. Petrella, Assen R. Goudev, Ghazi Ahmad Radaideh, Andrzej Rynkiewicz, Atul Pathak

“…The Physicians' Observational Work on patient Education according to their vascular Risk (POWER) survey was an open-label investigation of eprosartan-based therapy (EBT) for control of high blood pressure in primary care centers in 16 countries. …”
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Geological Sites Supporting the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda: A Survey on the North Coast of São Paulo, Brazil by Laíza Lauriano, Debora Queiroz, Maria Garcia

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Occupational and non-occupational factors of post-COVID-19 condition: a cross-sectional survey in the French general working population by Joël Coste, Cyrille Delpierre, Tatjana T Makovski, Melissa Rushyizekera

“…The aim of this study was to investigate these factors.Methods A nationwide random sampling cross-sectional survey was conducted among the adult population in mainland France after the large Omicron waves in the autumn of 2022. …”
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Stigmatization of people with mental illness – a matter of milieu-specific worldviews? Results from a population-based survey in Germany by Jenny Spahlholz, Eva Baumann, Sven Speerforck, Sven Speerforck, Christian Sander, Christian Sander, Matthias C. Angermeyer, Georg Schomerus, Georg Schomerus

“…We used a milieu approach to investigate how shared social, cultural and political orientations and expectations are associated with manifestations of the mental-illness related stigma.MethodsWe analyzed cross-sectional data from 3,042 adults aged ≥18 years from a national vignette-based representative survey on the stigma of mental illness in Germany from 2020. …”
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Health profile of residents of retirement villages in Auckland, New Zealand: findings from a cross-sectional survey with health assessment by Kathy Peri, Michal Boyd, Martin J Connolly, Joanna B Broad, Dale Bramley, Zhenqiang Wu, Katherine Bloomfield, Joanna Hikaka, Annie Tatton, Cheryl Calvert, Ann-Marie Higgins

“…During the 2 weeks prior to survey, 34% received home supports and 10% personal care. …”
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Firth's penalized logistic regression: A superior approach for analysis of data from India's National Mental Health Survey, 2016 by Satish Suhas, Narayana Manjunatha, Channaveerachari Naveen Kumar, Vivek Benegal, Girish N. Rao, Mathew Varghese, Gopalkrishna Gururaj

Subjects: “…national mental health survey…”
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‘It would not be tolerated in any other profession except medicine’: survey reporting on undergraduates’ exposure to bullying and harassment in their first placement year by Anja Timm

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Treatment Inertia and Symptom Burden in Anemia of CKD: Insights from the SATISFY Survey in the Middle East, South Africa, and T&uuml;rkiye by Arici M, Al-Ghamdi SMG, Assounga AG, El-Koraie AF, McMillan A, Camidge LJ, Sumarsono B, Blogg M, Ng DB, Lansang EP

“…Physician and patient perceptions of treatment were captured via cross-sectional surveys; patients’ clinical characteristics were recorded by retrospective review of medical records.Results: Data were collected from 1788 patients and 217 physicians. …”
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Geographical accessibility of emergency neonatal care services in Ethiopia: analysis using the 2016 Ethiopian Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care Survey by Andrew Hayen, Getiye Dejenu Kibret, Daniel Demant

“…We used the 2016 Ethiopian Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care survey in addition to several geospatial data sources.Results We estimated that 21.4%, 35.9% and 46.4% of live births in 2016 were within 30, 60 and 120 min of travel time of fully EmNeC services, but there was considerable variation across regions. …”
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