Barriers and facilitators to the conduct of critical care research in low and lower-middle income countries: A scoping review. by Bharath Kumar Tirupakuzhi Vijayaraghavan, Ena Gupta, Nagarajan Ramakrishnan, Abi Beane, Rashan Haniffa, Nazir Lone, Nicolette de Keizer, Neill K J Adhikari

“…The total number of participants ranged from 20-100 and included physicians, nurses, allied healthcare workers and researchers. Barriers identified included limited funding, poor institutional & national investment, inadequate access to mentors, absence of training in research methods, limited research support staff, and absence of statistical support. …”
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Prevalence and Correlates of Hypertension Unawareness among Lebanese Adults: The Need to Target Those “Left Behind” by Fatima Ghaddar, Lama Hammad, Rania A. Tohme, Tamar Kabakian-Khasholian, Nahla Hwalla, Abla M. Sibai

“…Those responding negatively to the face-to-face interview question “whether they had ever been told by a health worker that they have hypertension” were labelled as “apparently healthy.” …”
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Socio-economic analysis of ovine livestock farms supported by the young farmer project within the scope of rural development by Muharrem Satar, Engin Sakarya

“…It has been observed that the spouses and other family members who work as "wage workers in their own business" of the enterprises are also a working collective family business although their profitability is low. …”
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Research and Discussion on the Relationships between Noise-Induced Hearing Loss and ATP2B2 Gene Polymorphism by Suhao Zhang, Enmin Ding, Haoyang Yin, Hengdong Zhang, Baoli Zhu

“…A case-control study of 760 Chinese textile workers was conducted to investigate the relationship between ATP2B2 polymorphisms and NIHL susceptibility. …”
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Maternal Deaths due to Obstetric Haemorrhage in Dodoma Regional Referral Hospital, Tanzania by Mzee M. Nassoro, Enid Chiwanga, Athanase Lilungulu, Deogratius Bintabara

“…There is a need of conducting supportive supervision, mentorship, and other modes of teaching programmes on the management of obstetric haemorrhage to health care workers of referring facilities as well as those at DRRH. …”
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The Role of Partnerships in Supporting COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake Among Migrants: A Qualitative Case Study from Tamil Nadu and Punjab, India by Ankita Meghani, Bharathi Palanisamy, Sunita Singh, Tanya Singh, Natasha Kanagat, Anil Gupta, Kapil Singh, Gopal Krishna Soni

“…In Punjab, religious institutions organized sessions at places of worship, and the Border Security Force enabled health workers to reach migrants living near the border. …”
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Vicarious trauma, coping strategies and nurses' health outcomes: An exploratory study by Ilenia Piras, Vanessa Usai, Paolo Contu, Maura Galletta

“…Recent literature showed that coping strategies, especially those that were positive, promoted mental health in workers and helped them to face stressors.ObjectiveThe study aimed to investigate the relationship between vicarious traumas and the impact of traumatic events on nurses' mental health. …”
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Parenting with nutrition education and unconditional cash reduce maternal depressive symptoms and improve quality of life: findings from a cluster randomised controlled trial in ur... by Sheikh Jamal Hossain, Fahmida Tofail, Anisur Rahman, Jane Fisher, Jena Derakhshani Hamadani, Syed Moshfiqur Rahman

“…Twenty clusters were randomised to either the intervention or control group. Community Health Workers (CHWs) delivered parenting and nutrition education sessions fortnightly in households for one year. …”
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History of Pain Research and Management in Canada by Harold Merskey

“…Their work continues while a variety of basic and clinical studies are advancing knowledge of fundamental mechanisms, including work by Henry and by Sawynok on purines; by Salter and by Coderre on spinal cord mechanisms and plasticity; by Katz on postoperative pain; by several workers on children's pain; and by Bushnell and others in Montreal on cerebral imaging. …”
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Plant Species Composition and Community Perception Towards Landscaping Work Executed at Hawassa University-Main Campus, Ethiopia by Birhanu Kagnew, Firew Kebede

“…In the study, 221 respondents were drawn from academic staff, administrative workers and students using random sampling method. …”
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Practices Regarding Human Papillomavirus and Cervical Cancer in A Sample of Paramedical Staff in Al- Najaf Governorate, Iraq by Alaa Mehdi Salih, Atta Ah Mousa Al –Sarray

“…To assess the degree of Practice among a sample of paramedical workers concerning the Human Papillomavirus and Cervical Cancer. …”
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Implementation outcomes of 1-3-7 focus investigation for malaria in a low transmission setting in Southern Province, Zambia: A mixed methods study. by Anne C Martin, Japhet Matoba, Caison Sing'anga, Mukuma Lubinda, Sydney Mweetwa, Xinyue Chen, Ignatius Banda, Busiku Hamainza, Harry Hamapumbu, Edgar Simulundu, William J Moss, Southern and Central Africa International Centers of Excellence for Malaria Research

“…Reporting was faster in areas where health workers classified transmission as higher and slower in areas with poor mobile phone network coverage. …”
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Compliance with maternal HIV retesting for pregnant women attending care in selected health facilities in Namutumba district, Uganda by Shafik Malende, Edward Buzigi, Esther Bayiga

“…For the qualitative component, data were collected through key informant interviews with healthcare workers to explore barriers and facilitators to HIV retesting. …”
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Administration of non-national immunization program vaccines for children under six in a rural county, Henan Province: Did costs matter? by Miaomiao Yin, Yuan Cao, Xiaolin Xu, Hanzhi Peng, Yu Wang, Qian Long

“…Poor communication between physicians and caregivers was another significant factor, which was caused by low retention of healthcare workers, a shortage of professionals, and insufficient financial incentives for physicians. …”
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Protective and risk factors of mental health of working age adults with adventitious total bilateral blindness and low vision: A scoping review protocol. by Nneoma Dike, Lucia D'Ambruoso, Heather May Morgan, Zoë Skea, Emma-Louise Tarburn

“…Additionally, evidence from this review will inform the development of interventions in the promotion of mental health as well as assisting rehabilitation specialists and workers, public health practitioners and other relevant stakeholders in addressing the mental health needs of working age adults with adventitious total bilateral blindness and low vision.…”
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Adherence to Hemodialysis and Associated Factors among End Stage Renal Disease Patients at Selected Nephrology Units in Rwanda: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study by Marie Claire Mukakarangwa, Geldine Chironda, Busisiwe Bhengu, Godfrey Katende

“…Frequencies of education of health care workers about the importance of not missing dialysis (95% CI 26.71–42.56, p = .000), perceived relative importance of hemodialysis (95% CI 20.44–27.76, p = .020), and experiencing difficulties during the procedure (95% CI 20.80–28.36, p = .004) were significantly associated with adherence to hemodialysis. …”
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Low back pain and associated factors among obstetrics care providers in public hospitals of Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study by Bitew Tefera Zewudie, Bogale Chekole Temere, Muche Argaw Eniyew, Yibeltal Mesfin, Shegaw Geze Tenaw

“…Objectives Although the study of low back pain (LBP) among healthcare workers in Ethiopia is becoming common, it mainly focused on nurses leaving obstetrics care providers aside. …”
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Status and influencing factors of nurses’ organizational silence in general hospitals in eastern coastal cities of China by Xiangyan Lv, Yujia Gu, O. Mensah Solomon, Ying Shen, Yaxin Ren, Yehong Wei

“…Conclusions In this study, nurses’ organizational silence is at the medium level, and nursing workers with low outpatient service, contract system, professional title and working years, less work investment and poor support from colleagues are prone to silence behavior.…”
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Acceptability and feasibility of pre-exposure prophylaxis for bacterial STIs: a systematic review. by Julie-Anne Carroll, Amy B Mullens, Sarah Warzywoda, Philip R A Baker, Meika Stafford, Faye McMillan, Jacintha Manton, Daniel Demant

“…Only one study included the perspectives of healthcare workers, indicating a moderate willingness to prescribe, which would increase under governing-body endorsement.…”
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Farmer perceptions toward the adoption of agroforestry practices: a case study of northwestern Ethiopia by Mulunesh Yayehrad Gashu, Demamu Mesfin, Tadsual Asfaw Dessie

“…The study recommends that extension workers should strengthen rural education, improve extension services, focus on soil fertility through soil and water conservation practices, and ensure sustainability through regular monitoring, evaluation, and implementation of diverse agroforestry practices, thereby ensuring environmental sustainability and improving livelihoods at the household, community, and national levels.…”
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