Attitude to RSV Vaccination Among a Cohort of Pregnant Women in Jordan: A Cross‐Sectional Survey Study by Malik Sallam, Tleen Kherfan, Amwaj Al‐Farajat, Leen Nemrawi, Nada Atawneh, Rand Fram, Ala'a B. Al‐Tammemi, Muna Barakat, Kamil Fram

“…Variables that were significantly associated with a higher RSV vaccine acceptance in multivariate analysis were: age < 30 years (adjusted odds ratio (aOR): 2.45, p = 0.010), undergraduates (aOR: 3.27, p = 0.026), being a healthcare worker (aOR: 4.50, p = 0.036), and the history of previous COVID‐19/influenza vaccine uptake (aOR: 2.47, p = 0.045). …”
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Evaluation of the diagnostic accuracy of two point-of-care tests for COVID-19 when used in symptomatic patients in community settings in the UK primary care COVID diagnostic accura... by Brian D Nicholson, Philip J Turner, Thomas R Fanshawe, Alice J Williams, Gayatri Amirthalingam, Sharon Tonner, Maria Zambon, Richard Body, Kerrie Davies, Rafael Perera, Simon de Lusignan, Gail N Hayward, F D Richard Hobbs, RAPTOR-C19 Study Group and the CONDOR Steering Committee

“…Participants were tested by trained healthcare workers using at least one of two index POCTs (Roche-branded SD Biosensor Standard™ Q SARS-CoV-2 Rapid Antigen Test and/or BD Veritor™ System for Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2). …”
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Disproportionate, differential and targeted treatment: people who use drugs’ experiences of policing during the COVID-19 pandemic by Shelley Walker, Kasun Rathnayake, Paul Dietze, Peter Higgs, Bernadette Ward, Margaret Hellard, Joseph Doyle, Mark Stoove, Lisa Maher

“…Studies globally have revealed how the expansion of policing powers produced significant collateral damage for marginalized populations, including people from low-income neighboorhoods, Indigenous Peoples, sex workers, and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. …”
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Access Differentials in Primary Healthcare among Vulnerable Populations in a Health Insurance Setting in Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Study by Gertrude Acquah-Hagan, Daniel Boateng, Emmanuel Appiah-Brempong, Peter Twum, Joseph Amankwa Atta, Peter Agyei-Baffour

“…This study was a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted among multilevel participants of vulnerable groups in Kumasi Metropolis: 710 vulnerable people constituting elderly/aged (n = 359), pregnant women (n = 117), head poters (teenage girls who migrated from the northern Ghana mainly to the capital cities of the Ashanti and Greater Accra region to help in carrying of goods for their livelihood) (n = 86), sex workers (n = 75), and other vulnerable groups (people with disabilities and street participants) (n = 73). …”
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Solid medical waste management practices and awareness in COVID-19 screening stations by S.E. Alzghoul, O.A. Smadi, T. Almomani, M.B. Alzghoul, O.M. Al-Bataineh

“…The goal of this study is to evaluate the level of healthcare workers' knowledge in the medical waste management field in Jordanian Coronavirus disease 2019 screening stations, with an emphasis on understanding and implementing Jordanian medical waste management protocols, by examining the awareness, perspective, and practice about the many aspects of Coronavirus disease 2019 wastes.METHODS: A study sample (n = 78) involving technicians, nurses, and physicians working at various screening stations in Jordan's public and private sectors was evaluated. …”
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Optimalisasi Strategi Intelijen dalam Menghadapi Ancaman TPPO Jaringan Kamboja dan Implikasinya bagi Keamanan Nasional by Gidion Jhon Putra

“…The results show that kidney organ trafficking and the exploitation of non-procedural Indonesian Migrant Workers (PMI) as online scammers represent the latest modus operandi of human trafficking and transnational crimes that violate human dignity. …”
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THE PLACE OF PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION SYSTEM IN FORMATION OF GRADUATES’ COMPETITIVENESS by G. F. Shafranov-Kutsev, G. Z. Efimova

“…Consequently, there is the demand for the development of individual educational  programmes and modules, freedom of access for students to new resources and technologies, change of functions and competencies of pedagogical workers.The conclusion is drawn that the assessment of own competitiveness acts as the defining factor of the relation to the chosen field of occupation. …”
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Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Standard Precaution Training on Disposition of Occupational Blood Exposure Among Healthcare Trainees: A Pre-Post Intervention Study by Zhang X, Li H, Li N, Li Y, Kong L, Zhang M, Wang P, Ma Y, Ni L, Liu L, Meng X

“…Xing Zhang,1 Hongwei Li,2 Ning Li,1 Yusen Li,1 Li Kong,1 Min Zhang,1 Peng Wang,1 Yonghui Ma,1 Leiping Ni,2 Lili Liu,1 Xiujuan Meng1 1Healthcare-Associated Infection Control Department, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, People’s Republic of China; 2Medical Education Center, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Xiujuan Meng, Healthcare-associated infection control department, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 537 2903180, Fax +86 537 2213030, Email mxj0324@163.comIntroduction: Blood-borne occupational exposure (OBE) is one of the major public health problem for healthcare workers globally. Effective education and training on post-exposure management and standard precautions for healthcare trainees, are important measures for reducing OBE and infection rates. …”
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Mobile health clinics in a rural setting: a cost analysis and time motion study of La Clínica in Oregon, United States by Abigail Higgins, Middy Tilghman, Tracy Kuo Lin

“…Time motion observational study assessed nurse practitioner (NP) and community health worker (CHW) time allocation and compared them between patients residing in isolated rural areas (hereafter isolated rural patients) and patients experiencing houselessness (PEH) sub-populations. …”
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The Influence of Digital Talent Development and Green Innovation and The Use of Green Innovation As Mediation To Measure Data Centre Performance by Rifa Herdian, Mohammad Syamsul Maarif, Anggraini Sukmawati, Irman Hermandi

“…It also looks at how green innovation may help data center companies become more competitive, increase operational sustainability, and improve energy efficiency in the face of regulatory obstacles and a lack of skilled digital workers. Design/methodology/approach: The research uses Partial Least Square (PLS) analysis using SmartPLS software to test various related variables. …”
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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender clinical competence of health professionals in Poland and Spain: results of the health exclusion research in Europe (HERE) study by Piotr Karniej, Anthony Dissen, Łukasz Pietrzykowski, Raúl Juárez-Vela, Antonio Martinez Sabater, Janina Kulińska, Jakub Zieliński, Michał Czapla

“…Results suggest that a more tailored approach in professional education and training may be necessary to ensure all health workers possess adequate skills and attitudes toward LGBT care.…”
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Utilization of personal protective equipment and the hygiene sanitation practices of farmers in the application of pesticides by G. Fizulmi, H. Agustina

“…In a cross-program and cross-sector manner, agricultural extension workers can explain how to wear protective equipment and use pesticides correctly, while health educators can promote pesticide exposure pathways and preventive measures for pesticide-related diseases. …”
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Influencing factors for delay in healthcare-seeking, definitive diagnosis, identification in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in Minhang District by MA Qiongjin, YAN Huiqin, WU Yunhua, GUO Xu, YANG Lijia, TANG Lihong, YANG Shengyuan

“…Delay in healthcare-seeking was associated with the year (2018, OR=0.708; 2019, OR=0.549; 2020, OR=0.670; 2021, OR=0.682), gender (female, OR=1.199), occupation (worker, OR=1.379; housekeeping service/housework/unemployed, OR=1.481), case identification route (symptom-based consultation, OR=11.159), and level of the first-diagnosed hospital (city-level, OR=1.528). …”
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Are facility service delivery models meeting the sexual and reproductive health needs of adolescents in Sub-Saharan Africa? A qualitative evidence synthesis by Yusupha Sanyang, Saikou Sanyang, Alice Norah Ladur, Mamady Cham, Nicola Desmond, Florence Mgawadere

“…However, several barriers were identified: negative attitudes of health workers, financial constraints, transportation challenges, waiting time, intimidating environments, and lack of confidentiality pose a challenge to the effectiveness of the model. …”
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Incidence and influencing factors of occupational pneumoconiosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Xiao Yu, Xinri Zhang, Xuesen Su, Xiaomei Kong

“…The Pearson correlation analysis revealed that silicosis incidence was highly correlated with cumulative silica exposure (r=0.794, p&lt;0.001).Conclusion The incidence of pneumoconiosis in occupational workers was 0.093 and seven factors were found to be associated with the incidence, providing some insight into the prevention of pneumoconiosis.PROSPERO registration number CRD42022323233.…”
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Function and Morphology of the Meibomian Glands Using a LipiView Interferometer in Rotating Shift Medical Staff by Jing Zhang, Zhengzheng Wu, Liangnan Sun, Xin-hua Liu

“…Night shift MS had a higher incidence of MGD compared to day workers.…”
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Digital health interventions for improving access to primary care in India: A scoping review. by Lenny Vasanthan, Sindhu Kulandaipalayam Natarajan, Andrew Babu, Mohan S Kamath, Sureshkumar Kamalakannan

“…Digital health interventions was either used as a standalone tele-health aid or a collaborative system for community workers, primary care physicians as well as the health service users. …”
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Effectiveness and active ingredients of social prescribing interventions targeting mental health: a systematic review by Darren Flynn, Jason Scott, Matthew Cooper, Leah Avery, Linda Errington, Kirsten Ashley, Cara Jordan

“…The most frequently reported referral pathway was the link worker model (n=12), followed by direct referrals from community services (n=3). …”
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Knowledge Attitude and Practices of Mothers on Management of Malnutrition Among Children Under Five Years in Bugongi Town Council, Sheema District. by Mwiine, Dickens Richard

“…This reveals information gap which must be fulfilled by health workers through conducting regular health education talks. …”
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Knowledge Attitude and Practices of Mothers on Management of Malnutrion Among Children Under Five Years in Bugongi Town Council, Sheema District. by Mwiine, Dickens Richard

“…This reveals information gap which must be fulfilled by health workers through conducting regular health education talks. …”
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