Prevalence of substance use among adolescents residing in urban slums of Vellore: A cross-sectional study by J Bino Rajamani, YS Reshmi, Ruby A. Pricilla, Jasmin H. Prasad, Mona Baskar

“…Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted in an urban community in Vellore by a tertiary care teaching hospital. A structured questionnaire was administered by the principal investigator to all adolescent boys aged between 10 and 19 years residing in that area for the past year who gave informed consent/assent to assess the prevalence of substance use among teenagers. …”
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Community health workers awareness and attitude toward prevention and control of noncommunicable disease, eastern Nepal by Punam Kumari Mandal, Sabitra Subedi, Menuka Bhandari, Bidhya Basnet, Santosh Kumar Shah, Anju Kumari Mahato

“…A self-administered semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect data from 40 CHWs from each municipality. …”
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Women in the right-wing radical parties of Germany at the beginning of the XXI century by V. Yu. Shsherbakov

“…The study is based on the analysis of sources, primarily party founding and pre-election programs and statutory documents, as well as statistical materials and German press. …”
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Unveiling the unknown: exploring Korean anonymous organ donors’ post-donation outcomes by Chulhee Kang, Hyelim Hong, Chanmi Kim

“…The study contributes new cultural and empirical insights to the field of organ donation and highlights the need for supportive interventions—including psychosocial counseling and structured follow-up—for donors at greater risk of adverse experiences.…”
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Research on the Application Mode of Green Environment Design under the Background of Artificial Intelligence by Hui Liu, Guanghui Song, Linlin Yan

“…Therefore, on the basis of summarizing and analyzing previous research works, this paper expounded the research status and significance of green environment design, elaborated the development background, current status, and future challenges of AI technology, introduced the network topology and platform frame structures of green environment design under the AI background, constructed a technical framework of green environment design under the AI background, analyzed the methods and principles of program design and function development, proposed the application model of green environment design under the AI background, conducted design function model optimization and intelligent design process analysis, and finally discussed the evaluation indicators and hierarchical analysis of the green environment design under the AI background. …”
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Unmet need for family planning and associated factors among reproductive age women working in Bole Lemi industrial park, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2024: an institution based cross-sect... by Belete Getachew, Alemu Kibret

“…Data was collected using a face-to-face interview using pretested structured questionnaire. The data was entered into EpiData version 3.1, and analyzed in StataSE 14. …”
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Pluralistic Ignorance and Non-Use of Modern Contraceptives in Southwestern Nigeria: A Qualitative Study Using the Social Norms Theory by Olutomiwa Binuyo

“…This elicits the notion that social expectations within reference networks could influence the use of modern contraceptives (MCs) in Nigeria. Methods: 16 structured qualitative interviews were used to gather the beliefs, attitudes and social expectations of the respondents as regards the non-use of MCs between March and June 2020. …”
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How virtual relationality enables the incel collective, its narrative and violence by Imad Mansour, Noah Kidd

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Prevalence of High-risk Pregnancy and Utilization of Conditional Cash Transfer Schemes in One of the Rural Areas of Eastern India by Varsha Rajan, Bimal Kumar Sahoo, Priyamadhaba Behera, Binod Kumar Patro, Manish Taywade

“…After confirming pregnancy, a structured questionnaire was used to assess registration status, eligibility for Mamata scheme, and high-risk pregnancy conditions. …”
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Assessment of knowledge on clinical errors among dental practitioners and dental students in Tiruvallur: A cross-sectional study by Muhammad Thameez, B. N. Ragul, R Ganesh, Sasikala Mohanraj, Selvamani Baskaran

“…A pre-tested, self-structured, closed-ended questionnaire consisting of 16 questions was administered. …”
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The efficacy of a protocol of accelerated resolution therapy (ART) on clinical symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) by Katayoon Hosseini, Mansour Bayrami, Touraj Hashemi

“…Out of the total population, 4 patients were selected through a structured diagnostic and clinical interview, based on the criteria of DSM-5-TR, using the available sampling method. …”
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Assessing the health impacts of implementing a 'Comprehensive Rural Health Project' health system in a low-income region of rural Nepal. by Fred Barker, Radhakat Jha, Jasmine Morrish, Arbind Sah, Ramesh Choudhary, Richard W Walker, Mike Lavender

“…Villagers' and health workers' impressions of changes in healthcare access were assessed through 42 semi-structured interviews. Thematic analysis was performed using NVIVO by two independent authors; themes were finalized by reaching consensus. …”
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Transforming South African Agriculture: The Role of Credit in Supporting Value Chain Sustainability by Nomonde Jonas, Mzuyanda Christian

“…Data were collected from 223 SAFDA farmers in KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga using a structured questionnaire. The average treatment effects (ATEs) of a propensity score matching (PSM) model was used to estimate the impacts of credit on the following four key variables: farm ownership, farm size, farm income, and farm assets. …”
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Impact of Tobacco Use on Oral Cancer Incidence among Women in Urban Slums: A Case-Control Study by Anuj Singh Parihar, Sonal Wakhle, Bireswar Roy, Diwakar Vashisth, Aditya S. Dupare, Rashmi Laddha

“…Data were collected through structured interviews, encompassing tobacco use habits (type, frequency, and duration), sociodemographic factors, and oral hygiene practices. …”
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Elusive Gains of Cognitive Training: Limited Effects on Neural Activity Across Sessions by Luka Juras, Andrea Vranic, Ivana Hromatko

“…Here we opted to investigate the temporal dynamics of neural activity and cognitive performance during a structured cognitive training program. Methods: A group of 20 middle-aged participants completed 20 training sessions over 10 weeks. …”
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Synthesizing the impact of sustainable human resource management on corporate sustainability through multi method evidence by J. Leema Christina, R. Alamelu, K. Nigama

“…Using R software (Bibliometrix package), the bibliometric study revealed intellectual structures, research trends, and prominent field authors, and it mapped thematic clusters and co-authorship networks using VOSviewer. …”
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National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance: stakeholder analysis of implementation in Ghana by Tamara Jimah, Oladele Ogunseitan

“… # Methods Eight semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with participants of the Joint External Evaluation process, including personnel from the policy, research, and practice programs in Ghana’s public health sector. …”
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The challenges and opportunities of women working in weaving cultural clothes at Bahir-Dar City, Bahirdar, Ethiopia by Tatek Getachew, Chekol Alemu, Habitamu Wudu

“…Participants were selected through purposive and availability sampling for semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions. After reaching saturation with fourteen weavers and key informants, data were analyzed using thematic analysis. …”
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Sociodemographic factors affecting knowledge levels of tuberculosis patients in New Delhi by Ilham Zaidi, P. S. Sarma, Khalid Umer Khayyam, Quazi Toufique Ahmad, V. Ramankutty, Gurpreet Singh

“…A structured questionnaire guided the interviews, followed with bivariate analysis and descriptive statistics used for analysis. …”
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COVID-19 Vaccination-Related Concerns Amongst Healthcare Workers by Ammarah Saeed, Bushra Rabbani, Naseem Amin Dhedhi, Faisal Ahmed, Mehrunnisa Umar, Jameel Ahmed

“…A total of 197 healthcare workers, using a non-probability convenience sampling technique, were  interviewed about their concerns regarding the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccination, using a structured online questionnaire. Data were analyzed on SPSS version 20. …”
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