The La carga de las mochilas provoca trastornos posturales en alumnos de primaria by Hasbiah Hasbiah, Hendrik Hendrik, Melvi S. Tandi, Supartina Hakim, Andi Halimah, Arpandjam’an Arpandjam’an

“…The samples were gathered using simple random sampling. …”
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Assessing the Health Literacy Level of Mothers of Under 5-year-old Children With Malnutrition by Samira Bashirian, Simin Esmaeilpour-Zanjani

“…Objective: This study is aimed to investigate the health literacy level in mothers of children under the age of 5 years suffering from malnutrition in families and been supported by the health centers in Bojnourd City, Iran. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional and analytical study, using cluster sampling method, was performed on 448 mothers with malnourished children under 5 years of age. …”
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Evidences for gestures associated with pruritus in very young infants: a pilot study by Adrien Boyard, Camille Cosnard, David Simon, Camille Le Pors, Claire Abasq-Thomas, Marine Grandgeorge, Laurent Misery, Séverine Henry, Jean-Michel Roué

“…Infants were videotaped for at least 5 min and videos were analyzed by ethologists using the scan-sampling method. Thirty-four infants aged 2.5–5.5 months were included, 9 healthy infants and 25 infants with AD. …”
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Enrollment and associated factors of the national health insurance program of Nepal: Further analysis of the Nepal Demographic and Health Survey 2022. by Devaraj Acharya, Sushil Sharma, Kristin Bietsch

“…With a purpose to find out the associated factors for enrollment in HI, the cross-sectional study employs secondary data obtained from the Nepal Demographic and Health Survey 2022. A multi-stage sampling method yielded a representative sample of 14,280 households, and an interview was conducted with 14,845 females and 4,913 males aged 15-49. …”
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Exploring community participation in environmental conservation: insights from Addo Elephant National Park in South Africa by Zamikhaya Gladwell Gotyi, Nontle Handi

“…MethodThis was a qualitative case study research, which used purposive and convenient sampling techniques to recruit a sample of 34 participants. …”
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Pengaruh Media Pembelajaran Interaktif Berbasis E-Games Edukatif Wordwall Terhadap Kemampuan Matematika Anak Usia 5-6 Tahun by Ulfa Rahmi, Yaswinda Yaswinda, Nenny Mahyuddin, Zulminiati Zulminiati

“…The data processing method in this study uses normality, homogeneity, and hypothesis testing. …”
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Health Literacy of Employees of Hamadan University of Medical Sciences and Related Demographic Factors by Sahar Khoshravesh, Babak Moeini, Forouzan Rezapur-Shahkolai, Zahra Taheri-Kharameh, Khadijeh Bandehelahi

“…The participants were selected through the stratified sampling method. The data collection instrument was Health Literacy for Iranian Adults (HELIA), which was completed through self-report. …”
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Global estimate of the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder among adults living with HIV: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Lloyd Goldsamt, Chulei Tang, Jingjing Meng, Xueling Xiao, Ann Bartley Williams, Honghong Wang

“…Significant heterogeneity was detected in the proportion of PLWH who reported PTSD across studies, which was partially explained by geographic area, population group, measurement and sampling method (p<0.05).Conclusion PTSD among PLWH is common worldwide. …”
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Relationship between community physical activity levels, social capital, intergenerational support, and subjective well-being among older adults in China: a moderated mediation mod... by Yuanzheng Lin, Changxu La, Qingyuan Luo, Peng Zhang

“…ObjectiveThis study investigates the mediating role of social capital in the effect of community physical activity on older adults’ subjective well-being and the moderating role of intergenerational support.MethodsQuestionnaire data were collected from 318 older adults from China who participated in community-based physical activity using a random sampling method with the Physical Activity Scale, the Social Capital Scale, the Intergenerational Support Scale, and the Subjective Well-Being Scale. …”
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Evaluating the mental and emotional effects of Sahand Bonab thermal power plant greenhouse on rural communities, Case study: Rurlas in Bonab by Mohamad Zaheri, Ali Majnouni-Toutakhane

“…Using formulas and simple random sampling, 375 subjects were selected as sample size. …”
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Effects of Using Role-Play on Iranian Female EFL High School Students’ Speaking Performance, Anxiety and Motivation by Zahra Nouri, Elham Zarfsaz

“…To answer this question, 60 pre-intermediate students were selected through convenience sampling method. After homogenizing, finally 40 students were selected. …”
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A Bayesian Hierarchical Model for Estimation of Abundance and Spatial Density of Aedes aegypti. by Daniel A M Villela, Claudia T Codeço, Felipe Figueiredo, Gabriela A Garcia, Rafael Maciel-de-Freitas, Claudio J Struchiner

“…The hierarchical model also performed better than the commonly used Fisher-Ford's method, when using simulated data. The proposed model provides a formal treatment of the sources of uncertainty associated with the estimation of mosquito abundance imposed by the sampling design. …”
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An assessment of erectile dysfunction among male diabetics attending Temba Community Health Centre, Pretoria by T. Bongongo, J. V. Ndimande, J. Tumbo

“…Conclusion: The assessment of erectile dysfunction among male diabetics attending Temba CHC in Pretoria showed that more than two-thirds of the selected sample of patients suffered from erectile dysfunction, from a mild to a severe form of the condition. …”
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Factors Related to Female Adolescent Parents’ Acceptance of the Human Papillomavirus Vaccine by Dora Samaria, Nevin Zhasmin Mizka

“…This research performed a cross-sectional design with 197 parents or guardians of young women domiciled in the Pejuang Public Health Center area who were selected using consecutive sampling. Data analysis utilized the Chi-Square, Mann-Whitney, Independent T, and Multiple Logistic Regression with Backward Method tests. …”
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Children's Motor Skills Based on Geographical Location by Gusril Gusril, Felia Rahmadhani Saputri, Nurul Ihsan, Ahmad Chaeroni, Mohd Firdaus Abdullah, Mohd Salleh Aman, Abdul Halim Mokhtar, Anton Komaini, Toho Cholik Mutohir

“…The study's population comprised 188 students, from which a sample of 115 students was selected using the purposive sampling technique. …”
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A Retrospective Study of Urinary Schistosomiasis in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa by Dominic Targema Abaver

“…A simple random sampling method was used to select 337 clinical records from the National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) of Mthatha. …”
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THE CORRELATION BETWEEN IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA AND NUTRITIONAL STATUS IN TODDLERS AT UNS HOSPITAL by Muhammad Iqbal Albashiry, Maria Galuh Kamenyangan Sari, Siti Munawaroh, Debby Andina Landiasari

“…The population for this study were toddlers who had been treated at UNS Hospital from 2021 to 2023. The samples in this study were taken using purposive sampling, totaling 115 toddlers. …”
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Developing an interprofessional conflict management framework for surgical residents: a qualitative study by Sohrab Nosrati, Shoaleh Bigdeli, Zohreh Sohrabi

“…Participants included surgical specialists from Iran University of Medical Sciences, selected through purposive sampling. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed using the inductive content analysis method described by Graneheim and Lundman. …”
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Predictors for vaccine hesitancy among nursing students in Namibia by Rebekka N. Gabriel, Alfeus D. Kashiva, Ottilie N. Shikesho

“…Setting: The study was carried out at the University of Namibia, main campus in Windhoek. Methods: A cross-sectional study was undertaken using a proportionate stratified sampling method. …”
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Prevalence of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders in the Nurses Working in Hospitals of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region by Ping Yan, Fuye Li, Li Zhang, Yi Yang, Amei Huang, Yanan Wang, Hua Yao

“…In this cross-sectional study, 6674 nurses involved in the nursing profession were selected from 16 hospitals using the stratified cluster sampling method. Results. The most commonly affected regions by WMSDs were lower back, neck, shoulder, and back, with an annual prevalence of 62.71%, 59.77%, 49.66%, and 39.50%, respectively. …”
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