Relationship between parents’ anxiety, stress, depression and their children’s health-related quality of life and psychological well-being during the COVID-19 outbreak in Iran by Tao Liang, Mahlagha Dehghan, Yaser Soltanmoradi, Precious Chibuike Chukwuere, Hassan Pakdaman, Elham khaloobagheri, Mahmood Kahnooji, Seyedhamid Seyedbagheri, Mohammad Ali Zakeri

“…Therefore, it is crucial to pay more attention to the mental state of parents and its complications for children.…”
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London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone and active travel to school: a qualitative study exploring the experiences of children, families and teachers by Jenna Panter, Chris Griffiths, Esther van Sluijs, Gurch Randhawa, Cornelia Guell, Rosamund Dove, Harpal Kalsi, Ian Mudway, Helen E Wood, Olivia Alliott, Jessica Mitchell, Luke Sartori, James Scales

“…Objective Taking a qualitative approach, we aimed to understand how London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) might work to change behaviour and improve health in the context of the school journey.Design Primary qualitative study embedded within an existing natural experimental study.Setting A population-level health intervention implemented across London.Participants Purposive sampling was used to recruit children (aged 10–11 years) from ethnically and socioeconomically diverse backgrounds within an existing cohort study, Children’s Health in London and Luton.Methods In-person and online interviews were conducted with 21 families and seven teachers from the children’s schools between November 2022 and March 2023. …”
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Community willingness to pay for maternal transport in Kabarole District, Western Uganda: A cross-sectional study by Andrew Kuguminkiriza Tusubira, Christine Muhumuza, Aloysius Mutebi, Nathan Ruhinda, Doreen Tuhebwe, Michael Ediau, Angela Nakanwagi Kisakye, Freddie Ssengoob, Sebastian Olikira Baine

“…We used simple random sampling to select the villages and households and purposively selected household heads. …”
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Spanish Nurses’ Knowledge and Perceptions of Climate Change: A Qualitative Study by Antonio Miguel Caraballo-Betancort, Irene Marcilla-Toribio, Blanca Notario-Pacheco, Maria Leopolda Moratalla-Cebrian, Ana Perez-Moreno, Alba del Hoyo-Herraiz, Raquel Poyatos-Leon, Maria Martinez-Andres

“…This study aims to investigate Spanish nurses’ knowledge of climate change and its impact on health. <b>Methods:</b> This is a qualitative descriptive study based on the constructivist paradigm. …”
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Effects of Suryanamaskara and Sheetali Pranayama on College Students Aggression: A Prospective Interventional Study by Youganjaly Mehra, Malika Sharma, Kalpana Sharma

“…Aim: To investigate the effects of Suryanamaskara and Sheetali Pranayama in reducing aggression levels in college students. Materials and Methods: This prospective interventional study employed a stratified purposive random sampling design to evaluate the efficacy of Suryanamaskara and Sheetali Pranayama in reducing aggression levels among college students. …”
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Factors influencing mask-wearing behavior in the context of COVID-19 severity risks in the post-COVID-19 era: a Japanese Nationwide Epidemiological Survey in 2023 by Shingo Noguchi, Tomohiro Ishimaru, Kazuhiro Yatera, Yoshihisa Fujino, Masayoshi Zaitsu, Takahiro Tabuchi

“…This study aimed to identify factors influencing individual mask-wearing behavior in post COVID-19 era, with a focus on risk factors for severe COVID-19. Methods: Data from 33,000 participants, obtained from the Japan COVID-19 and Society Internet Survey 2023, were used, which was conducted from September 25 to November 17, 2023. …”
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Enhancing healthcare utilization and reducing preventable hospitalizations: exploring the healthcare-seeking propensity of patients with non-communicable diseases in Rural China by Yanqiu Hou, Wenyu Li, Shangai Li, Linxuan Chen, Jiayu An, Shan Lu

“…A sample of 780 patients, including those with hypertension, diabetes, or both, was obtained using multistage stratified cluster sampling. …”
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Prevalence of Anemia and Associated Factors among Secondary School Adolescent Girls in Jimma Town, Oromia Regional State, Southwest Ethiopia by Kelemu Fentie, Tolassa Wakayo, Getu Gizaw

“…A multistage sampling technique was used to select the study participants. …”
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Cultural Malpractices and Associated Factors Among Mothers Attending Postnatal Care Within Six Weeks After Delivery at Gelemso General Hospital, Eastern Ethiopia by Jemaludin Sadik, Dureti Abdurahman, Adera Debella, Elias Yadeta, Rudwan Yasin Abrahim, Nano Belema, Bilisuma Girma, Magarsa Lami, Tegenu Balcha

“…Conclusions: This study noted that more than two-thirds of participants committed cultural malpractice during the postnatal period. …”
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Effectiveness of Voluntary PCR Testing Against COVID-19 Spread in Japanese Remote Islands by Mr Moto Kimura, Mr. Yusuke Asai, Dr. Shinya Tsuzuki, Mr. Yosuke Shimizu, Mrs. Yukari Uemura, Ms. Yurika Tanaka, Dr. Junko Terada-Hirashima, Dr. Masahiro Ishikane, Mr. Yukumasa Kazuyama, Mr. Masato Ikeda, Mr. Toyohisa Kondo, Dr. Norio Ohmagari, Dr. Wataru Sugiura

“…Acceptance was enhanced by government-covered costs and easy saliva sampling. Limitations include the voluntary nature (14% did not test) and potential false negatives from self-collected samples. …”
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Caesarean section rates and indications in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: The case of Mbandaka City by Patrick Bongbanga Mundembe, Roger Mwimba Mbungu, Félicien Kandolo Tshimungu, Jules Moti Kangite, Jean Claude Efoloko Likulu, Guillin Boboko Bikoko, Monizi Mawunu, Jean-Paul Koto-Te-Nyiwa Ngbolua

“…The study aimed to identify the main factors influencing the decision to perform a caesarean section and to provide evidence for improving maternal health practices in the region. Methods A quantitative, descriptive, and cross-sectional design was used in this study. …”
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Knowledge of obstetric danger signs and its associated factors among husbands residing in the Raya Kobo district, Ethiopia by Jemal Derbew, Adem Yesuf, Abebe Mihrete, Amira Abdallah, Abdurehman Mohammed, Nurye Sirage, Bogale Molla

“…A multi-stage stratified random sampling technique was used to select 626 samples. …”
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Bridging Knowledge Gaps: The Influence of Structured Education on Parental Knowledge and Attitude towards the Right to Education in Community by Neha Anil Katakwar, Darshana Wankhede, Bibin Kurian, Archana Maurya

“…A convenience, non probability sampling technique was used to recruit a sample size of 55 parents. …”
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Regional and patient-level determinants of endoscopic utilization in rural healthcare: a multi-level analysis by Muye Ma, Pengfei Li, Zhengyang Lu, Nan Zhang, Suzhen Wang, Youhua Lu, Jinming Yu

“…A multi-stage stratified random sampling approach was employed across 6 prefectures, yielding a sample of 1118 patients. …”
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Association of Calpain-10 gene polymorphisms with Type 2 diabetes mellitus: a case-control study from a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan by Humaira Farooqi, Nakhshab Choudhry, Muhammad Nabeel Saddique, Samina Qamar, Rehma Dar, Salman Kazmi, Aamir Jamal Gondal, Nighat Yasmin, Hammad Javaid, Ursula Abu Nahla

“…This study aimed to evaluate the association of CAPN-10 polymorphisms—SNP44 (rs2975760) and SNP43 (rs3792267)—with T2DM in a Pakistani cohort. Methods This case-control study included 164 T2DM patients and 164 healthy controls (mean age ± SD: 57.2 ± 8.2 vs. 53.9 ± 6.3 years; age range: 41–82 years). …”
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Effect of Injectable Ketamine on Histopathological Changes in the Liver in Neonates Born to Pregnant Rats Subjected to Short-Term and Long-Term Anesthesia by Afagh Zamen Ghadirli, Hessamedin Babaei, Marzieh Goodarzi, Soheil Shahramirad, Aref Arminfar, Alireza Avazzadeh, Behrooz Yahyaei, Leila Khojasteh

“…These detrimental changes were more pronounced in the long-term group compared to both the short-term and control group.…”
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Parametric Population Pharmacokinetics Model Repository of Rifampicin: Model-Informed Individualized Therapy by Ju G, Liu X, Gu M, Chen L, Wang X, Li C, Yang N, Zhang G, Zhang C, Zhu X, He Q, Ouyang D

“…Extracted data included basic information, dosing regimens, sampling strategies, model parameters, and covariate details. …”
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Women’s Autonomy Decision Making Power on Postpartum Modern Contraceptive Use and Associated Factors in North West Ethiopia by Samrawit Yonas Tadesse, Amanu Aragaw Emiru, Tadese Ejigu Tafere, Melash Belachew Asresie

“…In addition, those women who knew that pregnancy could happen during the postpartum period (AOR = 6.53, 95% CI: 3.2, 14.12) were more autonomous in decision to use postpartum contraception. …”
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Demographic determinants of food insecurity among rural adolescents (12–19 years) in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study by Md. Nazrul Islam, Felix Kwashie Madilo, Sulaiman Eesha, Md. Aktarujjaman, Satabdhi Das, Sultan Mahmud Imran, Md. Ripon Ali Sarkar, Md. Shahidul Islam, Nitai Roy

“…This study aimed to evaluate the food security status and identify its demographic determinants among rural adolescents in Bangladesh. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted between January and March 2023 using a simple random sampling strategy. …”
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Correlations Between Leadership, Self-Efficacy, and Evidence-Based Practice Competency in Nursing in a Chinese Tertiary Hospital by Li J, Liu YQ, Song J, Huang XF, Chen MF

“…Jing Li,1,&ast; Ya-Qi Liu,2,&ast; Jia Song,3 Xu-Fang Huang,1 Mei-Fen Chen1 1Department of Nursing, The Fifth Hospital Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University, Lishui Central Hospital, Lishui, Zhejiang, 323000, People’s Republic of China; 2School of Nursing, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325000, People’s Republic of China; 3Phase I Clinical Research Ward, The Fifth Hospital Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University, Lishui Central Hospital, Lishui, Zhejiang, 323000, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Mei-Fen Chen, Department of Nursing, The Fifth Hospital Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University, Lishui Central Hospital, No. 289 Kuocang Road, Liandu District, Lishui, 323000, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China, Tel +8613567618608, Email chenmeifangcmf@126.com Xu-Fang Huang, Department of Nursing, The Fifth Hospital Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University, Lishui Central Hospital, No. 289 Kuocang Road, Liandu District, Lishui, 323000, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86159 9086 0585, Email huangxunfanghxf6k@126.comObjective: This study evaluates the interplay between nursing leadership, innovative self-efficacy, and evidence-based practice competencies, aiming to identify predictive factors for enhancing nursing performance in evidence-based care.Methods: A convenience sampling strategy was employed to enlist 1104 clinical nurses from a tertiary A-level general hospital in Lishui city. …”
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