Effect of Simulation on Psychological Empowerment of Midwifery Students Regarding the Management of Obstetric Emergencies: A Quasi-experimental Study by Nikoo Yamani, Mojgan Janighorban, Hojatollah Yousefi

“…Conclusion:Simulation-based management of obstetric emergencies can develop midwifery students' perception of competence, self-determination, meaning, and impact more quickly and in a shorter time. It is recommended to utilize this method at regular intervals to achieve greater and more sustainable effects.…”
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Effectiveness of 3D poster in improving menstrual hygiene knowledge among adolescent girls: A quasi-experimental study by Rani Mustikawati, Windi Chusniah Rachmawati, Endang Sri Redjeki, Nurnaningsih Herya Ulfah

“…Methods: The research method used was Research and Development (R&D), which was conducted through a pre-experimental approach with one group pretest-posttest. …”
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Social support networks and well-being of disabled veterans: the dual roles of institutional support and peer trust by Qiuyue Zhang, Yi Wang, Yili Lin, Yu Cao, XiaoBin Guan

“…It further examines the mediating roles of perceived effectiveness of government assistance (institutional resource utilization) and comrade trust (relational social capital), as well as the moderating role of policy awareness in shaping these relationships.MethodsA stratified sampling strategy was employed to collect survey data from 472 disabled veterans across multiple regions in China. …”
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Exploring artificial intelligence for healthcare from the health professionals’ perspective: The case of limited resource settings by Mulugeta Desalegn Kasaye, Amare Gebrie Getahun, Mulugeta Hayelom Kalayou

“…Data were collected using a self-structured questionnaire. A simple random sampling technique was applied. We used SPSS to analyze data. …”
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Towards a clinical pathway to food for special medical purpose in China: current progress based on a cross-sectional survey by Jie Gong, Mengyan Wang, Jiankui Guo, Yishu Lyu, Dongyu Mu, Lei Shi, Wen Hu, Fengmei Yu

“…Background and objectivesTo investigate the current status of clinical pathway implementation for food for special medical purpose (FSMP) in China and provide a scientific basis for constructing a standardized pathway.Methods and study designAn E-questionnaire was distributed to 27 clinical nutrition quality control centers in tertiary medical institutions in China from September to October 2023 via random stratified sampling.ResultsNinety-eight valid questionnaires were ultimately recovered. …”
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Factors associated with unintended pregnancy among women attending a public health facility in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa by Firoza Haffejee, Laura O’Connor, Nalini Govender, Poovendhree Reddy, Maureen Nokuthula Sibiya, Shanaz Ghuman, Thembelihle Ngxongo, Dorinda Borg

“…Unemployed women were more likely to have had unintended pregnancies. No other socio-demographic factors were linked to unintended pregnancy. …”
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The impact of weight matrices on parameter estimation and inference: A case study of binary response using land-use data by Yiyi Wang, Kara M. Kockelman, Xiaokun (Cara) Wang

“…Parameters of all models are estimated using Bayesian methods. In simulated tests, adding a distance-decay parameter term to the spatial weight matrix improved the quality of estimation and inference, as reflected by a lower deviance information criteriaon (DIC) value, but the added sampling loop required to estimate the distance-decay parameter substantially increased computing times. …”
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Fish diversity assessment and semi-quantitative biomass estimation through metabarcoding of environmental DNA by Yassine Kasmi, Ismael Núñez-Riboni, Tina Blancke, Benita Möckel, Matthias Bernreuther, Christoph Stransky, Reinhold Hanel

“…Analysis of 64 seawater and sediment samples revealed a high detectability of fish DNA in the North Sea, with more reliable results in water compared to sediment samples. …”
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Quality of Life in Nepalese Patients with Non-Scarring Alopecia: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study at a Tertiary Center by Sushil Paudel, Prajwal Pudasaini, Niraj Parajuli

“…Hair loss causes a significant impact in person’s life which may lead to loss of self-confidence and distorted body image. Materials and Methods: All consenting patients with alopecia areata and androgenetic alopecia, presenting to the out-patient department from September 2020 to August 2021 were enrolled based on convenience sampling method in this observational study. …”
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Study on risk factors and associated drug related problems in patients with stroke by Tulsi Bhusal, Durga Bista, Rojeena Koju Shrestha

“…The purpose of this study was to assess risk factors and associated DRPs in patients with stroke. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted involving patients who had been diagnosed with stroke for 3 months using a purposive sampling technique at Annapurna Hospital. …”
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Investigation the Relationship between Anxiety Attachment Style, Anger Rumination, Spouse Forgiveness, and Marital Quality by Zahra Naderi Nobandegani, Khadijeh Shiralinia, Parisa Yasaminejad

“…Among them, 204 married people (168 females and 36 males) were selected using the convenience sampling method and filling out Revised Adult Attachment Scale; Collins and Reid, Anger rumination scale; Sukhodolsky, Golub, Cromwell, Family Forgiveness Scale; Pollard, Anderson, Anderson, and Jennings, and Revision of the Dyadic Adjustment Scale Busby, Christensen, Crane, Larson. …”
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To Evaluate the Relationship between Overweight/Obesity Status, Sugar Consumption, and Dental Caries among 12–15-year-old School Children of Moradabad City by Supurna Pandit, Pradeep Tangade, Jeevan Josh, Sanchit Pradhan, Mohnish Muchhal, Aditya Veer Singh

“…Setting and Design: The cross-sectional study was undertaken in various schools of Moradabad city using random sampling. Materials and Methods: The study was conducted on the 600 school-going kids of 12–15-year of the Moradabad city. …”
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Investigation on Internet addiction disorder in adolescents in Anhui, People’s Republic of China by Chen Y, Kang Y, Gong W, He L, Jin Y, Zhu X, Yao Y

“…Yan Chen,1 Yaowen Kang,2 Weizhi Gong,3 Lianping He,1 Yuelong Jin,1 Xiaoyue Zhu,1 Yingshui Yao1 1School of Public Health, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui, People’s Republic of China; 2Fushun Administrative College, Fushun, Liaoning, People’s Republic of China; 3Guangdong Polytechnic of Industry and Commerce, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China Background and aim: The purpose of this study was to describe the characteristics and prevalence of Internet addiction (IA) in adolescents so as to provide a scientific basis for the communities, schools, and families.Methods: We conducted a survey by randomized cluster sampling on 5,249 students, grades ranging from 7 to 12, in Anhui province, People’s Republic of China. …”
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Exploring the mediating role of social support in sports participation and academic burnout among adolescent students in China by Jia Gao, Xiaodong Tian, Hailong Wu

“…With the increase of academic pressure, the problem of academic burnout among adolescent students has become more and more prominent, which has a profound impact on their psychological health and academic performance. …”
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Proximity to COVID-19 vaccination sites and vaccine uptake: the role of gender and vaccine distrust by Ye Luo, Patricia Carbajales-Dale, Miao Li, William Haller, Yu-Bo Wang

“…This study examined the association between the proximity to vaccination sites and COVID-19 vaccine uptake and the role of gender and vaccine distrust in this relationship.MethodsWe used data from the COVID-19 Exposure, Prevention, and Impact Study in Upstate South Carolina of the United States which was a cross-sectional survey conducted from March 2022 to August 2022 using address-based probability sampling for a mail-to-web survey. …”
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Uneven economic burden of non-communicable diseases among Indian households: A comparative analysis. by Sasmita Behera, Jalandhar Pradhan

“…This is the latest round of data available on health, which constitutes a sample of 113,823 households. The collection of data is based on a stratified multi-stage sampling method. …”
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Dental Treatment Needs in Vancouver Inner-City Elementary School-Aged Children by F. Samim, J. Aleksejuniene, C. Zed, N. Salimi, C. P. Emperumal

“…To examine the dental treatment needs of inner-city Vancouver elementary school-aged children and relate them to sociodemographic characteristics. Methods. A census sampling comprising 562 children from six out of eight eligible schools was chosen (response rate was 65.4%). …”
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Relationships as determinants of substance use amongst street children in a local government area in south-western Nigeria by Akindele O. Adebiyi, Eme T. Owoaje, Michael C. Asuzu

“…A cluster sampling method was used to recruit 360 consenting street children into the study. …”
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Low impact of knowledge on compliance with COVID-19 precautions: Healthcare workers in Eswatini by Nompumelelo S. Ndwandwe, Charlotte Mokoatle, Shalin Bidassey-Manilal, Renay H. Van Wyk

“…Overall knowledge of and compliance with COVID-19 standard precautions were 81.27% and 72%, respectively. Nurses were more knowledgeable of the standard precautions (82.9%), while cleaners and/or orderlies were more compliant with the standard precautions (83.88%). …”
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Professional growth in pharmacy: examining CPD awareness, motivators, and barriers among pharmacists by Lubna Qaisi, Eman Alefishat, Rana Abu Farha, Amal Akour, Mohammad Zawieh

“…Convenience sampling was employed, inviting 250 pharmacists from diverse practice settings to participate. …”
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