Knowledge and Attitudes of Parkinson’s Disease in Rural and Urban Mukono District, Uganda: A Cross-Sectional, Community-Based Study by Mark Kaddumukasa, Angelina Kakooza, Martin N. Kaddumukasa, Edward Ddumba, Levi Mugenyi, Martha Sajatovic, Elly Katabira

“…Through the systematic sampling method, data were gathered from 377 adult participants, interviewed on selected aspects of PD knowledge and attitudes. …”
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Patient perceived service quality profiles of primary health care associated with usual source of care: a latent profile analysis by Li Zhang, Baokai Wang, Qi Xu

“…This study aimed to explore potential profiles of patient perceived service quality of PHC, analyse sociodemographic and health-related characteristics among perceived service quality subgroups, and investigate the association between patient perceived service quality and usual source of PHC.MethodsA cross-sectional survey was conducted in Shandong Province, China, from July 2023 to August 2023. 3025 patients were selected using a multistage stratified sampling method. …”
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The Comparison of Effectiveness of Acceptance-Commitment Therapy with Reality Therapy on Covert Relational Aggression in Women with Marital Burnout by Abbas Tarighi Shadmahani, Shahnam Abolghasemi, Abdolhassan Farhangi

“…In the first stage, women with who scored of 73  or higher on marital Marital Burnout Questionnaire developed by Pines (2003) were selected and using a convenience sampling method. These participants were randomly divided to two experimental groups (each group 15 people) and one control group (15 people). …”
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Association between seizure susceptibility with type and optimal dose of antihistamine in patients with a febrile seizure; A retrospective cohort study in Gorgan, Iran by Hossein Gorzin, Seyed Ahmad Hosseini, Mousa Ghelichi-Ghojogh, Edris Ghezeljeh, Seyed Ali Aghapour

“…The subjects were selected via convenience sampling and divided into two groups of antihistamine and non-users based on their medical files. …”
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LEARNING INNOVATION: APPLICATION OF DISCOVERY LEARNING-BASED WORKSHEETS TO SHARPEN STUDENTS’ COLLABORATION SKILLS ON HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS by Ihza Rizky Winedar, Habibatul Unayah, Muhammad Rasyid, Jumadi Jumadi, Sabar Nurohman

“…The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistical methods to provide an overview of the results and inferential statistics to test hypotheses and reach more detailed conclusions. …”
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An analysis of health facility services readiness for non-communicable diseases in 8 LMICs in the universal health coverage era by Shailender Singh, Meenakshi Kaul, Chandrashekhar J Rawandale

“…This study assesses health facility services readiness for NCDs in 8 low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Methods: The data is collected using stratified random sampling method with a sample size of 7606 health facilities, the study assesses the health facility services readiness index for general and disease–specific health services by using the survey data from service provision assessment (SPA) between 2015 to 2021 for eight countries under the study. …”
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KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES OF MIDWIVES REGARDING ZIKA VIRUS IN KENDARI, SOUTHEAST SULAWESI, INDONESIA by Ramadhan Tosepu, Indri Eka Artamevia Khaerun Nisa Patawari, Hariati Lestari, Siti Rabbani Karimuna, La Ode Muhamad Sety, Fifi Nirmala

“…A total of samples was 191 selected using a proportional random sampling technique. …”
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Loneliness, Social Support Networks, Mood, and Well-Being among the Community-Dwelling Elderly, Mysore by Meghana Narendran, Renuka Manjunath, M. R. Narayana Murthy

“…Individuals aged 60 years and above were included and severely ill and bed-ridden patients were excluded from the study. Sampling method used was population proportion to size with sample size of 290. …”
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Quality of Prenatal Care and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women at Public Health Facilities of Wogera District, Northwest Ethiopia by Asrat Kassaw, Ayal Debie, Demiss Mulatu Geberu

“…Thus, this study is aimed at assessing the quality of prenatal care and associated factors at public health facilities in Wogera district, northwest Ethiopia. Methods. An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted in Wogera district from March to April 2019. …”
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Policy implication of high prevalence of tobacco use and alcohol consumption among school-going adolescents in 2021: A cross-sectional study in a mining town of Kalulushi Zambia by Bautister Chileshe, Wingston Felix Ng’ambi, Shadreck Godfrey Habbanti, Cosmas Zyambo

“…This study aimed to identify the prevalence characteristics associated with tobacco use and alcohol consumption among school-going adolescents to enable the design of effective prevention strategies in schools. Methods: A cross-sectional study design in which a simple random sampling technique was used in selecting the 333 adolescents of school-going age (10–19 years). …”
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Utilization of Insecticide Treated Bed Nets (ITNs) among Caregivers of Children under Five Years in the Ho Municipality by Kennedy Diema Konlan, Milipaak Japiong, Kennedy Dodam Konlan, Agani Afaya, Solomon Mohammed Salia, Joseph M. Kombat

“…This, together with the increasing incidence of malaria, has heightened the need for a more effective method of controlling the spread. …”
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A cross-sectional study to explore the prevalence of depression and the determinants among school-going adolescents in Indonesia by Muflih Muflih, Akbar Satria Fitriawan

“…Convenience sampling was performed to recruit the participants. …”
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Exploring Patient and Podiatrist Perspectives of the ‘In‐Remission’ Status in Diabetes‐Related Foot Disease by Gordon Donaldson, Gordon Hendry, Ruth Barn

“…These findings suggest that the term is not having the intended effect and further work is required to more fully explore the adoption of this terminology.…”
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Role of Parental Smoking in Severe Bronchiolitis: A Hospital Based Case-Control Study by Rubina Farzana, Mujibul Hoque, Mohammad Shah Kamal, Md. Moseh Uddin Choudhury

“…Sample size was calculated using Guilford and Frucher formula. …”
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A qualitative study of perceptions of professionals regarding multidisciplinary memory clinics for dementia care by Jessy Fenn, Sanju George, Palayoor Benyne Jos, C. T. Sudhir Kumar

“…Caregivers stand to benefit as the team has more time and diversity in skills to educate and support them.…”
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Influence of Brand and Perceived Quality on Customer Behavior in the Covid-19 Pandemic: Ethical Marketing Mix by Hamidreza Ghezelsefloo, Tayebeh Zargar, Seyed Hossein Alavi

“…Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the mixed effect of Corona marketing of sports businesses on loyal behavior with the mediating role of the brand and perceived quality relationship. Methods: The available sampling, 400 Internet customers were selected randomly as the statistical sample of the research based on the minimum statistical sample required in path analysis research. …”
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Investigation of the Relative Frequency of Endometriosis Symptoms and Related Factors in Women Referring to Yasuj Health and Treatment Centers in 2023 by M Safari, N Safaei, A Rastegar, P Ghaffari

“…The present study was designed and implemented with the aim of determining the relative frequency of endometriosis symptoms and related factors in women referring to health and treatment centers in Yasuj, Iran, in 2023. Methods: In the present descriptive-analytical study conducted in 2023, the studied population were non-pregnant women of reproductive age of 15-50 years who were referred to health centers of Yasuj, Iran, and 865 of them were selected by convenient sampling method. …”
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Thrombocyte aggregation activity in the conditions of intensive light deprivation by V. F. Kirichuk, V. M. Romanova, O. V. Zlobina, I. O. Bugaeva, A. Yu. Karetnikova, E. S. Terekhina, N. V. Shlyapnikov

“…In animals that were under round-the-clock illumination for 21 days, a more pronounced increase in platelet aggregation values relative to animals on day 10 was noted. …”
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“Assessment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology Clinics in Turkey: Variations Among Clinics and Curriculum Adherence” by Eren Öztürk, Elif Agüloğlu Bali, Taliha karakök, Melike Törüyenler Coşkunpınar, Merve Buyukkoruk

“…The most common procedure was lumbar puncture (100%), and the least common was joint fluid sampling (7%). Annual or semi-annual assessments occurred in 90% of clinics. …”
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Effects of implementation leadership of head nurses on nurses’ evidence-based pain management practices behavior by Lingyu Li, Quanru Wang, Ying Cao, Ling Liao, Binjie Yang, Min Tan

“…The objective of this study was to investigate the current status of head nurses’ IL and nurses’ EBPMP behavior, and to analyze the effects of head nurses’ IL on nurses’ EBPMP behavior. Methods In September 16, 2024 to September 30, 2024, nurses from 17 secondary and tertiary hospitals in Sichuan Province were selected by convenience sampling and investigated with the demographic characteristics, implementation leadership scale (ILS), and nurses’ evidence-based practice behavior questionnaire for pain management. …”
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