Inadequate toothbrushing practice and associated factors among in-school adolescents in Malaysia: Findings from Global School Health Survey (GSHS) 2017. by Mohamad Fuad Mohamad Anuar, Nurulasmak Mohamed, S Maria Awaluddin, Habibah Yacob

“…Higher prevalence of inadequate toothbrushing were found among male, Indian, had ever drug use, had three or more lack of protective factors and had inadequate hand hygiene practices. …”
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ANALYSIS OF FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN VACCINATION AGAINST VIRAL HEPATITIS B IN ARKHANGELSK REGION by T. V. Balaeva, E. A. Krieger, O. V. Samodova, A. M. Grjibovski

“…To reveal factors associated with negative attitude to vaccination against viral hepatitis B we performed two crosssectional studies including 1243 adults aged 18–39 years, recruited by a public opinion agency applying a quota sampling method to achieve a data set with similar age- and sex-distribution as the population in Arkhangelsk, and 2896 parents, visiting child’s health-care facilities of Arkhangelsk region.Binary logistic regression was used to analyze factors associated with negative attitude to vaccination.Among 1243 adult respondents 3,5% expressed a negative attitude to vaccination against viral hepatitis B. …”
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Anxiety Unveiled: A Cross-Sectional Study on High School Students in Rural Tamil Nadu by Rajan Edward Daniel Thomas, Vedapriya Dande Rajasekar, Sanjutha Arumugam, Harishma Ramesh, Vinoth Gnana Chellaiyan, Vigneshsamy Muthuchamy

“…High school students aged 12 to 15 years of both genders were included using a systematic random sampling method. A total of 234 students were interviewed using the Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale (SCAS-Child) questionnaire to assess anxiety levels. …”
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Original research: obesity prevalence and metabolic differences between obese and non-obese school adolescents in south-western Nigeria by Bridget Omisore, Akinlolu Omisore, Emmanuel Abioye-Kuteyi

“…This study compared the metabolic parameters in obese and non-obese adolescents in a developing country. Method: A cross-sectional study was performed on 1 000 adolescents selected by multi-stage sampling from eight secondary schools in Osun State, south-western Nigeria. …”
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Utilisation willingness for institutional care by the disabled elderly and its influencing factors based on Andersen’s model: a cross-sectional survey of Henan, China by Yan He, Leping Wan, Haiying Dong, Guangmei Yang, Xiaoxiao Liang

“…Therefore, it is recommended that relevant authorities take targeted measures to focus on the disabled elderly to identify more precise elderly care services to deal with the ageing crisis.…”
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Household Level Determinants of Food Insecurity in Rural Ethiopia by Sintayehu Workineh Mengistu, Abere Wondimu Kassie

“…A sample of 3115 households was selected from 316 clusters across rural Ethiopia using a two-stage probability sampling technique. …”
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Exploring dental and medicine health expenditures in Iran: financial protection and inequality analysis by Satar Rezaei, Mohammad Ali Mohammadi Gharehghani, Sina Ahmadi

“…This study aimed to investigate financial protection and economic inequality in catastrophic dental healthcare expenditure (CDHE) and catastrophic medicine expenditure (CME) among the insured households through the Social Security Organization (SSO) in Iran. Method This cross-sectional study gathered data from 1679 insured households across 5 provinces, utilizing a multistage sampling approach. …”
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Factors Affecting Motivation and Employee Performance Among Nigerian Universities Academic Staff by Sunday Alewo Omale, Stephen Sunday Ojo, Mohammed Gaddafi Ibrahim, Sunday Ojochenemi Yusufu

“…By means of the convenience sampling method, 8,500 members of the academic staff who had been hand-selected received questionnaires. …”
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The Correlation of Calcium and Hemoglobin Level Among Pregnant Women in ≥35 Weeks with the Anthropometry of Newborn Babies by Hendraswari CA, Pramatirta AY, Susiarno H, Hilmanto D, Zuhairini Y, Sahiratmadja E

“…This study aimed to explore the correlation between calcium and hemoglobin levels in third-trimester pregnant women with anthropometry of newborn babies.Methods: This study employed a prospective cohort design, including 120 third-trimester among pregnant women in ≥ 35 weeks and their newborn aterm babies, using a convenience sampling technique. …”
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Magnitude and Associated Factors of Burnout Syndrome Among Healthcare Professionals Workers in Intensive Care Units, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2023 by Mustofa Hassen Yesuf MD, MPH, Zewdie Aderaw Alemu PhD, Abdurehman Seid Mohammed BSC, MPH, PMAE, Natnael Fekadu Tekle MD, Solyana Haileselassie Admassie MD, Getachew Mekete Deress MSC

“…A systematic random sampling method was used to select participants. The standardized Maslach Burnout Inventory questionnaire was employed to collect the data. …”
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A study on forest fire risk assessment in jiangxi province based on machine learning and geostatistics by Jinping Lu, Mangen Li, Yaozu Qin, Niannan Chen, Lili Wang, Wanzhen Yang, Yuke Song, Yisu Zheng

“…WoE was employed to select negative samples, which were compared with those obtained using traditional random sampling methods. …”
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Prevalence of Self-Medication Practice and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women Who Attended Antenatal Care at Public Hospitals of North Shewa Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia by Abrham Demis, Birhanetensay Masresha Altaye, Mulugeta Emiru, Mitiku Tefera

“…A multistage sampling technique was employed. The questionnaires were pretested. …”
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Analysis of secondary school students’ academic performance and parental involvement in children education at home by N. Ali, S. Mukhtar, Y. Khan, M. Ahmad, Z. U. Khan

“…This research aimed to examine the effects of parental involvement in children education at home on academic performance of secondary schools students and to identify the difference of the effects of parental involvement on students of different gender, parent literacy status and parent importance to children education.Methodology and research methods. Cross sectional and a multistage stratified sampling technique was adopted to portray information from sample of 448 students on Likert scale. …”
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Anemia Development and Retrospective Evaluation of Blood Transfusions in Patients in Anesthesia Intensive Care Unit by Oğuz Kağan Bulut, Azize Beştaş, Serpil Bayındır, Esef Bolat, Ramazan Akel, İsmail Demirel

“…We also investigated the contribution of the amount of blood taken for diagnosis and follow-up purposes to anemia. Materials and Methods: In this retrospective single-center study (01.01.2015-31.12.2015), patients aged 18 years and older who were hospitalized for more than 24 hours were divided into two groups male (Group E) and female (Group K) and compared. …”
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Ecological Momentary Assessment of Self-Harm Thoughts and Behaviors: Systematic Review of Constructs From the Integrated Motivational-Volitional Model by Lizzy Winstone, Jon Heron, Ann John, Olivia J Kirtley, Paul Moran, Jennifer Muehlenkamp, Rory C O'Connor, Becky Mars

“…Our findings suggest that EMA studies are a useful methodology for examining risk factors for SHTBs; however, more research is needed for some IMV constructs. …”
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Prevalence and determinants of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in lifelines: A large Dutch population cohort. by Eline H van den Berg, Marzyeh Amini, Tim C M A Schreuder, Robin P F Dullaart, Klaas Nico Faber, Behrooz Z Alizadeh, Hans Blokzijl

“…Individuals with a FLI≥60 were more often male, older, obese, had higher levels of hemoglobinA1c, fasting glucose, liver enzymes, total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, triglycerides, c-reactive protein and leucocytes and lower high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (all P<0.0001). …”
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Work addiction in nurses: a cross-sectional correlational study of latent profile analysis and burnout by Xinhui Liang, Yue Yin, Lating Zhang, Fang Liu, Yao Jia, Xiaoxia Liu, Mengyi Hu, Lijuan Gao, Xue Jiang

“…Aim To identify the distinct profiles of work addiction among clinical nurses, examine the demographic factors associated with profile memberships, and then explore the relationship between latent categories of work addiction and job burnout. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in nurses in Northwest China using convenience sampling from January to March 2024.The clinical nurse completed the online completion of the General Information Questionnaire, the Work Addiction Scale, and the Burnout Scale.Latent profile analysis, analysis of variance, chi-square test, binary logistic regression and multiple regression analysis were used to analyze the data. …”
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Mobile phone bacterial contaminations, associated factors and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of bacteria isolates from health professionals’ working in public health faciliti... by Alqeer Aliyo, Chaltu Bekele, Tibeso Gemechu, Wako Dedecha, Mekdes Getachew

“…Thus, nosocomial infections are a significant health problem that affects more than a quarter of patients worldwide, particularly in developing countries. …”
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Internet-based healthcare services use patterns and barriers among middle-aged and older adults in China: a cross-sectional study by Ziyu Wang, Pingping Yu, Zhihao Yue, Qiaoqiao Ren, Zeyu Yan, Yue Ma, Chaoyi Chen, Chaojie Liu, Yanhua Hao

“…Participants (N = 560) were recruited through random sampling on an online platform. Logistic regression models were used to identify predisposing, need, and enabling factors associated with IHS use. …”
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Constraint analysis of cabbage farmers in Khordha district of Odisha, India by Kiran Sourav Das, Bishnupriya Mishra, Abhishek Naik, Rebba Kishore Kumar, Shilpa Bahubalendra, Soubhagya Kumar Sahoo

“…Ex-post facto research design was used for the study, along with a multi-stage sampling technique. Data were collected from 120 cabbage growers selected randomly, across six villages from Balianta and Balipatna blocks of Khordha district. …”
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