Parental health-seeking behavior on self-medication, antibiotic use, and antimicrobial resistance in children by Premalatha Paulsamy, Krishnaraju Venkatesan, Shadia Hamoud Alshahrani, Maha Hamed Mohamed Ali, Kousalya Prabahar, Vinoth Prabhu Veeramani, Nahid Khalil Elfaki, Rasha Elsayed Ahmed, Hala Ahmed Elsayes, Yahya Hussein Ahmed Abdalla, Osman Babiker Osmsn Mohammed, Absar Ahmed Qureshi, Friyal Alqahtani, Sirajudeen Shaik Alavudeen

“…Aim and Objectives: The study sought to identify parental trends in children's self-medication, health-seeking behavior, knowledge of self-medication, antibiotic use, and antimicrobial resistance in Asir, Saudi Arabia. Methods: A web-based cross-sectional study was carried out by a survey questionnaire. …”
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Smartphone-based Monitoring and cognition Modification Against Recurrence of Depression (SMARD): An RCT of Memory Bias Modification Training vs. Cognitive Control Training vs. Atte... by N. Ikani, A. Tyborowska, N. Kohn, N. Günther, G J. Siegle, A. H. Schene, J. A. S. Vorstman, C. J. Harmer, M. J. Kas, J. N. Vrijsen, H. G. Ruhé

“…In addition, we will gather Experience Sampling Method (ESM) assessments during a 6-day period, and during the follow-up period we will obtain behavioral data on (social) activities with BEHAPP, a smartphone-based Mobile Passive Monitoring application for remote behavioral monitoring to identify behavioral changes indicative of an imminent depressive episode. …”
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Cognitive dysfunction and its associated factors in patients with epilepsy at referral hospitals in the Amhara region: an institutional-based cross-sectional study by Lemlemu Maru, Yibeltal Yismaw Gela, Mihret Getnet, Mihret Getnet, Dagnew Getnet Adugna, Desalegn Anmut Bitew, Ephrem Tesfaye, Hailu Aragie, Awgichew Behaile Teklemariam, Wondwosen Debebe, Mitku Mammo Taderegew, Nega Dagnew Baye, Mihret Melese

“…A total of 355 participants were recruited for the study using a systematic random sampling technique, achieving a response rate of 98%. …”
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The association between albuminuria and arterial stiffness in a rural population from Northern China by Bao Shu-min, Huang Wen, Yang Jin-gang, Liang Qiao-jing, Liang Yuan-bo, Wang Ning-li, Zhang Guo-juan

“…ObjectiveTo investigate the association between albuminuria and arterial stiffness in a rural population from Northern China.MethodsUsing a stratified cluster multi-stage sampling method， residents over 30 years old from 13 villages in Yongnian County， Handan City， Hebei Province， China from October 1， 2006， to October 1， 2007 were selected. …”
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Comparison of eight weeks of resistance training and high-intensity intermittent aerobic training on the expression of microRNAs associated with adipose tissue angiogenesis and ant... by Hamid Sadeghian, Marefat Siahkohian, Mohsen Akbarpour Beni, Lotfali Bolboli

“…However, in order to confirm this point and generalize it to humans, more research is needed, especially on human specimens. …”
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Assessing patients’ experience of care in four referral hospitals: a cross-sectional survey of outpatients in two South African rural provinces by Wezile W. Chitha, Onke R. Mnyaka, Akhona Ncinitwa, Olona Giwu, Teboho Mashao, Kuhle Mabophe, Sibusiso C. Nomatshila, Itumeleng Funani, Vivien Essel, Xolelwa Ntlongweni, Kedibone Maake, Nomfuneko Sithole, Ntiyiso Khosa, Maphoko Masemola, Ziyanda Ngcobo, Murendeni Mulamu, Bongiwe Mkabela, Siyabonga Sibulawa, Buyiswa Swartbooi, Godfrey Mokobane, Sikhumbuzo A. Mabunda

“…The purpose of this study was to assess patients’ experience of care in four referral hospitals in two of South Africa’s rural provinces. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in four public hospitals in Eastern Cape (Nelson Mandela Academic (NMAH) and St. …”
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Adherence to 24-h movement guidelines and its associations with dietary behavior and mental health among university students from five ASEAN countries by Supa Pengpid, Karl Peltzer

“…Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence and associations of adherence to 24-h movement guidelines (HMG) with dietary behaviour and mental health among university students in ASEAN. Methods A multi-center cross-sectional survey was conducted in 2015 included 3223 university students from five ASEAN nations—Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam—aged 18 to 30 years, selected by stratified random sampling. …”
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Unrecognised rural–urban disparities in epidemiology of metabolic-associated fatty liver disease in the representative area of China by Qing Li, Yi Zhang, Xing Chen, Xiaoyi Li, Tingfeng Wu, Junzhao Ye, Suilin Mo, Miaosheng Ye, Wengeng Wang, Qiaocong Zheng, Ke Luo, Shouwei Tu, Daituan Che, Rulong Gong, Rong Miu, Congxiang Shao, Yanhong Sun, Bihui Zhong

“…We aimed to clarify the prevalence and risk factors in rural areas of China.Methods This cross-sectional study used the most densely populated area with highly unbalanced development differences in China (Guangdong Province) as a representative sample, and multistage stratified random sampling was performed. …”
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Significant variations in tolerance to clothianidin and pirimiphos-methyl in Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles funestus populations during a dramatic malaria resurgence despite susta... by Ambrose Oruni, Emmanuel Arinaitwe, James Adiga, Geoffrey Otto, Patrick Kyagamba, Joseph Okoth, Daniel Ayo, Jackson Rwatooro Asiimwe, Maato Zedi, John Rek, Kyle J. Walker, Ashlee Braithwaite, Jonathan Kayondo, Melissa D. Conrad, Teun Bousema, Mark J. I. Paine, Hanafy M. Ismail, Paul Krezanoski, Charles S. Wondji, Moses R. Kamya, Grant Dorsey, Martin J. Donnelly

“…During the resurgence, Anopheles funestus sensu lato (s.l.) numbers increased more than those of Anopheles gambiae s.l., but when an alternative insecticide, pirimiphos-methyl, was reintroduced in 2023, both malaria cases and An. funestus mosquito density fell. …”
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Influence of lifestyles on physical, psychological, and cognitive co-morbidity among older adults with diabetes in rural area by Minfu Bai, Yudong Miao, Jingming Wei, Zhanlei Shen, Dongfang Zhu, Jingbao Zhang, Junwen Bai, Ruizhe Ren, Dan Guo, Dan Guo, Clifford Silver Tarimo, Clifford Silver Tarimo, Jiajia Zhang, Jinxin Cui, Xinran Li, Wenyong Dong, Qiuping Zhao, Mingyue Zhen

“…This study investigated the prevalence of co-morbidity and their association with lifestyle in a rural population of older adults with diabetes.MethodsFrom 1st July to 31 August 2023, a cross-sectional study based on the whole cluster sampling method was conducted in Jia County, Henan Province, China. …”
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Iron metabolism-related indicators as predictors of the incidence of acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery: a meta-analysis by Limei Zhao, Xiaoyu Yang, Shengchao Zhang, Xiaoshuang Zhou

“…However, whether iron metabolism-related indicators can be used as predictors of the incidence of AKI after cardiac surgery remains unclear.Objectives We aimed to systematically evaluate whether iron metabolism-related indicators can be used as predictors of the incidence of AKI after cardiac surgery via meta-analysis.Search methods: The PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library databases were searched from January 1971 to February 2023 to identify prospective observational and retrospective observational studies examining iron metabolism-related indicators and the incidence of AKI after cardiac surgery among adults.Data Extraction and Synthesis: The following data were extracted by two independent authors (ZLM and YXY): date of publication, first author, country, age, sex, number of included patients, iron metabolism-related indicators, outcomes of patients, patient types, study types, sample, and specimen sampling time. …”
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Sociological Explanation of Factors Affecting the Prevalence of Child Marriage (Case Study: Dishmok City) by Nasrollah Nosratikhah, Seyed Samad Beheshty, Maryam Mokhtari

“…Data were collected using a researcher-developed questionnaire administered to a sample of 355 individuals selected through a multi-stage random sampling technique. …”
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An investigation and analysis of nursing undergraduates’ demands for clinical teaching (本科护理实习生临床教学需求调查分析) by GAN Lu (甘露), XIE Wei (谢薇), CHEN Maosun (陈茂松), LIAO Jialu (廖家露), MO Mei (莫梅), SHUAI Xuemei (帅雪梅), XU Ting (徐婷), NI Dangcheng (倪当承)

“…Objective To investigate the demands for clinical teaching and clinical teachers among nursing undergraduates who participated in their clinical internship, and provide reference for quality improvement of clinical teaching and practice. Methods Totally 179 nursing undergraduates were recruited by a convenience sampling method, and a open-ended questionnaire survey was conducted to investigate nursing undergraduates’ demands for clinical teaching. …”
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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Toward Antitubercular Agents Among Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients in Southwestern China: A Cross-Sectional Study by Pi Y, Tan J, Yang P, Pan J, Yang X, Xiang M, Li T

“…Yinhuan Pi,1,2,* Junyi Tan,3,* Pei Yang,1 Jing Pan,2 Xianghui Yang,2 Mingque Xiang,2 Tianju Li2 1Business Affairs Section, Chongqing Blood Center, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Infectious Diseases, The Ninth People’s Hospital of Chongqing, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Gastroenterology, Chongqing University Three Gorges Hospital, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Tianju Li, Department of Infectious Diseases, The Ninth People’s Hospital of Chongqing, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China, 400700, Email tianjulee@126.comObjective: To investigate the knowledge, attitudes, and practice (KAP) toward first-line antitubercular agents among patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) in southwestern China, and to examine sociodemographic disparities in KAP.Methods: A simple sampling survey was conducted among TB patients clinically diagnosed with active pulmonary TB at the Ninth People’s Hospital of Chongqing. …”
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Exploring Youth Interpretations of the Mafia Game: An Ethnographic Study by Seyed Ghasem Hasani, Nader Razeghi, Maryam Ghadimi

“…Introduction The Mafia or Werewolf game is a group reasoning game designed for more than 5 players. In this game, each participant assumes a role and players compete as two groups: the mafia and the citizens. …”
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Physical Activity and Quality of Life After Distal Femur Tumor Resection and Limb Salvage by Dimitra C. Galanis, Ioannis Zafeiris, Fotini M. Soukakou, Dimitra P. Papagelopoulos, Panayiotis Gavriil, Ioannis G. Trikoupis, Olga D. Savvidou, Konstantinos Vlasis, Vasileios A. Kontogeorgakos, Panayiotis J. Papagelopoulos

“…This study investigates the quality of life of the patients through the development of motor activity, focusing on both physical and sporting activity of the above-mentioned individuals and their physical abilities to participate in activities of daily and sporting life after surgery. <b>Methods</b>: This study involved 16 patients aged 19–47 years who had undergone surgical resection and replacement of the distal femur for the treatment of sarcoma and were selected by random sampling from a total of 72 patients who had undergone a similar procedure. …”
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Reasons for doctor migration from South Africa by Marlene M. Bezuidenhout, Gina Joubert, Louis A. Hiemstra, Magdalena C. Struwig

“…The aim of the study was to investigate the profile of South African qualified physicians who had emigrated from South Africa. Methods: The investigation was conducted in 2005 as a descriptive study of participants found primarily by the snowball sampling method. …”
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Insights on Late-Stage COVID-19 Pandemic Recovery From a 21-Country Online Survey by Louisa Ewald, John Bellettiere, Tamer H. Farag, Kristina M. Lee, Sidhartha Palani, Emma Castro, Amanda Deen, Catherine W. Gillespie, Bethany M. Huntley, Alison Tracy, Ana-Carolina Haensch, Frauke Kreuter, Frauke Kreuter, Wiebke Weber, Stefan Zins, Stefan Zins, Wichada La Motte-Kerr, Wichada La Motte-Kerr, Yao Li, Kathleen Stewart, Emmanuela Gakidou, Emmanuela Gakidou, Ali H. Mokdad, Ali H. Mokdad

“…The Pandemic Response Survey (PRS), utilizing the Facebook Active User Base (FAUB), assessed the pandemic’s population-level impacts across 21 countries, gathering information on healthcare, vaccine confidence, trust, and economic and educational indicators.MethodsConducted from March to May 2023, the PRS, translated into 15 languages, used the FAUB for gender-stratified random sampling of adults 18 years and older. …”
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Understanding the Phenomenon of Smuggling from the Perspective of Activists Known as “Shoti” by Ali Feizolahi, Zahra Rezaeinasab, Shabnam Yari

“…The target population consisted of Shoti activists residing in the city of Pol-e-Dokhtar, Lorestan Province, who possessed at least 3 years of experience in commodity smuggling and were actively engaged in this work at the time of the study. The research sample comprised 14 individuals selected through the snowball sampling method based on the criterion of theoretical saturation. …”
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Prevalence, knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding Chagas disease in Guanare, Venezuela: a cross-sectional study by Iván A. Escalante-Pérez, Ana A. Alviares, Óscar D. Omaña-Ávila, Fhabián S. Carrión-Nessi, Daniela L. Mendoza-Millán, Grecia de J. Erimee-Vieira, Juan M. Contreras-Rengifo, Vanessa C. Sande-Mujica, Mariana de J. de Marchis-Vento, Karim J. Gebran-Chedid, Mario A. Dubuc-Ponte, Daniela I. Castro-Betancourt, Vittoria F. Fuentes-Fiore, Rachell A. Molina-Mendoza, Alejandro M. Loreto-Rodrigues, Juan C. Gomes-González, Luciano Mauriello, Eyleen Moronta, Belkisyolé Alarcón de Noya, Zoraida Díaz-Bello, David A. Forero-Peña

“…However, current data on the epidemiology of CD in Venezuela are limited. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional study in September 2023 in Guanare municipality, located in northwestern Portuguesa state. …”
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