Patient safety culture and satisfaction in Ghana: a facility-based cross-sectional study by Emmanuel Kumah, Prince Owusu Adoma, Francis Acquah, Charles Owusu-Aduomi Botchwey, Agartha Afful Boateng, Patricia Ofori Ahimah, Dorothy Serwaa Boakye, Ebenezer Addae Boahen, Vivian Kruh, Joseph Bob Kow Koomson

“…These risks or harm is linked with numerous adverse patient outcomes such as medication error, infections, unsafe surgery and diagnosis error.Objectives The general objective of this study was to investigate into the impact of patient safety culture practices experienced on patient satisfaction among patients who attend the Kwesimintsim Government Hospital in the Takoradi municipality.Methods This study was a descriptive cross-sectional study and a consecutive sampling technique was used to select 336 respondents for the study. Data was collected using a structured questionnaire and processed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences, V.21. …”
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Community-based health insurance dropout and its determinants among women in Sidama National Regional State, Southern Ethiopia, 2024: A multilevel analysis. by Kare Chawicha Debessa, Keneni Gutema Negeri, Mesay Hailu Dangisso

“…Participants were selected via a multistage sampling technique. Data were collected through structured, pre-tested face-to-face interviews encompassing demographic, household, and scheme-related factors. …”
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Gains and pains: a qualitative study on the implications of value-based health care for professionals by Veerle van Engen, Igna Bonfrer, Fabio Mieris, Malou Ensink, Anne Stiggelbout, Kees Ahaus, Martina Buljac-Samardzic

“…In addition, it explores how these outcomes are regulated at both the individual and organizational levels. Methods Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 26 healthcare professionals across six Dutch hospitals. …”
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Prevalence and risk factors of attention deficit hyperactive disorder among children aged 6–17 years in arbaminch City, Gamo zone, Southern Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectio... by Abigia Samuel, Berhan Tekeba, Destaye Guadie

“…The Vanderbilt ADHD diagnostic DSM-IV criteria using a pre-tested, structured questionnaire with a face-to-face interview were used to assess the outcome. …”
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“I would be very proud to be part of an initiative that didn’t exclude people because it was hard”: mapping and contextualising health equity responsibilities and decision-making t... by Tristan Bouckley, David Peiris, Devaki Nambiar, Samuel Prince, Sallie-Anne Pearson, Gill Schierhout

“…Method We conducted eighteen semi-structured interviews in 2022 and 2023 with a purposive sample of senior policy executives, programme managers and clinicians involved in the design and early implementation of a place-based health system reform initiative in New South Wales, Australia. …”
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High Gastrointestinal Colonization Rate of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci among Hospitalized Patients: Potential Source for Resistant Gene by Techilo Habtemariam Mengesha, Musa Mohammed Ali, Mulugeta Mengistu, Demissie Assegu Fenta

“…Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics were collected using a structured questionnaire. Fecal specimens were cultured on Enterococci selective media. …”
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Oral health knowledge, attitudes, and practices among university students in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study by Md. Nazrul Islam, Md Sirajul Islam Pial, Mohammad Abdulla Al Noman, Felix Kwashie Madilo, M. M. Mehedi Hasan, Sunjida Munmun, Tamanna Hassan, Carmilla Shaltel Naa Angerley Mensah, Nitai Roy

“…The purpose of this study is to better understand the oral health knowledge, attitude, and practices of students and the factors that influence them. Methods Data were collected using a validated structured questionnaire that asked about oral health and socio-demographic variables. …”
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Barriers and facilitators to sports participation in autistic Europeans: insights from a large-scale questionnaire survey by Célia Ruffino, Nicolas Gueugneau, Sidney Grosprêtre, Sidney Grosprêtre

“…The primary reasons for non-participation include a lack of suitable facilities (54.1%) and uncertainty about where to practice (22.2%).ConclusionsThe study underscores the importance of structured physical activity in improving both physical health and autism-specific characteristics. …”
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Prevalence and association between eating disorders, depression, and obesity among Palestinian adolescent refugees by Basma Damiri, Ahmad Hanani

“…A total of 313 teenagers were interviewed. Data, including waist circumference (WC) and body mass index (BMI), were collected through structured interviews and anthropometric measurements. …”
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Co-developing an intervention to facilitate safe and early transition to neonatal home care for very preterm infants: a mixed-method study evaluating the impact of patient and publ... by Sofia Arwehed, Ylva Thernström Blomqvist, Elin Carlsson Filipowicz, Anna Axelin

“…Patient and public involvement (PPI) was evaluated through anonymised impact log surveys, a process log, standardised meeting minutes, semi-structured interviews with Steering Committee members, and a written survey of public contributors. …”
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“Since I never felt pain, it didn’t occur to me to visit a dental clinic”: a qualitative exploration of social perceptions and influencers of oral care-seeking behaviour among adul... by Shakeerah O. Gbadebo, Promise U. Okereke, Gbemisola A. Oke, Oluwole O. Dosumu

“…Twenty-five purposively selected adult patients attending the clinic for the first time participated in in-depth, semi-structured interviews. Interviews were conducted in English or Yoruba, transcribed, and thematically analyzed using ATLAS.ti 8. …”
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Quality of Life in Patients with a Stoma Post Spinal Cord Injury by Stephen F Brockman, Henry R.E. Drysdale, Andrew Nunn, Scott Robson, Sonal Udayasiri, Melinda Millard, Andrew Bui, Douglas A Stupart

“…Design: Retrospective study in which eligible patients were asked to complete a structured questionnaire. Setting: The study was conducted at the Austin Hospital (a tertiary referral hospital in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia). …”
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Expectativas laborales de los estudiantes de licenciatura en Educación Física en México (Work expectations of physical education teacher education candidates in Mexico) by Ramón Alfonso González-Rivas, Gabriel Gastélum-Cuadras, María del Carmen Zueck-Enríquez, Oscar Núñez Enríquez, Ma. Concepción Soto Valenzuela

“…With the participation of 14 students (eight women and six men) with average ages between 21 and 22 years, to whom it was conducted a semi-structured interview, a deductive procedure was carried out for data analysis. …”
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Pharmacist-driven mobile health clinics: a qualitative analysis of logistics for program development, implementation, and operation by Erin E. Miller, Sarah Schweitzer, Alex W. Middendorf, Deidra Van Gilder, James W. Amell, Patricia Ahmed, Stephanie Hanson

“…Methods This project used semi-structured interviews, guided by a 23-item interview guide, conducted with groups and individuals from pharmacist-driven mobile health programs to identify logistics for the development of a pharmacist-driven MHC model. …”
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Food insecurity status and determinants among Urban Productive Safety Net Program beneficiary households in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. by Atimen Derso, Hailemichael Bizuneh, Awoke Keleb, Ayechew Ademas, Metadel Adane

“…A multi-stage sampling method was used; study participants were selected using a simple random sampling technique after establishing the proportionally allocated sample size for 9 districts. Data were collected by trained personnel using a pretested, structured questionnaire. …”
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Pregnancy-induced Hypertension: What Are the Associated Factors in Rural Areas? A Study from Rural Dehradun, Uttarakhand by Manisha Dhinwa, Pradeep Aggarwal, Mahendra Singh, Yogesh Arvind Bahurupi, Nandita Sharma

“…A sample size of 113 was calculated and included in our study. A pre-tested structured schedule was used to interview the study participants after a pilot test. …”
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Food crises and coping strategies in war-affected communities in Tigray, Ethiopia: A community-based cross-sectional study among households by Hadush Gebregziabher, Amaha Kahsay, Gebretsadkan Gebremedhin Gebretsadik, Tedros Bereket, Teklay Negash Gebregziabher, Micheale Yifter Weldemichael, Afework Mulugeta, Alem Gebremariam

“…Methodology A community-based cross-sectional survey was conducted among 315 randomly selected households in Mekelle City. Data were collected from May to June 2022 using a pre-tested structured questionnaire and entered, cleaned, coded, and analyzed using Stata version 14. …”
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Being the nurse’s eyes and ears: a mixed methods study of assistant nurses’ perceptions of their role regarding drug-related problems in nursing homes by Sarah Thelin, Beata Borgström Bolmsjö, Gabriella Caleres, Astrid Mattsson, Åsa G. Craftman, Patrik Midlöv, Sara Modig

“…Thereafter, semi-structured interviews were performed at four NHs and included 20 participants. …”
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Frameworks, models and theories for prevention of child maltreatment: protocol for a scoping review from a population health perspective by Juan Victor Ariel Franco, Freia De Bock, Adrienne Alayli, Lena Rasch, Christian Ballmeyer

“…Findings will be presented in a structured table format as well as narratively.Ethics and dissemination As we will not collect any personal, confidential or sensitive data, ethical approval is not required. …”
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Prevalence, Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern and Associated Factors of Staphylococcus Aureus Among Camel's Raw Milk in Babile District, Oromia, Ethiopia by Ahmednur Abdi, Siraj Hussen, Mohammed Ahmed

“…Participants were selected using a multi‐stage sampling technique. Data was collected using a pretested structured questionnaire, and 25 mL of raw camel milk was collected in sterile screw‐capped bottles. …”
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