Anemia and its predictors among neonates at Wachemo University teaching hospital, Central Ethiopia: a facility-based cross-sectional study by Kemal Mohamed, Wondwossen Tadesse, Dagmawi Woldesenbet, Milkias Abebe, Abdulhakim Mussema, Elias Tamene, Solomon Gebre

“…Face-to-face interviews were conducted to gather information on neonates’ sex, sociodemographic characteristics, and nutritional status using a pre-tested structured questionnaire. A Mindray BC-3000Plus Hematology Analyzer was utilized to analyze the blood samples collected from the mothers and their neonates. …”
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Transition experiences of UK junior doctors who leave clinical practice to pursue careers in medical education: a qualitative study by Katherine Owen, Olivia Coldicutt

“…This study aimed to (1) explore the experiences of medical educators who left clinical practice as junior doctors and (2) identify the barriers to professional identity formation in this group.Design In this constructivist qualitative study, semi-structured interviews were conducted with medical educators. …”
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The potential impact of nonsuicidal self-injury disorder: Insights from individuals with lived experience by Gregory J. Lengel, Brooke A. Ammerman, Keri-Anne Bell, Jason J. Washburn

“…Adults with lifetime NSSI history (N = 38) completed a semi-structured interview that surveyed perspectives on NSSID, including the meaning of officially recognizing NSSI-D, potential impacts of receiving an NSSI-D diagnosis, and the impact of NSSI-D on one’s decision to speak with a clinician. …”
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"I just wanted to be like everyone else…": Qualitative exploration of women's perspectives on female genital mutilation/cutting and its potential abandonment in Somalia. by Zamzam I A Ali, Mervat Alhaffar, Natasha Howard

“…We conducted an exploratory qualitative study, informed by critical feminist and social norms theories. Data from 20 semi-structured remote interviews with women in Somalia were analysed thematically using abductive coding. …”
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A Study on Socio-Demographic and Clinical Profile of Patients on Second Line Anti-Retroviral Therapy Registered at ART Centre in Surat City by Gaurang Parmar, Sahil Parmar, Sunilkumar Amin, Natvarlal B Patel

“…The study was conducted by pretested semi-structured questionnaire. The information regarding socio-demography and clinical variables, treatment and sexual activity were taken by oral interview of patients. …”
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Influence of knowledge management practices on librarians' competency in artificial intelligence in tertiary institutions of Lokoja, Kogi State, Nigeria by Sherif Kunle Yusuf, Abdullateef B. Oshinaike, Ismail O. Suleiman, Yinka Martins Omoniyi

“…However, in Lokoja, Kogi State, Nigeria, librarians face challenges in adopting these practices effectively, resulting in skill gaps that affect academic service delivery.MethodsThis study employed a quantitative survey design and utilized census sampling to include all 28 professional librarians from three tertiary institutions in Lokoja. Data were collected through a structured questionnaire focusing on current KM practices, AI competencies, and associated challenges. …”
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The direct method and multilingual turn in teaching Japanese as a foreign language by Olha Luchenko, Karina Kovinko

“…Differences in teaching contexts across countries influence NSTs’ adoption of the direct method, leading to an emphasis on balancing it with more structured approaches to cater to diverse learner profiles. …”
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Prevalence of hypertriglyceridemic-waist phenotype and its association with type 2 diabetes mellitus among middle-aged and older adults of Amerindian ancestry by Denisse A. Rumbea, Robertino M. Mera, Emilio E. Arias, Kleber Arriaga, Oscar H. Del Brutto

“…Participants aged ≥40 years underwent standardized assessments, including structured interviews and fasting blood tests. HTWP was defined using serum triglyceride levels ≥150 mg/dL together with increased waist circumference determined by 2 criteria: Amerindian-specific (men ≥ 89 cm, women ≥83 cm) and NCEP-ATP III (men ≥102 cm, women ≥88 cm). …”
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Teachers' Understanding of Play-Based Learning Implementation on Students' Achievement by Onesme Niyibizi, John Peter Kazinyirako, Jean Baptiste Gasigwa, Anne Marie Mukeshimana, Jean Nepomuscene Singirankabo, Cyprien Bintunimana, Vedaste Mutarutinya

“…Employing a qualitative approach, the study utilized semi-structured interviews to investigate into the dynamics of play-based learning. …”
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Barriers experienced by nurses working in psychiatric wards in caring for patients with mental disorders: A qualitative study by Roghaieh Keykha, Naima Seyedfatemi, Seyedeh Narjes Mousavizadeh, Parvaneh Vasli

“…Twenty psychiatric nurses with at least six months of experience were selected through purposive sampling. Data were collected through 20 semi-structured interviews (about 45 minutes each) and analyzed using conventional content analysis with MAXQDA software (Version 10). …”
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Cities as innovation poles in the digital transition. The Italian case by Giuseppe Borruso, Ginevra Balletto

“…If the spreading of innovation in the past appeared as a spontaneous process, nowadays it is inserted into more structured business models for enterprises and companies and in development policies at central, regional, and local levels. …”
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Economics of fish production at Chitwan district, Nepal by Tara Sharma, Shiva Chandra Dhakal, Rishi Ram Kattel, Kamala Gharti, Jeevan Lamichhane

“…A total of 90 households, 30 from each study site were selected randomly and were interviewed by using pre-tested semi structured questionnaire. Secondary data needed for the study were obtained from DADO, MOAD, NARC and other related organizations working on fisheries and aquaculture sector. …”
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Assessing Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Medication Disposal: A Study on Rural Communities in Sarojini Nagar, Lucknow by Saurabh Kashyap, Akshata MA, Anubhav Agrawal, Abhishek Singh, Aman Verma, Ish Gupta

“…Participants were interviewed by Junior Residents and Data was gathered using a structured questionnaire to evaluate demographic characteristics, knowledge, perceptions, attitudes, and practices related to the disposal of unused and expired medications. …”
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Palliative care for people with substance use disorders: a qualitative study of the experiences of rural primary care providers by Layale Tayba, Beatriz Cuesta-Briand, Kirsten Auret, Mathew Coleman

“…Methods This qualitative study explored the experiences of providing palliative care to patients with a substance use disorder among general practitioners in regional Western Australia. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and subjected to thematic analysis. …”
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Caregiving experiences of family caregivers of disabled middle-aged and older adults enrolled in long-term care insurance: a qualitative study by Yitong Liu, Wenkun Xu, Zhuoya Yang, Yaning Wang, Rujian Lu, Yuexia Gao, Yaqin Zhong

“…Fifteen family caregivers from long-term care service companies and communities in Nantong city were purposively selected to participate in the study between December 2023 to February 2024. Semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted to collect data. …”
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Developmental trajectories of and reciprocal relationships between Chinese university students' foreign language reading self-efficacy and reading strategy use by Shiyu Zhou, Yingxian Zhang

“…This study investigated the developmental trajectories and reciprocal predictive relationships between foreign language reading self-efficacy and reading strategy use within the context of English as a foreign language (EFL) education in China. Data were collected from 293 Chinese undergraduate EFL students at five time points over the course of one academic year using a mixed-methods approach which included parallel latent growth models, cross-lagged analyses, and semi-structured interviews. …”
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Assessment of knowledge and usage of HIV post exposure prophylaxis among healthcare workers in a regional hospital in Ghana by Felicia Babanawo, Abdallah Ibrahim, Ozge Sensoy Bahar, Augustine Adomah-Afari, Ernest Maya

“… # Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted among 185 HealthCare Workers (HCWs) between May and July 2016. Data was collected using self-administered structured questionnaires and analyzed with Stata-13. …”
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Healthcare Personnel Opinion and their Implementation Obstacles Regarding the Standard Precautions in Hemodialysis Unit by Salwa ElBadry, Mervat A. Ghaleb, Nesreen A. M. Abou Zeid

“…The first tool is a standard precautions practices in hemodialysis observational checklist: The second tool is a structured interview questionnaire to assess the opinion of healthcare personnel regarding the applicability of standard precautions in the hemodialysis unit and their implementation obstacles. …”
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Antimicrobial prophylaxis for endourological procedures in Jordanian hospitals: a multi-centre qualitative study by Oriana Awwad, Sondos Abdaljaleel, Rima Hijazeen, Mariam Abdel Jalil

“…Objectives To explore urologists’ perceptions of barriers to, and facilitators of, adherence to international antimicrobial prophylaxis (AP) guidelines for endourological procedures in Jordan and to identify strategies to optimise guideline-concordant AP prescribing.Design The present study is a qualitative study undertaken through semi-structured interviews and inductive thematic analysis. …”
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The challenges of prenatal care services during the COVID-19 pandemic: qualitative evidence of primary health care providers’ perspective in Iran by Edris Kakemam, Faranak Karimiyeganeh, Farzaneh Soltani, Akram Karimi Shahanjarini

“…Methods This qualitative research was conducted using conventional content analysis in 13 health centers of Hamadan, Iran, between July and September 2023. A semi-structured interview was conducted with 13 midwives who had experience providing prenatal care services to pregnant mothers during the COVID-19 pandemic and were selected using the purposive sampling method. …”
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