A community-based study on quality of diet impacting cardio-metabolic risk; hierarchical prediction and cluster analysis from a diet survey among adults by I J Nirmal Sujitha, S Arulprakash, Lovling Aarthy Maria, K. Ezhilvendhan, R Shankar, S Sangeetha

“…Methodology: A community-based cross-sectional survey to assess the prevalence of NCD risk factors and diet quality was conducted over two months among individuals aged 30 years and above without a history of diabetes mellitus and/or hypertension. Data was collected using a semi-structured questionnaire and diet quality was assessed using a validated tool Short-Healthy-Eating-Index (sHEI). …”
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The Impact of Basic Education Curriculum Gaps on Meeting Tertiary Education Admission Criteria – A Case of South Africa by Zona Ndamase, Mohammed Xolile Ntshangase

“…This qualitative study set out to explore ways in which curriculum gaps negatively impact students’ ability to meet admission criteria, aiming to highlight systemic challenges and propose solutions to bridge the divide between secondary and higher education. 4 teachers, 2 university administration officers, and 4 learners who seek entry into the university from different high schools were purposively sampled for semi-structured interviews and focus group interviews, and the data were thematically analysed in this study. …”
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Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice towards rabies and associated factors among household heads in Welkait district, Ethiopia by Teshager Dubie, Bayew Lakew, Hailemaryam Shiferaw

“…A simple random sampling technique was employed to select households. The data was obtained using structured questionnaires. …”
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PATHOLOGY TEACHING LEARNING METHODS – STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION AND FEEDBACK by Dr. Fauzia Sadiq, Dr. Asad Amin, Taha Tariq, Javeria Ahmed, Azan Ali, Dr. Shazia I Rasa

“…Methodology: 345 students participated in the study and filled a structured pre-validated feedback questionnaire regarding the didactic lecture method of teaching being followed at pathology department Lahore Medical and Dental College. …”
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Enhancing Craft: Utilizing Hand Embroidery Technique for Production of Home Decorating Articles by Comfort Ukrajit Sonye, Destiny Izioma Anthony

“…Multi-stage sampling technique was used to select house heads while census was used for the artisans. Instrument used for data collection was a structured questionnaire. The internal consistency of the instrument was assessed using Cronbach’s alpha, which yielded a value of 0.89. …”
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AN ANALYSIS OF ACCESS TO CREDIT AND FACTORS INFLUENCING CREDIT UTILIZATION AMONG CASSAVA FARMERS IN SOUTHWEST, NIGERIA by Damilola ADEOSUN, Dorcas ADEGBITE, Rahman SANUSI, Simeon AYANSINA, Kazeem ABOABA

“…Multi-stage sampling procedure was used to select 210 small holder cassava farmers for the study. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data on respondents’ access to credit, sources and volume of credit granted, and factors influencing amount of credit utilized by cassava farmers. …”
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Determinants of Quality of Work Life among Nurses Working in Hawassa Town Public Health Facilities, South Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Lolemo Kelbiso, Admasu Belay, Mirkuzie Woldie

“…The total sample size was allocated to each facility based on the number of nurses in each facility. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire. …”
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Developing Visible Thinking and Motivation Through the Curricular Design of an Escape Room in Higher Education by Naiara Bilbao-Quintana, Arantzazu López-de la Serna, Ainara Romero-Andonegui, Eneko Tejada-Garitano

“…For this purpose, a quasi-experimental research with pretest/post-test was conducted, and it was evaluated whether the instructional design of the escape room was adequate to enhance the learning of the 238 students, whether it was motivating, and whether it contributed to the development of cognitive processes. We used two structured questionnaires with multiple-choice questions and one questionnaire with open-ended questions. …”
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Intersections between Ubuntu and Social Work in Humanitarian Settings in Uganda by Lambert Buzaare, Martha Nababi, James Thomas Ssenfuuma, Paul Bukuluki

“…The study employs a qualitative approach, integrating a desk review of 60 scholarly publications and primary data from semi-structured interviews with refugees and key informants. …”
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Tourism collaborative governance: The views of tourism small and medium-sized enterprises in rural areas by Takalani Ramukumba

“…The study adopted a qualitative research ap­proach and employed a purposive sampling method, a non-probability sampling technique to select participants. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews. …”
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Mastering The Art of Speaking: Enhancing Grade 11 Students’ Speaking Skill Through Speakup Scaffold by Amer Mehmood Jason P. Ahmed, Lhea D. Ildefonso, Othaniel Lubbong, Jayson Blanza

“…Recommendations are made for the integration of scaffolded speaking habits in the everyday curriculum and offering extended, structured time for students to enhance practice in using English and gaining confidence in expression.…”
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Experience reports from active volunteer members in German right-to-die organisations through qualitative content analysis by Sandy Ohm, Claudia Bozzaro

“…Methods This project was implemented through qualitative interviews conducted with active volunteer members of German right-to-die organisations, followed by a qualitative structured content analysis based on Mayring’s approach. …”
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Tasting Teaching Flavors: A Group of Student-Teachers´ Experiences in their Practicum Saboreando el gusto de la enseñanza: Experiencias de un grupo de estudiantes-maestros en su pr... by Xatlí Zuleta Garzón, Liliana Prada Castañeda

“…The study led to the identification of their difficulties, to looking at how they felt about those difficulties, and to how they dealt with them. Instruments for data collection were the journals and group conferences used by the practice counselor and a semi-structured interview. …”
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Interpersonal contact and altered sensory conditions in video consultation – a qualitative interview study in Danish general practice by Frida Greek Kofod, Elisabeth Assing Hvidt, Anne Beiter Arreskov, Ann Dorrit Guassora

“…The semi-structured interviews included playback of a recorded VC between each GP and a patient, inspired by the Video-Stimulated Interview technique. …”
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Implementing active surveillance for tuberculosis: The experiences of healthcare workers at four sites in two provinces in South Africa by Febisola I. Ajudua, Robert J. Mash

“…Methods: This was a qualitative study of four established COPC sites across two provinces in SA where active surveillance for TB is implemented. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with purposively selected healthcare workers in the CBS and citizens in these communities. …”
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Red Flags Associated With Knowledge Of Speech And Language Disorders Among Special Educators by Syed Tariq Shah, Nazia Mumtaz, Ghulam Saqulain

“…SPSS Version 20 was used for data analysis. Results: To assess the knowledge of the educators, a specially structured questionnaire with Cronbach’s alpha reliability coefficient of 0.79 was applied to a sample with a mean age of 32.70±6.92 years with the majority of 85(85%) being female educators. …”
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Determinants of antiretroviral therapy adherence among transgender women in South Africa by Leonashia Leigh-Ann van der Merwe, Idah Moyo, Azwihangwisi H. Mavhandu-Mudzusi

“…Twelve participants were enrolled using a snowballing sampling technique. Data were collected using semi-structured interviews and analysed using an IPA framework. …”
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Exploring the learning experience of nursing students volunteering in a breast cancer campaign as an extracurricular activity by Wejdan Shaqiqi, Amal Wanis Alanizi, Maryam Omar, Wasayf Almaiman

“…A purposive sample of seventeen students who participated in the campaign were evenly distributed across two focus groups. Data was collected using semi-structured interviews and was analyzed thematically. …”
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Screening of Breast among Women: A Cross-Sectional Study in Nepal by Sangam Shah, Krishna Dahal, Paras Pangeni, Sandhya Niroula, Kiran Paudel, Prativa Subedi, Sarita Dhakal, Prince Mandal, Laba Rawal, Nikita Bhatta, Anisha Shrestha, Ganesh Bhattarai, Pragya Bhandari

“…A cross-sectional study was conducted from July to September 2023 on 100 female participants who were older than 18 years. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews using a structured questionnaire. …”
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Parenting and COVID-19: qualitative study of educational challenges, childcare and crisis-related decision-making in diplomatic families by Samantha K. Brooks, Dipti Patel, Neil Greenberg, M. Brooke Rogers

“…Exploring the family-related experiences of diplomatic staff during the pandemic is important in order to understand the unique challenges faced by diplomatic families during a prolonged crisis and identify ways to support them. Semi-structured interviews were carried out with 13 diplomatic personnel and thematic analysis was used to analyse the data. …”
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