Effect of nutrition education on hemoglobin level of pregnant women in Southeast Ethiopia: a cluster randomized controlled trial by Girma Beressa, Susan J. Whiting, Tefera Belachew

“…We used a pretested, interviewer-administered, structured questionnaire to collect the data. The Hgb level of pregnant women was measured by collecting a finger-prick blood sample using a HemoCue Hb 301. …”
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Treatment for substance abuse in the 21st century: A South African perspective by Madhubala I. Kasiram, Anwar Jeewa

“…The sample comprised both patients and service providers at each centre and the research instrument was focus group discussions with the former and individual, semi-structured interviews with the latter. Non-probability criterion sampling was employed to secure the participation of the required categories3 of treatment centres, and probability sampling was used thereafter, based on availability of respondents (both patients and staff) and easy access to them. …”
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Interrogating green social prescribing in South Wales; A multi-stakeholder qualitative exploration. by Menna Brown, Katharine Sarah Aylett

“…Three multi-discipline research workshops and ten semi-structured, one-to-one interviews were conducted either in person or via zoom. …”
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The Role of Digital Health Equity Audits in Preventing Harmful Infodemiology by Massimiliano Biondi, Fabio Filippetti, Giorgio Brandi, Elsa Ravaglia, Sofia Filippetti, Pamela Barbadoro

“…ResultsThe main result is the articulation of the DHEA framework: a structured, 6-phase cyclical model to guide organizations in the analysis and proactive mitigation of digital health–related disparities. …”
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Examination of Inter‐α Inhibitor Proteins in Permanent and Transient Focal Ischemia by Takahiko Imai, Andreia Lopes de Morais, Tao Qin, Yuichi Sasaki, Yow‐Pin Lim, Cenk Ayata

“…Inter‐α inhibitor proteins (IαIPs) are a family of structurally related glycoproteins with 2 major forms (inter‐α inhibitor and pre‐α inhibitor) in blood. …”
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Comparison of salivary statherin and beta-defensin-2 levels, oral health behaviors, and demographic factors in children with and without early childhood caries by Maryam Koopaie, Faezeh Khajehreza Shahri, Roshanak Montazeri, Sajad Kolahdooz, Majid Mardani Shahri, Elham Moshkbouy

“…Demographic and behavioral data were gathered through structured interviews with parents. Statistical analyses included t-tests, logistic regression, and machine learning models to predict the risk of ECC. …”
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Predictions of COVID-19 dynamics in the UK: Short-term forecasting and analysis of potential exit strategies. by Matt J Keeling, Edward M Hill, Erin E Gorsich, Bridget Penman, Glen Guyver-Fletcher, Alex Holmes, Trystan Leng, Hector McKimm, Massimiliano Tamborrino, Louise Dyson, Michael J Tildesley

“…We present a deterministic, age-structured transmission model that uses real-time data on confirmed cases requiring hospital care and mortality to provide up-to-date predictions on epidemic spread in ten regions of the UK. …”
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Current opportunities for the export of medical services in Russia by S. V. Russkikh, E. A. Tarasenko, S. I. Grin, M. T. Yugay, K. K. Kryukova, L. I. Moskvicheva

“…An analysis of the practice of MSE organizing and regulatory documents of 2018–2021 was carried out, as well as the quantitative sociological survey of 184 doctors, healthcare managers and experts and the in-depth semi-structured interviews with 8 high-level healthcare experts conducted in 2020. …”
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Percepción del profesorado de Educación Física sobre el Aprendizaje Cooperativo y su relación con la Inteligencia Emocional (Physical Education teacher´s perception of Cooperative... by Adela Sánchez Molina, Irene González Martí, Andrea Hernández Martínez

“…To this end, qualitative research was carried out through semi-structured interviews thanks to the opinion of a total six Physical Education teachers from the Primary Education. …”
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Social media and depression among young adults in Bangladesh: Patterns, predictors, and implications by Mst Rahnuma Haque, Md. Nazrul Islam Mondal, Moynul Haque, Mohammad Mazharul Islam, Md Hasanul Kabir Sowmik, Shela Parvin, Mst Nadira Parvin

“…Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 450 young adults in Rajshahi city, Bangladesh, using a structured questionnaire administered through face-to-face interviews and a purposive sampling technique. …”
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Determinants of underweight among HIV-Infected children in pastoral communities of Southern Ethiopia: a facility-based cross-sectional study by Tagese Yakob, Awoke Abraham, Abraham Bezabih, Mesfin Manza Jaldo, Begidu Yakob, Eskinder Israel

“…Data were collected systematically from selected participants by using interviewer administered structured and pre-tested questionnaires. We used Epi-data version 4.1 for data entry and SPSS Version 25for data analysis. …”
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Comprehensive geriatric assessment for oral care in older adults: a focus group study by Nattariya Wongiam, Kearkiat Praditpornsilpa, Anjalee Vacharaksa

“…However, a framework for CGA in dental setting has not been clearly structured. This study aimed to identify the components of CGA essential for proper oral care in older adults based on the perspective of multidisciplinary experts. …”
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Risks and benefits of engaging youth living with HIV in research: perspectives from Kenyan Youth, caregivers, and subject matter experts by Emma Gillette, Winstone Nyandiko, Ashley Chory, Michael Scanlon, Josephine Aluoch, Hillary Koros, Celestine Ashimosi, Whitney Biegon, Dennis Munyoro, Janet Lidweye, Jack Nyagaya, Allison DeLong, Rami Kantor, Rachel Vreeman, Violet Naanyu

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Multisectoral coordination during the COVID-19 pandemic: practices, challenges and recommendations for future preparedness—a systematic literature review protocol by Themba Ginindza, Javan Solomon Okello, Julius N Odhiambo

“…Qualitative data will be analysed through framework synthesis, structured by the five CFIR domains. Quantitative data will be narratively summarised and, where outcomes are sufficiently similar across at least two studies, synthesised using a fixed-effect model.Risk of bias will be assessed using Critical Appraisal Skills Programme for qualitative and Risk Of Bias In Non-randomised Studies of Interventions for non-randomised studies. …”
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The Success of Pure Event's Collaboration with Sari Roti as Sponsor for Jar of Memories Interpersonal Communication Perspective by Jasmine Fajira Lubis, Indira Fatra Deni

“…This study uses a qualitative method with a semi-structured interview approach to understand the dynamics of communication collaboratively. …”
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Shadows and light: navigating teachers’ time poverty and blended teaching acceptance with social support and job satisfaction in EFL teachers’ voyage by Qing Zhou, Haoran Ma, Min Zhu, Huaizhi Chen, Qiuyu Gong

“…A total of 793 English teachers from various Chinese universities participated, providing data through a structured questionnaire. The relationships were analyzed using regression and path analysis to validate the hypothesized model. …”
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The Effectiveness of a Custom AI Chatbot for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Health Literacy: Development and Evaluation Study by Anthony Kelly, Eoin Noctor, Laura Ryan, Pepijn van de Ven

“…The findings have relevance for health educators, highlighting that patient-centric reference documents—structured to address frequent patient questions—are particularly effective. …”
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Sleep behaviors and time-to-pregnancy: results from a Guangzhou City cohort by Yuxian Zhang, Dongling Gu, Yanyuan Xie, Bing Li

“…Sleep behaviors were assessed via structured interviews. Cox proportional hazards models were used to estimate fecundability ratios (FRs), adjusting for potential confounders. …”
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Arts on prescription intervention for primary healthcare patients with poor mental health or social isolation: a mixed-method study by Anita Jensen, Anders Halling, Mirnabi Pirouzifard, Martin Lindström

“…We also conducted 28 semi-structured interviews. We analysed data using paired t-test and a general linear regression model for change in SWEMWBS and SHIS. …”
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Psychometric validation of the Spanish for Ecuador Family Reported Outcome Measure (FROM-16) and its application to measure impact on family members of patients with skin diseases by Andrea Cueva, Faraz M. Ali, Jeffrey Johns, Andrew Y. Finlay, Sam Salek

“…Conclusion The FROM-16 is a succinct, well-structured two-domain instrument. It can be used to identify the largely overlooked impact on FMs of dermatology patients. …”
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