Determinants of implementation of a stepped care intervention for adolescents and youth living with HIV in Kenya: a qualitative evaluation by Nok Chhun, Dorothy I. Mangale, Kawango Agot, Winnie A. Owade, Julie Kadima, Jacinta Badia, James K. Kibugi, Pamela K. Kohler, Grace John-Stewart, Kristin Beima-Sofie

“…Understanding health provider perceptions of barriers and facilitators that influence implementation can optimize adoption and sustainment of health systems interventions. Methods The Data-informed Stepped Care (DiSC) study was a cluster randomized controlled trial of a stepped care intervention in 24 HIV care facilities in Kenya. …”
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Digital vs. conventional instructor-led midwifery training in Benue State, Nigeria: a randomized non-inferiority trial by Fanan Ujoh, Anja Dzunic-Wachilonga, Rafat Noor, Victoria Gusa, Roseline Ape-aii, Isaac Ohene, Rajan Bola, Jan Christilaw, Stephen Hodgins, Ronald Lett

“…Students’ knowledge, thinking, and technical skills were assessed using a pre-test, post-test, Objective Structured Clinical Exam (OSCE), and daily modular quizzes. …”
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Screening for diabetes mellitus in learners residing in the Belhar, Delft and Mfuleni communities of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa by A. Somers, E. Rustford, M.S. Hassan, R.T. Erasmus

“…There is a paucity of data on the incidence and prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus in children compared with that for adults. …”
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GAMIFICATION AS A MODERN TREND IN THE STUDY OF GEOGRAPHY IN GENERAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS by Vitaliy Bezugly, Victor Hrushka

“…The use of gamification in teaching geography allows creating a dynamic and mo- tivating environment in which students actively work with maps, statistical data and various in- formation resources, which contributes to a deeper understanding of complex geographical con- cepts and terms. …”
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War and chronic illness: a health center-based study of Palestinians with non-communicable diseases in Gaza by Belal Aldabbour, Yousef Barakat, Samah Elamassie, Fatima Hmeid, Manar Dughmoush, Maha Al-Rantisi, Doaa Abu-Helal, Lina Barakat, Diana Bader, Afnan Kwaik

“…The survey collected sociodemographic data, assessed direct war impacts on participants, evaluated accessibility to PHC and medications, and examined health impacts on participants during the war. …”
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Undernutrition and Associated Factors among Adolescent Girls in Damot Sore District, Southern Ethiopia by Degu Demissie Gagebo, Amene Abebe Kerbo, Thilagavathi Thangavel

“…Multistage sampling technique was used to select 729 adolescent girls. Structured interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to collect information on different variables. …”
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Occupational health risk perceptions and determinants: knowledge and attitude of sanitary workers in public hospitals of Ethiopia by Sina Temesgen Tolera, Tesfaye Gobena, Abraham Geremew, Elka Toseva, Nega Assefa

“…Stata 17MP version was used for data analysis. The univariate analysis was applied for frequency, prevalence, media, and mean. …”
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Early identification on failure mode of loess landslide: insight from case study and physical model experiment by Ran Li, Ran Li, Ran Li, Jiangkun He, Han Zheng, Chenyuan Zhang, Shuai Zhang, Shuai Zhang, Shuai Zhang

“…However, the lack of reliable reference data for the early identification of landslide failure modes has resulted in limited detection accuracy, complicating the differentiation between various failure modes. …”
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Motherhood role concerns in young women with breast cancer: a mixed-methods study by Qian Zhang, Wenjuan Gao, Xiaoxu Li, Dan Wang, Linping Zhang, Mengjiao Xu, Yuping Liu, Jing Han

“…Using purposive sampling, 20 young breast cancer patients were recruited and engaged in semi-structured interviews to explore their motherhood role concerns. …”
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DARE SPAZIO A CHI PARLA: L’AUTOBIOGRAFIA LINGUISTICA IN UN PERCORSO DI DIDATTICA LABORATORIALE PER GIOVANI MIGRANTI NEOARRIVATI by Cecilia Bartoli, Clelia Farina, Giulia Pizzolato

“…By creating expressive-narrative spaces within the classroom group, students engage with their multilingual repertoires and begin to construct their narratives in various ways, both in structured activities and in more informal settings. …”
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Review on ecological co-culture from sustainable agriculture perspective: hotspots, evolution and frontiers by Xiaofeng Lin

“…Moreover, a green, low-carbon energy structure is crucial for supporting sustainable agricultural practices. …”
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Hypothetical Preferences and Concerns for Long-Acting Injectable HIV PrEP Use Among Female Barmaids in Ubungo, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania by Akyoo WO, Mosha IH, Mpembeni RM, Jahn A

“…Interviews were conducted using a guide with semi-structured questions. We adopted an inductive approach for analyzing data.Findings: The majority of PrEP non-users expressed no preference for any form of PrEP, while oral PrEP-users preferred LAI PrEP. …”
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Caracterização hidrodinâmica de solos: aplicação do método Beerkan Hydrodynamic characterization of soils: application of the Beerkan method by Eduardo S. de Souza, Antonio C. D. Antonino, Rafael Angulo-Jaramillo, André Maciel Netto

“…In this work, a simple methodology is shown, known as "Beerkan", which secks to overcome these difficulties. It uses experimental data of infiltration, bulk density and the particle-size distribution for estimating the theta(h) and K(theta) curves. …”
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The Ways of Using Social Media for Health Promotion Among Adolescents: Qualitative Interview and Focus Group Study by Elizabeth Zimmermann, Samuel Tomczyk

“…Adolescents found live videos less appealing, citing logistical issues and a lack of structure, reflecting a preference for asynchronous content. …”
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Keeping Active with Texting after Stroke (KATS): a single-arm feasibility and acceptability study of a behavioural intervention to promote community-based physical activity after s... by Gozde Ozakinci, Stephan U Dombrowski, Andrew Murphy, Albert Farre, Jenna Breckenridge, Jacqui H Morris, Linda A Irvine, Keith Jenkinson

“…Objectives To test the feasibility and acceptability of a text-message-delivered behavioural intervention to promote and maintain physical activity and recovery after stroke rehabilitation.Design A single-arm acceptability and feasibility study.Setting Community rehabilitation services in two Health Board areas in Scotland.Participants People with stroke who could participate in physical activities and use a mobile phone were recruited during rehabilitation and community rehabilitation.Intervention Keeping Active with Texting after Stroke (KATS) is an automated text message-delivered intervention informed by behaviour change theory. It delivers a structured sequence of 103 messages over 14 weeks to support the uptake and maintenance of physical activities following stroke rehabilitation.Outcomes Data on recruitment, retention and satisfaction were collected. …”
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Outbreaks of COVID-19 in Medical organizations by Y. I. Sisin, A. A. Golubkova, I. I. Kozlova, N. A. Ostapenko

“…The peculiarity of nosocomial outbreaks was a significant proportion of adults (98.3%), mainly employees of medical organizations, who were often active sources of infection, as well as the involvement of structural units and hospitals for adults in the epidemic process, a high frequency of etiological interpretation of outbreaks (95.9%), a significant proportion of asymptomatic forms of infection and carrier, and the complexity of differential diagnosis of cases of out – of-hospital and nosocomial infection. …”
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Traditional medicine regulation status and challenges in Malawi and Nigeria by J.S. Mponda, A.S. Muula, A. Choko, A. J. Ajuwon, J. O. Moody

“…Methods A descriptive cross-sectional study was done using a structured questionnaire and a checklist of regulatory requirements to collect data from officers, manufacturing facilities, and herbal medicinal products. …”
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Entraves para a implementação de programas assistenciais dirigidos ao público masculino: visão de profissionais de saúde [Barriers to implementing health care programs for male pub... by Rosineide Santana de Brito, Danyelle Leonette Araújo dos Santos

“…The participants were 16 doctors and nurses working in primary health facilities in the city of Natal, Brazil. Data were collected in July and August 2011 through semi-structured interview, and treated according to the enunciation analysis proposed by Bardin. …”
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¿Qué opina el profesorado cuando recibe formación en el Modelo de Responsabilidad Personal y Social? Un estudio basado en grupo de discusión (What is professors´ opinion when they... by Ángel Ibaibarriaga Toset, Carlos Mª Tejero-González

“…The study, following a qualitative approach based on focus group, analysed the data according to the following categories: Structural characteristics of the training plan, theoretical and practical content, teacher profile, and overall evaluation of the educational programme. …”
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An examination of the prevalence of khat chewing and its contributing factors among high school students in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, using a cross-sectional survey design by Alembante Fikadu Lemma, Urban Robert, Lajtai Laszlo

“…A simple random sampling technique was applied, enhancing the representativeness of the findings. A structured self-administered questionnaire was used, and descriptive and inferential statistics were applied to analyze the collected data, ensuring the reliability and validity of the results. …”
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