Barriers and facilitators to contraception provision among rural healthcare providers by Alexandra Buscaglia, Annie Glover, Nicole Smith, Al Garnsey

“…Methods We conducted a mixed methods study with an electronic survey of 90 reproductive healthcare providers, and semi-structured follow-up interviews of 9 providers. …”
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Social media and inclusive humanitarian intervention: the case of Cyclone Idai in Chimanimani district, Zimbabwe by Felix Chari, Bethuel Sibongiseni Ngcamu

“…These quantitative results agree with results obtained from interviewed participants. …”
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Assessment of satisfaction of using socially marketed health consumables at government settings among beneficiaries in a rural area of Hooghly District, West Bengal by Aditi Sur, Bobby Paul, Lina Bandyopadhyay, Monalisha Sahu, Rivu Basu, Ankush Banerjee

“…Materials and Methods: A community-based, Mixed-Methods study (Convergent parallel design) was done in the service area of the Rural Health Unit and Training Centre (RHU&TC), Singur of Hooghly district, West Bengal, between January 2023 and December 2023, where the quantitative component was carried out by face-to-face interview among 150 beneficiary household respondents selected by two-stage cluster sampling; and qualitative component was done by 4 Key informant interviews (KII) among healthcare personnel (medical officer, public health nurse, pharmacist). …”
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The Social Construction of Categorical Data: Mixed Methods Approach to Assessing Data Features in Publicly Available Datasets by Theresa Willem, Alessandro Wollek, Theodor Cheslerean-Boghiu, Martha Kenney, Alena Buyx

“…We then pair our quantitative analysis with a qualitative examination of the data categories based on interviews with the dataset authors. …”
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235 Root cause analysis of barriers and facilitators to accrual to a pragmatic, EHR-embedded clinical trial by Lindsay Lennox, Bethany M Kwan, Adit A Ginde, Thomas W. Flaig, Sarah V Kautz, Matthew Mimnall, Andrew Nicklwsky, Goldie Komaie, Christine Velez, Aaron Babour, Laurie Blmberg-Romero, Cecilia C. Low Wang

“…We summarized data from the EHR by eligibility, provider encounters, and alerts, and generated CONSORT diagrams and tables to trace the enrollment pathway. We supplemented quantitative findings with a thematic analysis of semi-structured individual interviews with eligible patients (n = 10) and study providers (n = 4) to identify systematic barriers to recruitment and enrollment of eligible patients. …”
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The dynamics of household food insecurity and their gendered outcomes amongst Enset growers in Southern Ethiopia by Tesfahun Fikre, Meseret Tsige

“…Data were collected using a structured survey questionnaire, Focus Group Discussion (FGD), and key informant interviews. The quantitative data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. …”
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Environmental impacts of plastic waste management practices in urban suburbs areas of Zimbabwe by Steven Jerie, Amato Chireshe, Tapiwa Shabani, Takunda Shabani, Pure Maswoswere, Olivia C. Mudyazhezha, Chengetai Mashiringwani, Lloyd Mangwandi

“…Referral sampling was used to select 32 questionnaire respondents while purposive sampling was used to select 4 key informants. Quantitative and qualitative data collection techniques were used to collect the data using semi-structured interviews, questionnaires and observations. …”
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Poor-tasting pediatric medicines: part 2. Exploring caregiver and healthcare provider values and preferences for a novel taste-blocker product to improve acceptability by Moushira El-Sahn, Rose Elliott, Mona El-Sahn, Izaak Lucas, Karen Kong, Jennifer Walsh, Jeff Lucas

“…The quantitative part of the study was conducted with n = 1,815 caregivers and n = 859 healthcare providers using face-to-face computer-assisted interviews (CAPI) in SSA, and via online panel research in the United States A CTPP was used as the stimulus for discussion. …”
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Jardins familiaux, jardins partagés à Bordeaux entre alimentation et multifonctionnalités by Véronique Saint-Ges

“…The results of a programme of interviews and a quantitative survey carried out in five collective gardens in Bordeaux show that these gardens bring many benefits apart from merely providing food. …”
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Exploring Teachers’ Practices for Assessing Reading Comprehension Abilities in English as a Foreign Language by Jorge Hugo Muñoz Marín

“…Data collection included documentary analysis and interviews of 15 teachers and of the head of the program. …”
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Language Assessment Practices and Beliefs: Implications for Language Assessment Literacy by Frank Giraldo

“… This study reports the contextual Language Assessment Literacy (LAL) of five Colombian English language teachers. …”
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Language Assessment Practices and Beliefs: Implications for Language Assessment Literacy by Frank Giraldo

“… This study reports the contextual Language Assessment Literacy (LAL) of five Colombian English language teachers. …”
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Magistratura e gênero: um olhar sobre as mulheres nas cúpulas do judiciário brasileiro by Roberto Fragale Filho, Rafaela Selem Moreira, Ana Paula de O. Sciammarella

“…This study explores the question of the rising of women in the Brazilian Judicial System by testing the hypothesis of the "gender glass ceiling" as a limitation to their actual reaching the top of the judiciary. …”
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Building trusting relationships in teams to support evidence use and implementation in human services: feasibility and acceptability of a training and coaching approach by Allison Metz, Todd M. Jensen, Lacy Dicharry, Amanda B. Farley

“…BackgroundProfessionals who provide implementation support in human service systems describe relationships as being critical to support evidence use; however, developing trusting relationships are not strongly featured in implementation science literature. The aims of this study were to (a) assess the feasibility and acceptability of a theory-driven training and coaching approach for building trusting relationships among members of an implementation team who were supporting the implementation of an evidence-informed program in a public child welfare system in the United States and (b) gauge the initial efficacy of the approach in terms of the development of trusting relationships and subsequent implementation outcomes.MethodsConsistent with a convergent mixed-methods approach, we collected both quantitative and qualitative data to address our research questions. …”
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The Role of Group Work in Enhancing Undergraduate Students’ Writing Skills by Tamirat Taye, Gemechis Teshome, Alemayehu Negash

“…Writing is essential for academic and professional success. This mixed-methods study, combining surveys and semi-structured interviews, aims to investigate the role of group work in enhancing undergraduate students’ writing skills. …”
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Enhancing hospitality skills with VR: adapting to learning styles by Frederik Jan van der Meulen, Marit de Vries

“…A mixed-methods approach was adopted, which included quantitative surveys, qualitative interviews and focus groups. …”
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The Role of University Championships in the Socio-Cultural Integration of Foreign Students by Victoria LEȘCO, Ecaterina LUNGU

“… In the context of increasing international academic mobility, the sociocultural integration of foreign students is a key challenge for higher education institutions. This study examines the role of university championships in the integration process, using both qualitative and quantitative methods, including surveys conducted with foreign students, interviews with coaches, and direct observations. …”
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Relatives to Critically Ill Patients Have No Sense of Coherence: A Quality Improvement Article Using Mixed Methods by Jannie Laursen, Kristoffer Andresen, Jacob Rosenberg

“…A mixed methods design was chosen. Methods. A quantitative study was conducted with 27 relatives to critically ill patients. …”
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Competency Model for Allied Health Manager – An Interconnected Nature by Ka Hi Mak, Louise Kippist, Kathy Eljiz

“…Methods: An exploratory mixed-method study using a quantitative survey questionnaire followed by a series of qualitative semi-structured interviews was employed for this research. …”
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Altruism and Professional Performance of Teachers in Ugandan Private Secondary Schools by Muwaga Musa, Fuad Nashori

“…To address this contextual and content-related gap, a mixed-methods approach was employed, combining a cross-sectional survey design with both quantitative and qualitative techniques. Data were collected from 88 respondents, including head teachers and teachers with administrative responsibilities, using validated questionnaires and semi-structured interviews. …”
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