Factors affecting accessibility and use of female condom among youths in selected tertiary institutions in Migori County, Kenya.

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joshua Boraya ◽  
Caroline Githae ◽  
Esther Njuguna ◽  
Ombaka Dickson ◽  
Gachau Albert
Keyword(s):  
Study Design ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Female Condom ◽  
Mixed Method Study ◽  
P Value ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Tertiary Institutions

The report presents both quantitative and qualitative date indicating factors affecting use of female condom among youths in Migori County, Kenya. Quantitative data was analyzed using SPSS version 23 and qualitative data was analyzed using N- Vivo version 11. Tables were used to present the results. Significant results were reported at p value < 0.05.<div>The study used a mixed method study design </div>

Factors affecting accessibility and use of female condom among youths in selected tertiary institutions in Migori County, Kenya.

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joshua Boraya ◽  
Caroline Githae ◽  
Esther Njuguna ◽  
Ombaka Dickson ◽  
Gachau Albert
Keyword(s):  
Study Design ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Female Condom ◽  
Mixed Method Study ◽  
P Value ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Tertiary Institutions

The report presents both quantitative and qualitative date indicating factors affecting use of female condom among youths in Migori County, Kenya. Quantitative data was analyzed using SPSS version 23 and qualitative data was analyzed using N- Vivo version 11. Tables were used to present the results. Significant results were reported at p value < 0.05.<div>The study used a mixed method study design </div>

scholarly journals Medical Undergraduates’ Perceptions on Medical Humanities Course in Nepal

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 436-441
Author(s):  
Amanda Douglas Helen ◽  
Madhusudan Subedi ◽  
Rajesh Gongal
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Medical Humanities ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Undergraduate Curriculum ◽  
Mixed Method Study ◽  
Personal Impact ◽  
Healthcare It ◽  
Medical Undergraduates

Background: Medical humanities is taught in medical schools in the  western countries, partly to address the lack of compassion within healthcare. It seeks to develop understanding of human experiences relating to disease, disability and death, through humanities, arts and social sciences. In 2018, Patan Academy of Health Sciences Nepal introduced an eight-week medical humanities course for new medical students. This study aims to evaluate the course from the student participants’ view, exploring their perceptions and experiences. Methods: A mixed method study was used to assess the perceptions of  65 students who completed a semi-structured survey, comprising eight items, with five point- Likert scale and three open response questions. Quantitative data was analysed with results expressed as mean, standard deviation and percentage. Qualitative data was coded and analysed thematically. Results: The students’ perception of the course was strongly positive where 98.5% agreed or strongly agreed it was enjoyable and interesting (items 1,2) and should be continued (item 9). 97% agreed or strongly agreed it made them think differently (item 5) and 96.9% that it was relevant to future careers (item 6). 96.9% agreed or strongly agreed the course helped them understand doctor’s caring roles (item 10) and 92.3% believed it will make them better doctors (item 11). Three themes emerged from open response questions related to perceptions- enjoyable and interesting, positive personal impact and valuable and important. Conclusions: The students had positive perceptions of the medical humanities course, recognizing its’ impact, importance and its value in medical education. Its expansion in the undergraduate curriculum should be considered. Keywords: Evaluation;medical humanities; Nepal; perceptions;students

scholarly journals Assessment of the Capacity and Capability of Burn Centers to Respond to Burn Disasters in Belgium: A Mixed-Method Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (6) ◽  
pp. 869-877
Author(s):  
Mustafa Al-Shamsi ◽  
Maria Moitinho de Almeida ◽  
Linda Nyanchoka ◽  
Debarati Guha-Sapir ◽  
Serge Jennes
Keyword(s):  
Disaster Management ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Disaster Response ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Burn Injury ◽  
Mixed Method Study ◽  
Semistructured Interview ◽  
Burn Centers ◽  
And Training

Abstract Burn disaster is defined as a massive influx of patients that exceeds a burn center’s capacity and capability. This study investigates the capacity and capability of burn centers to respond to burn disasters in the Belgian ground. Quantitative survey and qualitative semistructured interview questionnaires were administered directly to key informants of burn centers. The data collected from both methods were compared to get a more in-depth overview of the issue. Quantitative data were converted into a narrative to enrich the qualitative data and included in the thematic analysis. Finally, data from both methods were analyzed and organized into five themes. The Belgian Association of Burn Injury (BABI) has a specific prehospital plan for burn disaster management. Once the BABI Plan is activated, all burn centers respond as one entity. Burn Team (B-Team) is a professional team that is formed in case of urgent need and it is deployed to a scene or to nonburn specialized hospitals to help in disaster relief. The challenges for burn disasters response occur particularly in the area of triage, transfer, communication, funding, and training. We conclude that there is a variation in the capacity and capability of burn centers. Overall, the system of burn disaster management is advanced and it is comparable to other high-income countries. Nevertheless, further improvement in the areas of preparation, triage, communication, and finally training would make disaster response more resilient in the future. Therefore, there is still space for further improvement of the management of burn disasters in Belgium.

scholarly journals AN ANALYSIS OF FOCUSED METALINGUISTIC WRITTEN FEEDBACK: How would learners react?

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 44
Author(s):  
Rizqiyyah Rizqiyyah ◽  
Tanty Prianty
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Academic Writing ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Electronic Mail ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Mixed Method Study ◽  
Written Feedback ◽  
Constructive Feedback ◽  
Fields Of Study

Learners of higher education are encouraged to write a scholarly publication in that it helps corroborate them as professionals in their fields of study. Practices in academic writing are thus indispensable to do to achieve a higher level of competency. This study explores learners’ reactions towards focused metalinguistic written feedbacks provided by a lecturer. The lecturer used electronic mail to provide constructive feedback to her students. This mixed-method study involved 22 post-graduate students from an Indonesian university. In analyzing the qualitative data, the researchers employed Miles and Huberman’s qualitative data analysis approach. Meanwhile, the quantitative data, namely the basic analysis of focused metalinguistic written feedbacks were analyzed by employing Cumming’s writing approach. The findings reveal that: (1) learners revised and expanded their draft after getting back their paper; (2) lecturer’s feedbacks through email have reportedly motivated learners because such the feedbacks did not lead learners perplexity compared to the handwritten feedbacks; (3) the majority of participants used revising and responding, consulting a dictionary/grammar book, and referring to the previous composition as the ways to handle lecturer’s input.

scholarly journals Video Observed Therapy System to Improve Monitoring of Tuberculosis Treatment in Thailand during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A mixed methods study (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ponlagrit Kumwichar ◽  
Virasakdi Chongsuvivatwong ◽  
Tagoon Prappre
Keyword(s):  
User Experience ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Mixed Method Study ◽  
Directly Observed Therapy ◽  
Notification System ◽  
Tb Treatment ◽  
Southern Thailand ◽  
Six Dimensions

BACKGROUND A directly observed therapy (DOT) program for monitoring tuberculosis (TB) treatment in Thailand is not sustainable, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. The current video observed therapy (VOT) system called TH VOT was developed and measured usability in a small area of Thailand before upscaling. OBJECTIVE To examine the usability score of the TH VOT system based on the users’ experience and measure the users’ accountability using a mixed method study. METHODS The VOT was implemented in Na Yong district, a small district in Trang province, Southern Thailand. A mixed-method study was conducted. The quantitative data were firstly collected with the TH VOT session records and six dimensions of the user experience questionnaire (UEQ). The scores of the UEQ were compared with the good level of the UEQ general benchmark. Then, the score of each dimension was magnified by the qualitative data, which contained the reflections and suggestions from three groups of users: the observer, the healthy volunteer as a simulated patient, and the TB patients. The qualitative data were thematically analyzed based on those six dimensions. Finally, the quantitative data records in the TH VOT system were retrieved and analyzed to measure the accountability levels as the compliance percentage of the observer users and patient users. RESULTS Overall, the user experience scores of attractiveness, dependability, and novelty indicated good usability, but the scores of perspicuity, efficiency, and stimulation reflected the areas for improvement. The usability of the TB patients was not different from people uninfected with TB. The observers requested a smartphone app for reviewing the videos. Both the observers and patients needed an appropriate online notification system. The video session records showed 85.71% and 61.67% of the compliance in the patients and the observers, respectively. CONCLUSIONS The TH VOT system was usable for the patients more than for the observers. Furthermore, the accountabilities of both the patients and TB staff should be improved. Online notification and proper management would also be further needed to solve these problems.

scholarly journals Development and Evaluation of a Brief, Bystander Bullying Intervention for Low-Income, Ethnically-Blended Middle Schools

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Molly Elizabeth Moran
Keyword(s):  
Middle Schools ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Mixed Method Study ◽  
Bullying Victimization ◽  
Cultural Validity ◽  
Bullying Intervention ◽  
Culturally Adapted

This dissertation includes three individual articles that examine a brief bystander bullying intervention (STAC) culturally adapted for low-income, ethnically-blended middle schools. Chapter One provides a brief introduction to the three articles that comprise this dissertation, the theoretical framework, and the rationale and purpose of this dissertation. Chapter Two includes a mixed-method study examining the development of the culturally adapted intervention. Qualitative data was used to inform the intervention adaptations. Quantitative data provides preliminary support for the cultural validity of the adapted intervention. Chapter Three includes a mixed-method study examining the appropriateness of the culturally adapted intervention. Qualitative data was collected to describe the experiences of the students who participated in the adapted intervention. Quantitative data indicates an increase in knowledge about bullying, confidence to intervene in bullying situations, and use of the STAC strategies to intervene in bullying situations. Chapter Four evaluates the effectiveness of the culturally adapted interventions on reducing bullying victimization. Quantitative data indicates a decrease in bullying victimization and bias-based bullying victimization from baseline to the 6-week follow-up. Chapter Five includes a summary of the three articles.

scholarly journals Flipped classroom in Indonesian higher education: A mixed-method study on students' attitudes and experiences

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 243-257
Author(s):  
Ika Wahyuni Lestari
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Method ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Flipped Classroom ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Focus Group Interview ◽  
Mixed Method Study ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Mixed Method Design ◽  
Students Attitudes

The flipped classroom has been widely applied in many educational settings. Thus, it is significant to understand how its implementation is perceived by students. This mixed-method study aimed to find out the fourth-year students’ attitudes at a university in Indonesia on the flipped classroom they attended. It was also aimed at exploring their perception of the benefits and pitfalls they experienced when attending the flipped classroom. Employing a convergent mixed-method design, the quantitative data were obtained from 75 students (n=75) who were asked to complete a questionnaire. For the qualitative data, 13 students, divided into two groups, were invited to participate in a focus group interview to explore their experiences in attending the flipped classroom. The findings indicated that the students had positive attitudes towards the flipped classroom (M=2.87) and reported several benefits they perceived. Nonetheless, aspects regarding motivation (M=2.50) and the use of videos (M=2.49) and other technological supports indicated negative attitudes and were considered as pitfalls in the implementation of the model. Implications and recommendations were addressed for the better implementation of a flipped classroom.

Factors Affecting the Use and Consequences of Management Accounting Practices in A Transitional Economy: The Case of Vietnam

2016 ◽  
pp. 54-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anh Doan Ngoc Phi
Keyword(s):  
Significant Influence ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Management Accounting ◽  
Transitional Economy ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Enterprise Performance ◽  
Factors Affecting

This study seeks to help fill an important gap in the literature by investigating factors that have facilitated the use of management accounting practices (MAPs) in Vietnam - a transitional economy. Data were collected from 220 medium-to-large enterprises. Follow-up interviews were conducted with 20 accounting heads/vice heads to obtain further information and clarification. The quantitative data collected was analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics (including t-tests and structural equation modeling), while the qualitative data was used to shed further light on the various relationships described by the quantitative analysis. This paper reveals that both decentralization and competition have a positive, significant influence on the use of new MAPs except for the old ones. Consequently, the use of MAPs has a positive, significant influence on enterprise performance.

scholarly journals Doctor–Patient Communication in Primary Health Care: A Mixed-Method Study in Fiji

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (14) ◽  
pp. 7548
Author(s):  
Swastika Chandra ◽  
Masoud Mohammadnezhad
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Method ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Quality Care ◽  
Outpatient Setting ◽  
Patient Communication ◽  
Mixed Method Study ◽  
Limited Information ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Communication Behaviour ◽  
Doctor Patient Communication

From a clinical perspective, effective and efficient communication is part of a strategy to ensure doctors are providing high-quality care to their patients. Despite the positive impact of effective doctor–patient communication on health outcomes, limited information is available on this in Fiji. This study was carried out to determine the current patients’ perception of doctors’ communication behaviour and identify factors affecting the doctor–patient communication in Fiji. This mixed-method study was conducted in the outpatient setting of three randomly selected health centres in the Suva Subdivision, Fiji. For the quantitative phase, systematic random sampling was used to select the 375 participants who completed the structured questionnaire; of those, 20 participants were selected for the qualitative interview. From the patients’ perception, 45.6% of them perceived doctors’ communication behaviour as good, 53.6% as fair, and 0.8% as poor communication behaviour. Qualitative findings highlight factors such as the attitude of the doctors, their approach, their interaction with the patients, and them providing an explanation as important factors during doctor–patient communication. In Fiji, the majority of patients perceived doctors’ communication behaviour as fair to good and the doctors’ skills were important for effective doctor–patient communication. This study highlighted the importance of doctor–patient communication and suggested that doctors might not be practicing patient-centred care and communication; thus, they need to upgrade their patient-centred communication skills.

scholarly journals ENgage YOung people earlY (ENYOY): a mixed-method study design for a digital transdiagnostic clinical – and peer- moderated treatment platform for youth with beginning mental health complaints in the Netherlands

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. van Doorn ◽  
A. Popma ◽  
T. van Amelsvoort ◽  
C. McEnery ◽  
J. F. Gleeson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Young People ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Study Design ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Mixed Method Study ◽  
Health Complaints ◽  
Stress Biomarkers ◽  
Smart Watch

Abstract Background The onset of mental disorders typically occurs between the ages of 12 and 25, and the burden of mental health problems is the most consequential for this group. Indicated prevention interventions to target individuals with subclinical symptoms to prevent the transition to clinical levels of disorders, even leading to suicide, have shown to be effective. However, the threshold to seek help appears to be high. Digital interventions could offer a solution, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic. This implementation study will investigate the digital indicated prevention intervention ENgage YOung people Early (ENYOY), the Dutch version of the original Moderated Online Social Therapy Platform (MOST+) from Australia. In addition, the relationship between stress biomarkers, symptoms and outcome measures of youth using the platform will be investigated in this study. Methods The MOST+ platform will be adapted, translated and developed for the situation in the Netherlands in collaboration with a Youth Panel. A prospective cohort of 125 young people (16–25 years) with beginning mental health complaints will be on the platform and followed for a year, of which 10 participants will have an additional smart watch and 10 participants will be asked to provide feedback about the platform. Data will be collected at baseline and after 3, 6 and 12 months. Outcome measures are Psychological Distress assessed with the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10), Social and occupational functioning (measures by the SOFAS), positive mental health indicators measured by the Positive Health Instrument, stress biomarkers with a smart-watch, website journeys of visitors, and feedback of youth about the platform. It will be a mixed-method study design, containing qualitative and quantitative measures. Discussion This trial will specifically address young people with emerging mental health complaints, and offers a new approach for treatment in the Netherlands. Considering the waiting lists in (child and adolescent)-psychiatry and the increase in suicides among youth, early low-threshold and non-stigmatizing help to support young people with emerging psychiatric symptoms is of crucial importance. Moreover, this project aims to bridge the gap between child and adolescent and adult psychiatry. Trial registration Netherlands Trial Register ID NL8966, retrospectively registered on the 19th of October 2020.

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