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A study on knowledge, attitude and practice on colorectal cancer screening among average risk malay patients attending selising health clinic [PDF]

, 2011
INTRODUCTION: Colorectal cancer is rapidly increasing in Asia. Despite the rising trend in incidence and mortality, colorectal cancer screening rates are still low in most Asian countries.
Ibrahim, Idora
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Farmers' Financial Literacy—Scale Development and Linkages to Accounting Practices and Financial Outcomes

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the financial literacy (FL) of Swedish farmers, its linkages to farmer characteristics, management accounting practices and farm outcomes by surveying Swedish Farm Accountancy Data Network farmers. Using item response theory, we expand the existing FL measurement specifically to the farming context, assess measurement ...
Uliana Gottlieb, Helena Hansson
wiley   +1 more source

Performance-Based Incentives for Health: Conditional Cash Transfer Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean [PDF]

In order to support poor families in the developing world to seek and use health care, a multi-pronged strategy is needed on both the supply and the demand side of health care.
Amanda Glassman, Jessica Todd
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Circularity, Sustainability, and the Quality of Coffee Sold via Vending Machines: What Do Italian Consumers Prefer?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Vending is an important sector in the daily lives of many people, and coffee is the most frequently consumed product in the European market. Like many other sectors, vending is responding to the challenge of sustainable development by taking various actions, such as offering increasingly ecologically sound coffee while maintaining/improving ...
Alberto Bertossi, Stefania Troiano, Francesco Marangon   +2 more
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Knowledge, attitude, and practices of pe diatricians about children’s oral health

Journal of Oral Health and Oral Epidemiology, 2012
BACKGROUND AND AIM:Many pediatric oral diseases are preventable if physicians recognize and encourage preventivecare and refer patients to dentists whenever necessary. Parents usually visit pediatricians for routine care during the firstfew years of a child’s life.
Elham Bozorgmehr, Tayebeh Malek Mohammadi, Abolghasem Hajizamani, Aliasghar Vahidi, Fatemeh Khajoee   +4 more
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Farmers' Participation in Messenger‐Based Social Groups And Its Effects on Performance in Irrigated Areas of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The penetration of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in farming communities is increasing the use of smartphone‐based instant messaging apps. Despite this, the reasons behind participation and the impact on farm productivity in developing countries remain unexplored.
Zafar Kurbanov, Abdusame Tadjiev, Nodir Djanibekov, Ajit Govind, Akmal Akramkhanov   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Drivers of Farmers' Contract Compliance Behavior: Evidence From a Case Study of Dangote Tomato Processing Plant in Northern Nigeria

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Contract farming is a viable strategy agribusinesses rely on to strengthen coordination across actors in the value chain. However, low contract compliance remains a significant setback to agribusinesses' contract performance in low‐ and middle‐income country context.
Umar Shehu Umar, Sanzidur Rahman, Giacomo Zanello   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development and validation of a scale for assessing community adults’ knowledge, attitude and practice toward adult snoring

Frontiers in Public Health
IntroductionThis study aimed to develop and validate a scale for assessing community adults’ knowledge-attitude-practice toward Adult Snoring.MethodsA total of 1,198 Chinese community adults were included in the development of this scale. An initial item
Shaoping Yang, Siyan Guo, Siyan Guo, Xiaokai Wang, Qiufang Li, Jia Wang, Kaiwen Liu, Siyue Wang, Hao Zhang   +8 more
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Medication adherence among Turkish type-2 diabetics in Belgium: results from a qualitative study [PDF]

, 2011
title: Medication adherence among Turkish type-2 diabetics in Belgium: results from a qualitative study. Aim: Prevalence of diabetes in Belgium is 2 to 3 times higher among people from Turkish descent.
Boussery, Koen, Mehuys, Els, Peeters, Bart, Remon, Jean Paul, Van Tongelen, Inge, Willems, Sara   +5 more
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Who Are the Consumers of European Farmers' Markets? A Cross‐Country Analysis

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT With substantial growth in the number of farmers' markets (FMs) in developed countries, the number of consumers visiting FMs is also increasing. This study comparatively assesses the consumers of FMs in three European countries where FMs traditionally play a distinctive role in food supply chains.
Áron Török, Gréta Maró, Zsófia Jámbor, Zalán Márk Maró, Barbara Tocco, Péter Balogh, Péter Czine   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source