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Knowledge, perceptions, beliefs, and opinions of the employees about GBV: a national online study in South Africa

open access: yesBMC Women's Health, 2023
Background GBV has been global public health, family, and social problem for several decades as it is expensive for society and the economy. The study was conducted to determine the possible differences in knowledge, perceptions, beliefs, and opinions ...
Corne Davis   +2 more
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Factors affecting the adoption of personal safety apps among millennials in Johannesburg, South Africa

open access: yesSouth African Journal of Information Management, 2021
Background: Numerous studies around the world have examined how young people use digital technology however, few studies have addressed how mobile applications have been adopted in developing economies, such as South Africa, by millennials.
Anna Oksiutycz, Elizabeth Lubinga
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Local wisdom narrative in environmental campaign

open access: yesCogent Arts & Humanities, 2022
The purpose of this study was to examine campaign narratives in four short documentary series entitled “Plastic Island.” Segara Kertih, Karmaphala, Bedawang Nala, and Tri Hita Karana are the titles of these four documentary programs.
Ni Wayan Primayanti, Virienia Puspita
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Instaworthy? Examining the Effects of (Targeted) Civic Education Ads on Instagram

open access: yesMedia and Communication, 2023
The last few years have witnessed a growing societal and scholarly interest in the potential of online political microtargeting to affect election outcomes in favor of parties and candidates.
Emilia Errenst   +3 more
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The Influence of Social Support and Characteristics of the Stigmatisers on Stigmatising Attitudes Towards People With Mental Illness

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Health Communication (EJHC), 2021
The stigmatisation of people with mental illness has severe negative consequences for affected individuals. As research in the context of exemplification theory (Zillmann & Brosius, 2000) shows, single-case descriptions of affected individuals (i.e ...
Michélle Möhring   +2 more
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(Dis)continuation of the oral contraceptive pill: A focus group approach in the Netherlands

open access: yesHeliyon, 2023
Objective(s): The oral contraceptive pill (OCP) is the most used contraceptive worldwide; nevertheless, discontinuation rates are relatively high. While advantages of the OCP, like pregnancy prevention and planned parenthood, result in autonomy and ...
R.S. Otte, V.T.M. Thissen, B.C. Mulder
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Determinants of overburdening among informal carers: a systematic review

open access: yesBMC Geriatrics, 2020
Background The world’s population is ageing, resulting in rising care demands and healthcare costs, which in turn lead to a shift from formal to informal care.
Nienke Lindt   +2 more
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Information Behavior in COVID-19 Prevention: Does Anxiety among Indonesian Mothers Have an Effect?

open access: yesJournal of Information Science Theory and Practice, 2022
The pandemic of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has contributed more challenges for mothers as the family’s primary caregiver in overcoming the widespread infection. Pandemic-related information is essential for mothers to reduce uncertainty as well as to
Nadia Zahara, Z. Hidayat
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Social-cognitive determinants of the tick check: a cross-sectional study on self-protective behavior in combatting Lyme disease

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2017
Background Performing a tick check after visiting nature is considered the most important preventive measure to avoid contracting Lyme disease. Checking the body for ticks after visiting nature is the only measure that can fully guarantee whether one has
Amy van der Heijden   +3 more
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Public thoughts on incentivizing COVID-19 vaccine uptake in the United States: testing hostile media bias with user-generated comments

open access: yesFrontiers in Sociology, 2023
Facebook is the most popular social media platform and often used by news organizations to distribute content to broad audiences. Features of this online news environment, especially user-generated comments shown to news consumers, have the potential to ...
Sherice Gearhart   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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