Evidence-based practice (EBP) has been considered as a key for health care quality. EBP is defined as a problem-solving approach to clinical practice by the integration of systematic search and critical appraisal of the most current evidence to answer clinical questions while co…
Günümüz fen eğitiminde, “bilimsel okuryazarlık” kavramı pek çok ülkenin gündeminde yer alan önemli bir konu olmuştur. Bilim okur-yazarı birey yetiştirmek çağdaş fen eğitiminin hedefi haline gelmiştir. Bunu gerçekleştirmenin yollarından biri de öğretmen ve öğrencilere bilimin doğ…
On 12 May 2019, a newspaper article in the Sunday Times titled “Grade 4s to learn about masturbation in new Life Orientation curriculum” hit South African citizens by storm. This article caused panic amongst educators, parents and other ‘moral police’ in society. Most textbooks …
The current systematic review explores the relationship between religious beliefs and attitudes towards mental health and mental health treatment-seeking. Mental health services are underutilized, and a majority of Americans ascribe to a particular religion. Understanding the in…
By 2030, sub-Saharan Africa is projected to be the epicenter of the tobacco epidemic. In Ethiopia there is an opportunity to avert an increase in tobacco-induced diseases; however, local data is needed to inform proactive contextualized tobacco control interventions. This cross-…
Background: HIV/AIDS has remained one of Nigeria's biggest health and social issues for decades. People aged between 10 and 24 are the most affected. Research into why this population subset is affected is very pertinent. We therefore conducted a systematic review of the Knowled…
In 2005, more than 25 million adults and children worldwide were living with HIV/AIDS and more than 75% of these were in sub-Saharan Africa. Studies indicate that the incidence of HIV infection and the prevalence of high-risk behaviors among young populations continue to rise in…
This thesis examines the affect of prior combat experience on the political views of veterans of Vietnam and Afghanistan. These attitudinal shifts are examined in light of an earlier study by Markus and Jennings of Vietnam veterans to determine if these findings are consistent w…
Leadership by women is by no means a new concept in the Islamic world. In fact, Islamic history is replete with female Muslim leaders. Researcher Badawi (1995) has extrapolated that the obstacles in the path of Muslim female leadership are “cultural practices”, not Islam. Even t…
Intimate partner violence (IPV) violates human rights, specifically, the right to life and bodily integrity. Although considerable knowledge about the prevalence of and risk factors for IPV in developing countries has been amassed, little attention has been paid to the attitudes…
Background: Breast cancer awareness is low in Somalia and there is limited cancer diagnosis, modern treatment options, and the cases would present very late in stage when treatment may not be viable. Therefore, Somali women tend to have a fatalistic view about cancer in general …
Rapid socioeconomic growth and increased life expectancy due to improvements in medical treatments and social services are contributors to the increase in the elderly population in Saudi Arabia. This study examined the relationships among the attitudes of Saudi nursing students …
Concerns about ethical conduct and the career-related choices accountants have to make from organizational challenges were addressed in this study by survey method. The data were collected from 102 accountants and the variables were studied using Pearson's correlation coefficien…
Past research has demonstrated the negative effects of media stereotypes on implicit and explicit attitudes across various forms of media. Because video games are a relatively new form of media, there is almost no research on the influence of video game stereotypes on people's a…
Background . The hazards of FC/FGC have been revisited over the past two decades, prompting efforts to eradicate the practice. Yet, there is little systematic evidence for much of the content of education programs and advocacy efforts. Objectives . To (1) examine individuals' pe…
The main purpose of this research was to examine and describe the factors and attitudes that influenced sports participation among adolescent girls in Kenya. The research questionnaire was surveyed among adolescent girls 12-16 years (N=3942) in ten tribes residing in ten Distric…
Muhafazakârlık ve sosyal değişme olgularını ele alan bu çalışma, Muhafazakâr Düşünce dergisi kapsamında modernleşme sürecini ve karşısında gelişen muhafazakâr refleksi soyo-kültürel temalar zemininde incelemeyi, Türk toplumunda ve özellikle Cumhuriyet döneminde belirginleşen muh…
Clergy’s beliefs and attitudes about psychological issues are important because they can influence people’s decision to seek professional help. The present study includes Canadian Seventh-Day Adventist pastors ( N = 104). An online questionnaire was distributed to participants i…
The current study quantitatively and qualitatively investigated Spanish maintenance among 45 Spanish heritage language (SHL) speakers in Utah who completed a survey about their linguistic background, their attitudes toward Spanish, their self-rated Spanish proficiency, and their…