scholarly journals A Cross-Cultural Analysis of the COVID-19 Pandemic's Impact on Antenatal Healthcare-Seeking Behaviors in Ghana and the United States

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 237437352110623
Author(s):  
Katharine G Norris ◽  
Phoebe A Huang ◽  
J. Christopher Glantz ◽  
Ruth-Sally Kodam ◽  
Martina Anto-Ocrah
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
The United States ◽  
Healthcare Systems ◽  
Cultural Analysis ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Audio Recordings ◽  
The Us ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Poor Outcomes

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic impacted healthcare systems worldwide. In this study, we conducted qualitative interviews with pregnant women in Ghana and the United States (US) to understand their antenatal care (ANC) experience. Adapting to the virtual nature of the pandemic, social media platforms Facebook and WhatsApp were used to recruit, consent, enroll, and interview women. Interviewers used a semi-structured guide with content validated by the US and Ghanaian collaborators. Audio recordings of the interviews were transcribed, coded using Dedoose (v8.0.35, Dedoose) and grounded theory, and analyzed for recurring themes. Between May and July 2020, 32 women (15 Ghanaians, 17 Americans), aged 25–40 years were interviewed. Major themes emerged: (i) apprehension about ANC services; (ii) disruptions to planned healthcare provider use; and (iii) changes in social support. Although the women strove to retain their ANC as planned, the pandemic universally caused several unanticipated changes. Given associations between higher maternal mortality and poor outcomes with inadequate ANC, specific policies and resources for telehealth education and intra- and postpartum support should be implemented to reduce disruptions to ANC imposed by COVID-19.

Argumentativeness and Political Participation: A Cross-Cultural Analysis in the United States and Turkey

2013 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Michael Croucher ◽  
Rand Otten ◽  
Meghan Ball ◽  
Tamara Grimes ◽  
Brett Ainsworth ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Political Participation ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cultural Analysis ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cross Cultural Analysis

DRUG OFFENDERS IN TAIWAN AND THE UNITED STATES: A CROSS-CULTURAL ANALYSIS

2001 ◽  
Vol 36 (12) ◽  
pp. 1677-1697 ◽  
Author(s):  
Furjen Deng ◽  
Michael S. Vaughn ◽  
Lou-Jou Lee
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cultural Analysis ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Drug Offenders ◽  
Cross Cultural Analysis

WHAT PEOPLE ASSUME ABOUT HUMANOID AND ANIMAL-TYPE ROBOTS: CROSS-CULTURAL ANALYSIS BETWEEN JAPAN, KOREA, AND THE UNITED STATES

2008 ◽  
Vol 05 (01) ◽  
pp. 25-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
TATSUYA NOMURA ◽  
TOMOHIRO SUZUKI ◽  
TAKAYUKI KANDA ◽  
JEONGHYE HAN ◽  
NAMIN SHIN ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Social Acceptance ◽  
Humanoid Robots ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cultural Analysis ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Korean Students ◽  
Japanese Students ◽  
Cultural Research ◽  
The Usa

To broadly explore the rationale behind more socially acceptable robot design and to investigate the psychological aspects of social acceptance of robotics, a cross-cultural research instrument, the Robot Assumptions Questionnaire (RAQ) was administered to the university students in Japan, Korea, and the United States, focusing on five factors relating to humanoid and animal-type robots: relative autonomy, social relationship with humans, emotional aspects, roles assumed, and images held. As a result, it was found that (1) Students in Japan, Korea, and the United States tend to assume that humanoid robots perform concrete tasks in society, and that animal-type robots play a pet- or toy-like role; (2) Japanese students tend to more strongly assume that humanoid robots have somewhat human characteristics and that their roles are related to social activities including communication, than do the Korean and the US students; (3) Korean students tend to have more negative attitudes toward the social influences of robots, in particular, humanoid robots, than do the Japanese students, while more strongly assuming that robots' roles are related to medical fields than do the Japanese students, and (4) Students in the USA tend to have both more positive and more negative images of robots than do Japanese students, while more weakly assuming robots as blasphemous of nature than do Japanese and Korean students. In addition, the paper discusses some engineering implications of these research results.

scholarly journals Cross-Cultural Analysis of Gamer Identity: A Comparison of the United States and Poland

2020 ◽  
Vol 51 (6) ◽  
pp. 785-801 ◽  
Author(s):  
Małgorzata Ćwil ◽  
William T. Howe
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Video Games ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cultural Analysis ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
The Self ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
Age Range ◽  
The U.S

Who is a gamer? What kind of people are perceived to be gamers? And finally – who perceives themselves as a gamer? In this article the authors attempt to answer these three questions from a multinational perspective. Background. Games are nowadays one of the most frequently encountered forms of entertainment and constitute an ever-increasing part of many people’s day-to-day lives. With the rising popularity of video games, there is a need to conduct a research concerning gamer identity and to find out who perceives themselves as a gamer. The aim of this study is to compare the results of the survey conducted in two different countries to better understand the characteristics of players that self-identified as gamers. Methods. The quantitative study was conducted in two countries – Poland and the United States – in order to research gamer identity. The questionnaire consisted of questions about the self-identification as a gamer, time spent playing video games, types of games played, and the platforms used. It was conducted among 223 students who play video games. Results. The results show that there are both similarities and differences in the meaning of gamer identity between Poland and the United States. People who consider themselves gamers generally spend more time playing games than non-gamers regardless of the country. However, some differences can be spotted between Poland and the U.S. concerning among others types of games played, used platforms or different styles of playing video games. Limitations and further research. The main problem in the study was the limited age range in the sample. In the future it seems valuable to include people of different age groups to broaden the study of self-identified gamer identity.

A Cross-Cultural Analysis of the COVID-19 Pandemic's Impact on Antenatal Healthcare Seeking Behaviors in Ghana and the United States

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katharine Grace Norris ◽  
Phoebe Ao-Xue Huang ◽  
J. Christopher Glantz ◽  
Ruth-Sally Kodam ◽  
Martina Anto-Ocrah
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cultural Analysis ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Healthcare Seeking ◽  
Cross Cultural Analysis

Abstract 367: Comparison of the Healthcare Systems of the United States and Portugal: Epidemiology and Management of Coronary Heart Disease

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariana F Lobo ◽  
Vanessa Azzone ◽  
Bruno Melica ◽  
Alberto Freitas ◽  
Francisco R Gonçalves ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Coronary Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
The United States ◽  
Healthcare Systems ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Health Technologies ◽  
The Us

Objectives: Adoption of health technologies may yield significant individual and societal benefits. Because different healthcare systems vary in their adoption speeds, an understanding of the underlying healthcare system is critical. We compared the United States (US) and Portugal (PT) healthcare systems focusing on coronary heart disease (CHD). CHD remains one of the main causes of death in high-income countries with significant economic costs. Methods: We conducted a comprehensive literature review based on publications from national governmental bodies, international institutional organizations, professional associations, and scientific journals. We abstracted information regarding risk factors, incidence, access to health technologies, and hospital mortality rates in CHD observed between 2000 and 2011. Findings: The prevalence of obesity and high cholesterol levels is higher in the US while higher rates of hypertension and tobacco consumption prevail in PT. The 2009 incidence of cardiovascular disease per 100000 population in the US is 1944.5 versus 1320.4 in PT. The percentage of total health expenditure financed through public funds is 48.2% in the US versus 65.8% in PT. Public hospitals represent 26% (1526 of 5754) of US hospitals and 55% (129 of 231) of hospitals in PT. Between 2000 and 2011, the average high-risk device approval time was 43 months quicker in the European Union (EU) compared to the US. Drug-eluting stents were approved in 2002 in the EU and in PT versus 2003 in the US. Speeds of approval for pharmaceuticals vary – prasugrel, and ticagrelor were approved 5 and 8 months faster in PT compared to the US but PT approval of glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors was slower (18 months slower on average). However, US CHD standardized mortality is more than twice that of PT (126.5 vs 59.4 per 100000). Conclusions: Procedure and new technology use differ dramatically between the two healthcare systems for CHD care. Portugal offers an interesting contrast to the US for studies focusing on health technologies adoption, diffusion, cost-effectiveness and determinants of outcomes in the realm of CHD. How these factors directly impact patient outcomes remains unknown and deserves further investigation.

scholarly journals The Development of Telemedicine and eHealth in Surgery during the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (22) ◽  
pp. 11969
Author(s):  
Anas Taha ◽  
Bara Saad ◽  
Bassey Enodien ◽  
Marta Bachmann ◽  
Daniel M. Frey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Reviews ◽  
Rapid Growth ◽  
The United States ◽  
Healthcare Systems ◽  
Alternative Methods ◽  
The World ◽  
Poor Outcomes ◽  
Meta Analyses

SARS-CoV-2 has hampered healthcare systems worldwide, but some countries have found new opportunities and methods to combat it. In this study, we focused on the rapid growth of telemedicine during the pandemic around the world. We conducted a systematic literature review of all the articles published up to the present year, 2021, by following the requirements of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) framework. The data extracted comprised eHealth and telemedicine in surgery globally, and independently in Europe, the United States, and Switzerland. This review explicitly included fifty-nine studies. Out of all the articles included, none of them found that telemedicine causes poor outcomes in patients. Telemedicine has created a new path in the world of healthcare, revolutionizing how healthcare is delivered to patients and developing alternative methods for clinicians.

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