scholarly journals A qualitative study on perspectives of pregnant and postnatal mothers on accessing Tetanus Toxoid vaccine in Hai District Kilimanjaro region Tanzania

2021 ◽  
pp. 042-049
Author(s):  
Kipengele Asia Hemed ◽  
Laizer Sweetness Naftal ◽  
Cyril Perry M ◽  
Lintu Zuhura ◽  
Yongolo Nateiya M ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Tetanus Toxoid ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Vaccine Uptake ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Maternal Vaccination ◽  
Kilimanjaro Region ◽  
Postnatal Mothers ◽  
Vaccine Information

Background: Antenatal care for pregnant and postnatal mothers is the main entry gate for maternal Tetanus Toxoid (TT) vaccination. In developing countries including Tanzania, pregnant and postnatal mothers especially in rural communities have been experiencing barriers to maternal vaccination. The study aimed to explore perspectives of pregnant and postnatal mothers on accessing TT vaccine in Hai District Kilimanjaro Region Tanzania. Methods: A descriptive qualitative study was conducted during baseline assessment from October 2020 to May 2021, in 10 remote villages. Pregnant and postnatal mothers attending antenatal and postnatal services were selected purposively based on their availability and convenience, A semi-structured interview guide relevant to the study objectives was used to guide the interviews. Focus Group Discussion (FGD) and In-depth interviews (IDIs) were conducted; and thematic analysis was used to obtain themes and subthemes. Results: A total of 15 mothers aged 18 to 40 years participated in the study. Most of the mothers were Christians, married with 1 to 5 children. Majority had completed primary level education engaged in small-scale farming. Main themes were extracted namely: Unreliable vaccine information, Healthcare workers attitude, Overworked with household activities, adherence of appointment dates for vaccination after delivery and role of Traditional medicine during pregnancy. Conclusion: The role of healthcare providers are critical component for the appropriate transfer of vaccine information to the mothers and their spouses during clinic visits, to eliminate vaccine misconceptions hence improving overall tetanus vaccine uptake. Quality of information from reliable sources could be an important factor to upgrade the awareness of pregnant mothers on maternal vaccination.

scholarly journals Being highly productive in the Biomedical Sciences: A qualitative study of motivation and habits of high-throughput researchers

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (34) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joao Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci ◽  
Aline Chotte de Oliveira ◽  
Nelly Moraes Gil ◽  
Paulo Calvo ◽  
Ney Stival ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
High Throughput ◽  
Research Productivity ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Biomedical Sciences ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
High Productivity ◽  
Grounded Theory Method ◽  
The Difference

Background: Quantity, quality, and impact of scientific publications are used to assess national, institutional, and individual levels of research productivity. While the importance of quality research is stressed among the medical research community, minimal research has been conducted on analyzing which factors affect research productivity. Current literature assesses the quality of research institutions rather than that of individual researchers; there is also no research on the difference between high-impact researchers and other researchers. This study, conducted in 2015, sought to investigate the underlying reason for high-throughput authors' success by understanding their similar habits and motivations leading to high productivity. Methods: The authors conducted a qualitative study via interviews of high-throughput researchers from around the world. Semi-structured interview scripts guided the interviews in accordance to the grounded theory method for qualitative studies. Broad themes from preliminary interviews were identified and explored in subsequent interviews. Results: Qualitative analysis of participant interviews identified eight major themes: “Writing habits,” “Writing strategy,” “Previous training and writing experience,” “Major driver,” “Balancing volume and impact of publications,” “Ideal and non-ideal conditions,” “Timelines,” and “Role of networking on high-throughput productivity.” These themes are not exclusive nor required qualities of high-throughput researchers but highlight similarities and broadly unifying characteristics of these researchers. Conclusion:This study identified the common qualities and attitudes of high-throughput researchers. We found common factors in most individuals that can be considered markers of high productivity.

scholarly journals Llegar a ser una persona diferente: la zona de desarrollo próximo en orientación para la carrera

2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 159
Author(s):  
Barbara Bassot
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Career Guidance ◽  
Zone Of Proximal Development ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Constructivist Approach ◽  
Proximal Development ◽  
Social Nature ◽  
Toma De Decisiones ◽  
Social Constructivist Approach

RESUMENEste artículo explora un enfoque socio-constructivista emergente en la orientación para la carrera, centrándose en el concepto de ‘zona de desarrollo próximo’. Esto se realiza a través del análisis de una metáfora usada por uno de los estudiantes que participó en un estudio cualitativo en profundidad, a pequeña escala, sobre el proceso de toma de decisiones acerca de las opciones universitarias. Primero se contextualiza este estudio de caso dentro del estudio más amplio así como su fundamentación teórica, en la que se hace énfasis en la naturaleza activa y social del aprendizaje. La metáfora usada por el estudiante (“yo y mi futuro”, y “unir los puntos”) se describe a continuación para acercarnos al uso del concepto de la zona de desarrollo próximo en el contexto de la orientación de la carrera. Se hace énfasis en particular, en el rol del sujeto como agente y su participación activa como formas en que las personas pueden desarrollarse más allá de las expectativas de la sociedad.ABSTRACTThis article examines an emerging social constructivist approach to career guidance, with a particular focus on the concept of the zone of proximal development. This is done by examining a metaphor used by one of the students who took part in a small scale in-depth qualitative study, all of whom were in the process of making their university choices. Some background to the study is given in order to set the scene and the theoretical lens for the study is then described, emphasising the active and social nature of learning. The metaphor used by the student (“me and my future” and “joining the dots”) is then described and interpreted in order to put forward understandings of the zone of proximal development in the context of career guidance. In particular the role of agency and participation are highlighted as ways in which people can develop beyond the expectations of society.

“If you think of the world as a piece of custard…”: gifted children's use of metaphor as a tool for conceptual reasoning

2003 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barry Hymer
Keyword(s):  
Structural Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Reasoning Abilities ◽  
The World ◽  
Conceptual Reasoning ◽  
Extension Activity ◽  
Out Of School

This small-scale qualitative study examines the transcript of a group enquiry conducted according to the practice of philosophical enquiry with children (e.g. Lipman, 1993; Cam, 1995; Fisher, 1998). The enquiry was one of several held fortnightly and out of school hours — as an optional extension activity — with a group of verbally able pre-adolescent children aged eight to twelve years. The transcript was subjected to an interpretive structural analysis, and a central metaphor was explored for its usefulness to the children as a tool for reasoning. Two competing repertoires of discourse (Sherrard, 1997) were identified, reflecting the children's tendency either to hold ideas or constructs as being essentially separate (the analysis repertoire) or as being susceptible to reconciliation (the synthesis repertoire). The central metaphor was seen to play the role of a ‘conceptual playground,’ permitting the children to exercise both their imaginations and their reasoning abilities as they struggled to reconcile the competing repertoires.

scholarly journals Being a Former Carer: Impacts on Health and Well-Being

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 330-345 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacqueline H. Watts ◽  
Joyce Cavaye
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Significant Issue ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Need For Support ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Health And Well Being

In the United Kingdom, policy has formalized the role of carers through the introduction of new rights and entitlements to support. However, this support is directed only at current carers with the needs of former carers being unacknowledged. Yet, when caregiving comes to an end, the transition to a life as a “former” carer can be challenging. This article reports findings from a small-scale qualitative study about the experiences of former carers conducted in the United Kingdom. Findings highlight the impact of caregiving on the health and well-being of former carers with feelings of loss and distress associated with the end of caregiving. The need for support in the post-caregiving phase emerges as a significant issue with former carers feeling abandoned, lacking purpose and motivation to move forward in their lives. Findings suggest that the needs of former carers are not being met.

How cardiac patients describe the role of their doctors in smoking cessation: a qualitative study

2011 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 268 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily C. Hansen ◽  
Mark R. Nelson
Keyword(s):  
Smoking Cessation ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Stages Of Change ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Cardiac Patients ◽  
Individual Responsibility ◽  
Coronary Syndrome ◽  
Cardiac Syndrome ◽  
Study Participants

This article reports a qualitative study investigating patients’ experiences of ongoing smoking or smoking cessation after hospitalisation for an acute coronary syndrome (myocardial infarction or unstable angina) and describes how study participants spoke about the role of their doctors in smoking cessation. We invited individuals who had been admitted to an Australian public hospital in 2005 with a discharge diagnosis of an acute cardiac syndrome and who were smokers at the time of their hospitalisation to participate. Participants underwent a semi-structured interview and ongoing smokers also completed a ‘stages of change’ questionnaire. In total, 35 participants were interviewed, including 14 who were no longer smoking at least 12 months after their admission and 21 who were. Findings gave insight into the ways that cardiac patients perceive smoking cessation advice from their doctors, the perceived stigma of smoking and how lay understandings about smoking and smoking cessation emphasise the role of choice and individual responsibility. Our findings also indicate considerable scope for GPs and other doctors to offer better smoking cessation support to patients with established cardiovascular disease, particularly after a period of hospitalisation when the majority are highly motivated to stop smoking.

scholarly journals Explaining the determinants of Human Papillomavirus Vaccine uptake and Strategies to Increase Its Uptake among young adults in Capital of Iran: a qualitative study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soudabeh Yarmohammadi ◽  
Mohtasham Ghaffari ◽  
Ali Ramezankhani
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Hpv Vaccine ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Vaccine Uptake ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Compulsory Vaccination ◽  
Vaccine Availability

Abstract Background The HPV vaccine prevents the most common cancer in women, which is cervical cancer. This study aimed to determine the factors affecting the uptake and non- uptake of HPV vaccine in the young adult in Tehran and strategies to increase their vaccine uptake. Methods This is the first qualitative study with the conventional content analysis approach in this context in Iran in 2018-2019. Participants, with a maximum variation in terms of age, sex, educational level, occupation, income, work experience, marital status, were selected purposefully to take part in a semi-structured interview. The data were recorded and analyzed according to the interview continued until data saturation. MAXQDA software version 10 was used for data management. Results The participants were 20 health professionals and 10 young adults from Tehran. Factors affecting HPV vaccine uptake and non- uptake identified as seven categories, including knowledge, health value, external stimuli, outcome expectations, perceived threat, healthcare services, and Contextual factors. Moreover, the strategies to increase vaccine uptake included Compulsory vaccination, vaccine availability, and implementing the educational process. Conclusions Considering the factors identified in this study, the authorities and practitioners must take steps to increase the HPV vaccine in young adults by considering the effective factors, as well as the strategies, such as Compulsory vaccination, increasing vaccine availability, and implementing educational interventions.

The Phenomenological Understanding of Piri-Muridi in Pakistan

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 693-713
Author(s):  
Asim S. Bhatti ◽  
Anila Kamal
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Personality Factors ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
Interview Schedule ◽  
Cultural Traditions

This qualitative study was aimed to explore the belief and opinions of various religious and university scholars regarding the phenomena of Piri-Muridi in Pakistan. Seven religious scholars and seven university scholars from social sciences departments of Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan were interviewed through a structured interview schedule. Thematic analysis of responses by following Braun and Clarke's (2006) model was adhered to identify potential themes. Thematic analysis resulted in the identification of 8 themes and 10 subthemes. The main themes evolved are historical roots, Piri-Muridi a multi-sect view, the criterion for a Pir, motives to become Murid, categories of Murid, personality factors, the role of education, and Piri-Muridi as an institution. The major findings revealed that Piri-Muridi has historical roots in our society; besides cultural traditions, religion and personality factors are the major contributing factors in strengthening these practices. Implications of the study have been discussed.

scholarly journals Awareness, Training Needs and Constraints on Fishing Technologies among Small Scale Fishermen in Ondo State, Nigeria

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 169
Author(s):  
Joshua Babatunde Ogunremi
Keyword(s):  
Low Cost ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Sampling Procedure ◽  
Training Needs ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Awareness Training ◽  
National Goal ◽  
Ondo State ◽  
Technological Opportunities

<p>The role of fishing technologies in achieving the National goal of food sufficiency cannot be over emphasized. Many small scale fishermen who are supposed to be the end users of various modern fishing technologies are ignorant of various technological opportunities they stand to gain in their profession. Therefore, the objective of the study was to determine the awareness, training needs and constraints on fishing technologies among small scale fishermen in Ondo State, Nigeria. A multistage random sampling procedure was employed to select three local Government areas (Irele, Ilaje and Ese-odo), six fishing communities, and twelve artisanal fishermen to get a sample size of 216. Data were collected from the respondents using structured interview schedule and analyzed through the use of descriptive and inferential statistical tools. The results revealed that most of the artisanal fishermen were aware of the fishing technologies and 82.4% indicated favourable training needs towards fishing technologies. Major constraints experienced by the respondents were lack of proper net maintenance (76.9%), limited outboard engine repair workshop (73.6%) and effective fish processing, preservation techniques and equipment (70.4%). Significant relationship existed between awareness and training needs on fabrication of low cost fishing gears (X<sup>2</sup> = 18.48; p &lt; 0.00), smoking oven (X<sup>2</sup> = 15.77; p &lt; 0.00) and outboard engine repairs (X<sup>2</sup> = 5.47; p &lt; 0.01). Based on the findings of the study, concerted efforts should be made by all stakeholders to ensure that the required training needs of artisanal fishermen are met for the sustenance of fisheries technologies.</p>

The role of collective identifications in family processes of post-trauma reconstruction: An exploratory study with Kurdish refugee families and their diasporic community

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 107-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruth Kevers ◽  
Peter Rober ◽  
Lucia De Haene
Keyword(s):  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Meaning Making ◽  
Family Processes ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Refugee Families ◽  
Family Contexts ◽  
Diasporic Community ◽  
And Coping

While collective identifications of diasporic Kurds have attracted considerable scholarly interest, their possible role in familial processes of post-trauma reconstruction has hardly been studied. The aim of this article is therefore to develop an explorative understanding of the deployment and meaning of collective identifications in intimate family contexts by examining the interconnectedness between the transmission of cultural and political belonging and post-trauma meaning-making and coping in Kurdish refugee families. After contextualising diasporic Kurds’ collective identifications through an ethnographic depiction of the Kurdish diasporic community in Belgium, this article reports on findings from a small-scale, exploratory study with five Kurdish refugee families in Belgium. Thematic analysis of family and parent interviews indicates how cultural and political identifications may operate as sources of (1) dealing with cultural bereavement and loss; (2) commemorating trauma; and (3) reversing versus reiterating trauma. Overall, this study’s findings support an explorative understanding of collective identifications as meaningful resources in families’ post-trauma reconstruction.ABSTRACT IN KURMANJIRola nasnameyên komelî di pêvajoyên malbatî yên vesazkirina paş-trawmayê de: Xebateke raveker li ser malbatên kurd ên penaber û civakên wan ên dîasporayêTevî ku nasnameyên komelî yên kurdên dîasporayê ta radeyeke baș bûye mijara lêkolînan, rola wan a muhtemel di pêvajoyên malbatî yên vesazkirina (selihandin) paş-trawmayê qet nehatine vekolîn. Lewma armanca vê gotarê ew e têgihiştineke raveker pêş bixe li ser rol û wateya nasnameyên komelî yên di çarçoveya mehremiya malbatê de, ku vê yekê jî dê bi rêya vekolîna wê têkiliya rijd bike ya di navbera neqlkirina aidiyetên çandî-siyasî û rêyên sazkirina wateyê û serederîkirina li dû trawmayê di nav malbatên kurd ên penaber de. Piştî diyarkirina çarçoveya nasnameya komelî ya Kurdên diasporayê bi rêya teswîreke etnografîk a cemaeta diasporaya Kurd li Belçîkayê, ev gotar encamên ji xebateke biçûk a bi pênc malbatên kurd ên penaber ên li Belçîkayê pêşkêş dike. Tehlîla babetî ya hevpeyvînên ligel malbatan û dayik û bavan nîşan dide ka çawa nasnameyên çandî û siyasî dikarin bibin çavkanî ji bo (1) serederîkirina bi mehrûmiyeta çandî û windahiyên xwe; (2) bibîranîna trawmayê; û (3) kêmrengkirin an, beramber vê yekê, dubarekirina trawmayê. Bi giştî, encamên vê xebatê wê têgihiştineke raveker tesdîq dikin ku nasnameyên kolektîf çavkaniyên kêrhatî ne di vesazkirina paş-trawmayê ya malbatan de. ABSTRACT IN SORANIDewrî nasname bekomellekan le prose binemalleyîyekanî sazkirdinewey paş-trawmayîda: lêkollîneweyekî şirovekarî binemalle penabere kurdekan û civatî ewan le diyasporaLe katêkda nasname bekomellekanî kurdekanî diyaspora le layen şarezakanewe giringîyekî berçawî pê drawe û serincî ewanî bo lay xoyî rakêşawe, bellam sebaret be egerî dewrî prose binemalleyîyekanî sazkirdinewey paş-tirawma be degmen lêkollîneweyek encam drawe. Ke wate, amancî em wutare perepêdan be têgeyîştinêkî şirovekarane lemerr bekarhênan û manay nasname bekomellekan le bestênekanî têkellawîy binemalleyîdaye, ke le rêgey peywendîy nêwan rewtî gwastineweyî grêdraweyî kultûrî û siyasî, sazbûnî mana û herweha rahatin legell kêşekanî qonaẍî paş tirawma le binemalle kurde penaberekanda taqî krawetewe. Dway awirrdanewe le civakî diyasporay kurd le Belcîka, nasname bekomellekanî kurdekanî diyaspora le bestênî xoyda xwêndinewey bo krawe û bem gêreye lem wutareda lêkollîneweyekî şirovekarane bo qebareyekî biçûk le pênc binemalley kurdî penaber le Belcîka dekrê û encamekanî billaw dekrêtewe. Şîkarîyekî babetiyaney wutuwêj legell binemalle û dayk û bawkekan nîşanî dedat ke çon dekrê nasname kultûrî û siyasîyekan wek serçaweyek bo em sê mijare derbikewn: (1) gîrodebûn be ledestçûn û bizirbûnî kultûr; (2) webîrhênanewey tirawma; û (3) pêçewanebûnî tirawma leberamber dûbarebûneweyda. Beşêweyekî giştî, encamekanî em lêkollîneweye piştgîrî le têgeyîştinêkî şirovekarane le nasname bekomellekan dekat ke wekû serçaweyekî giring bo sazkirdinewey binemallekan le dway qonaẍî paş-tirawma seyr dekrêt.

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