Work-related training in the age group 55-64 by gender and education level, European countries, 2012

ObjectiveTo describe the epidemiological characteristics and trends of work-related eye injuries (WREIs) in Spain over a 10-year period by sex, age and occupational sector.Design and settingsA descriptive, retrospective and longitudinal study based on data from workers insured by a labour insurance company in Spain from 2008 to 2018 was presented. The study considered the ratio of the number of WREI per 100 000 population and the relative risk of suffering an ocular injury. WREIs were characterised by sex, age and occupational sector of injured workers.Primary and secondary outcome measuresRatio of the number of WREI.ParticipantsIn Spain, all workers are insured by a labour insurance company that provides cover in the event of work-related accidents. In this study, we have included all workers insured by one of these insurance companies, IBERMUTUA, with workers in all areas of Spain.ResultsThe study included 50 265 WREI in the company over the 10-year period. Most of the injuries occurred in males (44 445; 88.4%), in 35–44 age group (15 992; 31.8%) and in industry workers (18 899; 42.6%). The average incidence was 429.75 per 100 000 workers insured and 4273.36 per 100 000 IBERMUTUA accidents (related and not related to eyes). Males, 16–24 age group and industry occupational sector group, have the highest incidence for WREI. The incidence of WREI decrease over the study period in all variables. Males have 6.56 (95% CI 6.38 to 6.75) times more risk of suffering WREI than females. 16–24 age group have 1.77 (95% CI 1.71 to 1.83) times more risk than in the group of workers older than 55. Finally, industry workers have 7.73 (95% CI 7.55 to 7.92) times more risk than services workers.ConclusionsThe risks of suffering WREI is higher for males, younger and less experienced workers, and for those who works in a manual task.

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AN EXAMINATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN QIGONG MEDITATION AND PERSONALITY

Social Behavior and Personality An International Journal ◽

10.2224/sbp.2004.32.4.313 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 32 (4) ◽

pp. 313-320 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Yvonne Leung ◽

Anthony Singhal

Keyword(s):

Treatment Option ◽

Health Benefits ◽

Education Level ◽

Personality Inventory ◽

Eysenck Personality Inventory ◽

Gender And Education ◽

The Relationship ◽

Viable Treatment

Qigong meditation is an ancient form of meditation that has been linked with various health benefits. We were interested in whether or not this form of meditation has a relationship with personality. To this end, we administered the Eysenck Personality Inventory (EPI) to eighty Qigong meditation practitioners and seventy-four non-practitioners. The results showed that the number of years of Qigong practice was negatively correlated with neuroticism, but there was no relationship with extraversion. Even after controlling for age, gender, and education level, the practitioners were significantly less neurotic than the nonpractitioners. The study of Qigong meditation and personality may lead to a greater understanding of the various disorders characterized by high neuroticism, and may provide a viable treatment option for long-term health.

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Knowledge and perceptions of Alzheimer’s disease in three ethnic groups of younger adults in the United Kingdom

BMC Public Health ◽

10.1186/s12889-021-11231-8 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Aysegul Humeyra Kafadar ◽

Christine Barrett ◽

Kei Long Cheung

Keyword(s):

Alzheimer’S Disease ◽

Alzheimer's Disease ◽

Ethnic Groups ◽

Cultural Beliefs ◽

Education Level ◽

Age Group ◽

Knowledge Level ◽

Younger Adults ◽

Gender Education ◽

The Uk

Abstract Background Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a global public health problem with an ageing population. Knowledge is essential to promote early awareness, diagnosis and treatment of AD symptoms. AD knowledge is influenced by many cultural factors including cultural beliefs, attitudes and language barriers. This study aims: (1) to define AD knowledge level and perceptions amongst adults between 18 and 49 years of age in the UK; (2) to compare knowledge and perceptions of AD among three main ethnic groups (Asian, Blacks, and Whites); and (3) to assess potential associations of age, gender, education level, affinity with older people (65 or over), family history and caregiving history with AD knowledge. Methods Data was collected from 186 participants as a convenience sample of younger adults of three different ethnicities (16.1% Asian, 16.7% Black, 67.2% White), living in the UK, recruited via an online research platform. The majority of the participants were in the 18–34 years age group (87.6%). Demographic characteristics of participants and AD knowledge correlation were assessed by the 30-item Alzheimer’s Disease Knowledge Scale (ADKS), comprising 7 content domains. ANOVA/ANCOVA were used to assess differences in AD knowledge by ethnicity, gender, education level, age and affinity with dementia and Alzheimer’s patients. Results For AD general knowledge across all respondents only 45.0% answers were correct. No significant differences were found for the total ADKS score between ethnicities in this younger age group, who did not differ in education level. However, there were significant knowledge differences for the ADKS symptom domain score even after controlling for other demographics variables such as gender, education level (p = 0.005). White respondents were more likely to know about AD symptoms than their Black counterparts (p = 0.026). Conclusion The study’s findings suggest that the AD knowledge level is not adequate for all ethnic groups. Meanwhile, significant differences were observed in symptoms, between ethnic groups, and therefore, differ in their needs regards health communication. The study contributes to an understanding of ethnicity differences in AD knowledge amongst adults from 18 to 49 years of age in the UK and may also provide input into an intervention plan for different ethnicities’ information needs.

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De geobserveerde onderzoeker

KWALON ◽

10.5117/kwalon2021.3.006.meer ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 26 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Clarissa Meerts

Keyword(s):

Human Behavior ◽

Education Level ◽

Observational Research ◽

Content Type ◽

Professional Skepticism ◽

Building Trust ◽

Gender And Education

Abstract The observed researcher: opportunities and challenges for observational research among corporate investigators This contribution discusses observational research within the context of corporate investigations. Corporate investigators are themselves keen observers of human behavior, and as such, observation of these professionals results in an interesting researcher-participant dynamic. By playing with (assumed and ascribed) roles, much information can be gathered about the daily reality of corporate investigators and how they experience this. Building trust is both essential and challenging because of professional skepticism, however, once trust was established, participants actively contributed to the research. By assuming ignorance or, conversely, knowledge in a dynamic manner, the researcher was able to make use of the roles ascribed to her based on age, gender and education level.

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COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC EXPERIENCE OF OUT-OF-SCHOOL EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT

Academic Notes Series Pedagogical Science ◽

10.36550/2415-7988-2021-1-194-134-139 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 1 (194) ◽

pp. 134-139

Author(s):

Larysa Kostenko ◽

Keyword(s):

Western Europe ◽

State Regulation ◽

School Education ◽

European Countries ◽

Children And Youth ◽

Education Development ◽

National Education ◽

Work Related ◽

The Individual ◽

Out Of School

In the article, on the backgroung of historical and pedagogical analysis, the author made an attempt to compare foreign and domestic experience in the development of out-of-school education. Much has been done by educators and the European society to unite young people and prepare them for life in the European community. This is confirmed by the fact that in October 1991 a pan-European union of institutions and organizations of leisure for children and youth (EAICY) was established, of which Ukraine became an associate member. The author draws attention to the development of out-of- school education in the Central European countries belonging to EAICY: Bulgaria, Poland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, which have common features, as each of them belonged to the so-called socialist camp. Among the countries of Western Europe EAICY includes: Belgium, Germany, Spain, the Netherlands, Portugal, France, Denmark. Among Eastern European countries, EAICY includes Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Ukraine, Estonia and Kazakhstan. The history of appearence and development of the system of out-of-school education and upbringing in these countries has not only national but also common roots, as each of these countries in the past was part of the USSR. Thus, there are common trends in the development of out-of-school education in European countries and Ukraine: focusing on the needs of the individual in socialization, life skills, gaining new knowledge, acquiring practical skills according to one’s interests, meeting the needs of the individual in creative self-realization, organization of meaningful leisure; state regulation of the organization of leisure time for children and youth in education is carried out in those countries where out-of-school education is a component of national education systems, has a clearly defined structure and activities; systems of purposeful organization of free time of children and youth, despite the peculiarities of directions, methods of activity, variety of forms and structure, have much in common in the content of work, related to the purpose and social educational problems. Domestic experience in the development of out-of-school education has retained its uniqueness in world practice.

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53 Ethnic Minorities in Vietnam: Monthly Average Income and Proportion of Revenue in 2015 by Gender and Education Level of Head of A Household

10.31219/osf.io/fpnw3 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Toan Manh Ho

Keyword(s):

Ethnic Minority ◽

Ethnic Minorities ◽

National Survey ◽

Education Level ◽

Web Portal ◽

Average Income ◽

Data Set ◽

Monthly Average ◽

Gender And Education ◽

The Government

This preprint is a reading of the document "Data Table 2: Monthly Average Income and Proportion of Revenue in 2015 by Gender and Education Level of Head of A Household" from the extracted data set from Vietnam’s national survey on 53 ethnic minorities, conducted in 2015. The original document was obtained from open deposition, publicly available at www.ubdt.gov.vn, the official web portal of the Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs (CEMA), part of the government of Vietnam. This work is part of the research project AISDL-53EMS-Summary.

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Factors influencing online and in-store purchase of telecommunications services and equipment in Croatia

International journal of contemporary business and entrepreneurship ◽

10.47954/ijcbe.1.2.1 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 1-12

Author(s):

Maja Basic ◽

Marin Gacina ◽

Iva Blazevic

Keyword(s):

Education Level ◽

Purchasing Decisions ◽

Online Questionnaire ◽

Enabling Factors ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Online Purchases ◽

Gender And Education ◽

Factors Influencing ◽

Telecommunications Services ◽

The Republic

The purpose of this paper is to examine differences in factors affecting the probability of online and in-store purchase of telecommunications equipment in the Republic of Croatia. Online questionnaire survey conducted in September 2019 gathered responses that identified respondents’: method of telecommunications services and equipment purchase, their information gathering tools, factors affecting respondents’ telecommunications services and equipment purchasing decisions in general, and online and in-store purchasing decisions. 125 gathered responses were analysed using a binomial logistic regression. The results state that general factors incite respondents to purchase telecommunications equipment and services instore. Factors inciting online purchases are enabling factors and cause respondents to purchase telecommunications services and equipment online. Responses were further divided into subsamples depending on gender and education level. Results are consistent in tested subsamples. In the sample of male respondents, the results are consistent, while the female subsample shows does not exhibit statistically significant results. Furthermore, subsamples that allowed education level differences showed the results are supported for the subsample of respondents with higher education, and are not supported for respondents with secondary education.

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GAMBARAN TINGKAT KEPATUHAN MASYARAKAT DALAM PENERAPAN PROTOKOL KESEHATAN POST VAKSINASI COVID-19

Edu Dharma Journal: Jurnal penelitian dan pengabdian masyarakat ◽

10.52031/edj.v5i2.175 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 43

Author(s):

Agus Mulyawan ◽

Rita Sekarsari ◽

Nuraini Nuraini ◽

Eriyono Budi

Keyword(s):

Early Adulthood ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Education Level ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Purposive Sampling ◽

The Public ◽

Gender And Education ◽

Work Area ◽

Education Levels ◽

The Government

ABSTRACT Covid-19 is still a serious world problem with the number of cases still rising and falling every day. In response to this, the government is currently aggressively humiliating the Covid-19 Vaccination program and at the same time encouraging the public to continue to carry out health protocols such as wearing masks, washing hands and maintaining distance. This study aims to describe the level of community compliance in the application of post-Covid-19 vaccination health protocols in the Pakuhaji Health Center Work Area. The design in this study was cross sectional. Data collection using online and manual questionnaires. The sample is 85 respondents who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 to 1 or 2, respondents were taken by purposive sampling technique. The results obtained as many as 17 respondents (20%) in the non-compliant category and 68 respondents (80%) in the obedient category. And based on the characteristics of the respondents age, gender, and education. Based on this study, it was found that respondents with early adulthood (18-40 years) were more obedient to the implementation of health protocols. based on gender, female respondents were much more obedient in implementing health protocols and furthermore based on education level, respondents with middle to high education levels were much more obedient in implementing health protocols. ABSTRAK Covid-19 hingga saat ini masih menjadi permasalahan dunia yang serius dengan jumlah kasus yang masih naik turun setiap harinya. Dalam menanggapi hal tersebut pemerintah saat ini sedang gencar malukan program Vaksinasi Covid-19 dan sekaligus menganjurkan masyarakat untuk tetap melakukan protokol kesehatan seperti memakai masker, mencuci tangan dan manjaga jarak. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui gambaran tingkat kepatuhan masyarakat dalam penerapan protokol kesehatan post Vaksinasi Covid-19 di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Pakuhaji. Desain pada penelitian ini adalah cross sectional. Pengumpulan data menggunakan kuesioner secara online dan manual. Sample berjumlah 85 responden yang sudah vaksinasi Covid-19 ke 1 atau 2, responden diambil dengan teknik purposive sampling. Hasil penelitian didapatkan sebanyak 17 responden (20%) dengan kategori tidak patuh dan 68 responden (80%) dengan kategori patuh. Dan berdasarkan karakteristik responden usia, jenis kelamin, serta pendidikan. Berdasarkan penelitian ini, ditemukan responden dengan usia dewasa awal (18-40 tahun) lebih patuh terhadap penerapan protokol kesehatan. Selain itu berdasarkan jenis kelamin, responden perempuan jauh lebih patuh dalam penerapan protokol kesehatan dan selanjutnya berdasarkan tingkat pendidikan, responden dengan tingkat pendidikan menenga hingga tinggi jauh lebih patuh dalam penerapan protokol kesehatan.

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