scholarly journals The Reverberation of Corona Pandemic in Developing Countries Special Reference To Ethiopia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abebe Temesgen Ayalew ◽  
Elsabet Getachew Aynalem
Keyword(s):  
Family Member ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Household Member ◽  
Statistical Regression ◽  
Ip Address ◽  
Inadequate Information ◽  
Virtual Mode

Abstract Purpose - The present COVID 19 virus has unexpected social problem with an overwhelming financial influence happening in each family circle. This research aimed to assess the overall influence of COVID 19 in selected cities in Ethiopia which has high population density, commercial, high local population movement and tourist attractive towns.Design/Methodology/Approach - For a random sampling illustration 50,000 defendants are assessed through virtual mode commencing 17 cities of Ethiopia. For verifying the demonstrative of the statistics, demographic characters from online survey non behalf of time-based variations for each sample size. While survey in each city inadequate information collection is not bounded, studies for defendant’s IP address not correspond to the nation; studies labeled as redundant, assessments with illegal replies, and studies irrational accomplishment period for each sample.Findings - From this research one can understand the pecuniary influences increasing in alarming rate and incapable: out of the total respondents 45 percent of a family member missing their job and 59 percent of defendants report that a household member has closed their business. The rest households owning small businesses and among families with the lowermost income aforementioned for the pandemic, 71 percent information shows that a family member missing their job and 61 percent report that a household member has stopover their private business. Deteriorations in food safety and healthiness are among the incapable influences.Originality/value – Virtual method of survey, random sampling and statistical regression analysis was better in signifying the COVID virus effect in different aspects

scholarly journals Income-related health inequality among Chinese adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence based on an online survey

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Peng Nie ◽  
Lanlin Ding ◽  
Zhuo Chen ◽  
Shiyong Liu ◽  
Qi Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Family Member ◽  
Health Inequalities ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
Decomposition Analysis ◽  
National Sample ◽  
Vulnerable Groups

AbstractBackgroundPartial- or full-lockdowns, among other interventions during the COVID-19 pandemic, may disproportionally affect people (their behaviors and health outcomes) with lower socioeconomic status (SES). This study examines income-related health inequalities and their main contributors in China during the pandemic.MethodsThe 2020 China COVID-19 Survey is an anonymous 74-item survey administered via social media in China. A national sample of 10,545 adults in all 31 provinces, municipalities, and autonomous regions in mainland China provided comprehensive data on sociodemographic characteristics, awareness and attitudes towards COVID-19, lifestyle factors, and health outcomes during the lockdown. Of them, 8448 subjects provided data for this analysis. Concentration Index (CI) and Corrected CI (CCI) were used to measure income-related inequalities in mental health and self-reported health (SRH), respectively. Wagstaff-type decomposition analysis was used to identify contributors to health inequalities.ResultsMost participants reported their health status as “very good” (39.0%) or “excellent” (42.3%). CCI of SRH and mental health were − 0.09 (p < 0.01) and 0.04 (p < 0.01), respectively, indicating pro-poor inequality in ill SRH and pro-rich inequality in ill mental health. Income was the leading contributor to inequalities in SRH and mental health, accounting for 62.7% (p < 0.01) and 39.0% (p < 0.05) of income-related inequalities, respectively. The COVID-19 related variables, including self-reported family-member COVID-19 infection, job loss, experiences of food and medication shortage, engagement in physical activity, and five different-level pandemic regions of residence, explained substantial inequalities in ill SRH and ill mental health, accounting for 29.7% (p < 0.01) and 20.6% (p < 0.01), respectively. Self-reported family member COVID-19 infection, experiencing food and medication shortage, and engagement in physical activity explain 9.4% (p < 0.01), 2.6% (the summed contributions of experiencing food shortage (0.9%) and medication shortage (1.7%),p < 0.01), and 17.6% (p < 0.01) inequality in SRH, respectively (8.9% (p < 0.01), 24.1% (p < 0.01), and 15.1% (p < 0.01) for mental health).ConclusionsPer capita household income last year, experiences of food and medication shortage, self-reported family member COVID-19 infection, and physical activity are important contributors to health inequalities, especially mental health in China during the COVID-19 pandemic. Intervention programs should be implemented to support vulnerable groups.

scholarly journals Gender Medicine and Physiotherapy: A Need for Education. Findings from an Italian National Survey

Healthcare ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 516
Author(s):  
Mattia Bisconti ◽  
Fabrizio Brindisino ◽  
Filippo Maselli
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Gender Equity ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Target Population ◽  
General Information ◽  
Gender Medicine ◽  
Statistical Regression ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
Care Path

Background: Gender medicine permeates all sectors of medicine, from prevention to treatment and rehabilitation; it aims to customize the care path, ensuring equity in the access to health care system services. It is unclear to what extent physiotherapists’ treatment choices align with gender medicine principles. The aim of this survey is to detect the need of Italian physiotherapists to deepen knowledge in gender medicine. Materials and methods: An 18-item survey assessed the characteristics of responders about knowledge of gender medicine. An online survey was performed in 2020 using SurveyMonkey Software. Data were analyzed by statistical regression. Results: A total of 617 physiotherapists voluntarily participated in the study (53.84% of the target population). The majority of responders (68.4%) declared having general information about gender medicine, but 55.43% of them claimed to have heard of it but did not know properly what gender medicine was about; 92.38% of the physiotherapists believed that they needed training to acquire knowledge in gender medicine. Conclusions: Gender equity matters for health. Moderate knowledge of gender medicine’ principles and modest application of these findings were used in clinical practice of physiotherapy. Physiotherapists declared that they need training in gender medicine.

scholarly journals PENDAPATAN USAHATANI TANAMAN JAGUNG (Zea mays Sp) DI DESA RANTAU MAKMUR KECAMATAN BERBAK KABUPATEN TANJUNG JABUNG TIMUR

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
Rogayah Rogayah ◽  
Wiwin Alawiyah ◽  
Arfandi .
Keyword(s):  
Zea Mays ◽  
Family Member ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Production Cost ◽  
Consumer Demand ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Research Note ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Farmer Income

AbstractTanjung Jabung Timur Regency has a predicate as the 4th planting area of corn commodities in Jambi Province. This provides an opportunity for farmers to focus their production in accordance with consumer demand and the business makes as a source of farmer income. Corn commodity development In Rantau Makmur Village, Berbak District has high economic value. The objective of this research is to know the description of farming activities, the use of input and production cost and the amount of income farming. The number of samples that taken in this study (30 farmers) applies simple random sampling methode.  The results of this research note that the input productions used in this farming consisted of seeds, labors, fertilizer, pesticide/insecticide  and several farm equipments. The used by the  variety of bisi 2 were bought from an agriculture shop. male and female laborers come from inside and outside of their family. Fertilizer, pesticide/insecticide and equipment efforts by the farmer itself. It can be concluded that the amount of income of corn farming  gives an average of Rp. 4.682.301,37/Ha/periode, or it is equivalent with Rp. 1.560.767,12/month of each family member. So it can be concluded that corn farming in Rantau Makmur Village, Berbak District Tanjung Jabung Timur Regency is still small lower than the region income standart of Rp. 2.020.000.Keyword : Income, Farming, Corn.AbstrakKabupaten Tanjung Jabung Timur pengembangan komoditas jagung terluas peringkat ke 4 dalam Propinsi Jambi. Hal ini memberi peluang bagi petani jagung untuk memfokuskan produksinya pada jagung. Di Desa Rantau Makmur Kecamatan Berbak pengembangan komoditas jagung memiliki nilai ekonomis yang cukup tinggi. Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk melihat bagaimana gambaran tentang usahatani jagung, bagaimana penggunaan input dan biaya produksi, seberapa besar pendapatan usahataninya. Jumlah sampel yang diambil dalam penelitian ini adalah sebanyak 30 rumah tangga petani (RTP) secara acak sederhana (simple random sampling). Dari hasil penelitian diketahui bahwa input produksi yang digunakan terdiri dari bibit varietas bisi 2, tenaga kerja, pupuk, obat-obatan dan peralatan usahatani. Besarnya pendapatan usahatani adalah Rp. 4.682.301,37/Ha/MT, kalau dihitung perkapita dengan rata–rata jumlah anggota keluarga petani 3 orang maka besar pendapatan sebesar Rp. 1.560.767,12/Bln. Jadi dapat disimpulkan bahwa usahatani jagung di Desa Rantau Makmur Kecamatan Berbak Kabupaten Tanjung Jabung Timur masih kecil dari UMR sebesar Rp. 2.02.000 terhadap pendapatan keluarga petani.Kata Kunci : Pendapatan, Usahatani, Jagung

scholarly journals A Model for the Economic Evaluation of Cultural Ecosystem Services: The Recreational Hunting Function in the Agroforestry Territories of Tuscany (Italy)

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (20) ◽  
pp. 11229
Author(s):  
Claudio Fagarazzi ◽  
Carlotta Sergiacomi ◽  
Federico M. Stefanini ◽  
Enrico Marone
Keyword(s):  
Economic Evaluation ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Evaluation Method ◽  
Negative Binomial ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Market Price ◽  
Consumer Surplus ◽  
Statistical Regression ◽  
Cultural Ecosystem Services

Cultural ecosystem services (CESs) are non-material benefits generated by natural and human ecosystems that substantially contribute to human wellbeing. Estimating the monetary value of CESs is challenging because there is no real market for these services and therefore there is no actual market price. This study seeks to define an economic evaluation method for these services, with special reference to a recreational CES that has so far received little discussion: hunting. We conducted an online survey in the province of Siena (Tuscany, Italy). The Consumer Surplus estimate of hunters was made using the travel-cost method with a detailed analysis of the annual expenditure on hunting activities, and a negative binomial statistical regression. The results reflect the nature of hunting activity and show the dynamics that have occurred over recent decades. In fact, whereas hunting used to be strongly connected to the rural world as it was an income supplement for local communities, nowadays it has turned into an elitist and almost exclusively recreational activity. In any case, knowing the economic value of ecosystem services constitutes an essential background for planning effective land management and development policies in the short and long term.

scholarly journals Physician Confidence in Artificial Intelligence: An Online Mobile Survey (Preprint)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Songhee Oh ◽  
Jae Heon Kim ◽  
Sung-Woo Choi ◽  
Hee Jeong Lee ◽  
Jungrak Hong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Medical Application ◽  
Disease Diagnosis ◽  
Medical Field ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Inadequate Information ◽  
Development Direction ◽  
The Future ◽  
Mobile Survey

BACKGROUND It is expected that artificial intelligence (AI) will be used extensively in the medical field in the future. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study is to investigate the awareness of AI among Korean doctors and to assess physicians’ attitudes toward the medical application of AI. METHODS We conducted an online survey composed of 11 closed-ended questions using Google Forms. The survey consisted of questions regarding the recognition of and attitudes toward AI, the development direction of AI in medicine, and the possible risks of using AI in the medical field. RESULTS A total of 669 participants completed the survey. Only 40 (5.9%) answered that they had good familiarity with AI. However, most participants considered AI useful in the medical field (558/669, 83.4% agreement). The advantage of using AI was seen as the ability to analyze vast amounts of high-quality, clinically relevant data in real time. Respondents agreed that the area of medicine in which AI would be most useful is disease diagnosis (558/669, 83.4% agreement). One possible problem cited by the participants was that AI would not be able to assist in unexpected situations owing to inadequate information (196/669, 29.3%). Less than half of the participants(294/669, 43.9%) agreed that AI is diagnostically superior to human doctors. Only 237 (35.4%) answered that they agreed that AI could replace them in their jobs. CONCLUSIONS This study suggests that Korean doctors and medical students have favorable attitudes toward AI in the medical field. The majority of physicians surveyed believed that AI will not replace their roles in the future.

scholarly journals An Investigation into the Extent and Application of Bilingual Signage in New Zealand Public Libraries

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Elizabeth Rosemary Evans
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Public Libraries ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Data Gathering ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Library Anxiety ◽  
Upper Level

<p>Bilingual signage is important both for the assistance it renders patrons as they navigate through the library, and for the statement it makes about a library‟s commitment to biculturalism. Good signage enables library users to find their way around a library and locate the information they need. Many Māori report feeling uncertain and alienated in libraries, and bilingual signage has been identified as an important component in the process of making Māori feel welcome in libraries. This study aims to discover to what extent public libraries commit to biculturalism through their bilingual signage, and how bilingual signage is displayed to alleviate library anxiety among Māori users, and as well to determine to what degree the level of signage in public libraries can be related to the proportion of Māori in the local population. A mixed methods research design has been applied to investigate the quantitative and qualitative information collected in the first phase of the research (an online survey sent to 330 public libraries throughout New Zealand), followed by the second phase of qualitative in-depth data gathering in the form of personal visits to 12 Auckland public libraries to conduct a qualitative content analysis of their signage. The findings reveal that over 50% of New Zealand public libraries have some form of bilingual signage, but they also show that much bilingual signage is employed at the upper level of signage rather than the deeper levels applicable to wayfinding. Practices in bilingual signage that need to be addressed are identified. Suggestions are made for further research.</p>

scholarly journals The Influence of Green marketing, Syariah Compliance, Customer’s Environmental Awareness and Customer’s Satisfaction towards Muslim Consumer Purchasing Behaviour in Kedah

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Random Sampling ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Environmental Awareness ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Green Marketing ◽  
Purchasing Behaviour ◽  
Analyse Data ◽  
Facebook Pages ◽  
Survey Questionnaires

Day to day Muslims and non-Muslims customers are seeking for clean products and services which follows Islamic Shariah compliance principles. The purpose of this study is to identify the influencing factors of green marketing, Shariah compliance, customer’s environmental awareness and customer’s satisfaction towards Muslim purchasing behaviour at Kedah, Malaysia. A random sampling technique used to collect the respondents in Kedah, Malaysia also with quantitative approach through structured questionnaires developed from previous research. A total of 403 online survey questionnaires were distributed through Whatsapp application and Facebook pages. Data analysis were done with SPSS 25.0. Methodologies such as Pearson Correlation and Multiple Regression Analysis were used to analyse data collected. Findings revealed that consumer purchasing behaviour has a positive and significant relationship with green marketing, Shariah compliance, customer’s awareness and customer’s satisfaction. Finally, this study is concluded with discussion, limitations of the study and some suggestions for future researches

scholarly journals Challenges and enablers of the embedded researcher model

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (7) ◽  
pp. 743-764
Author(s):  
Dominiek Coates ◽  
Sharon Mickan
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
Research Collaboration ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Research Infrastructure ◽  
Healthcare Organisation ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Academic Affiliation ◽  
Barriers And Enablers ◽  
Academic Partnerships

PurposeThe embedded researcher is a healthcare-academic partnership model in which the researcher is engaged as a core member of the healthcare organisation. While this model has potential to support evidence translation, there is a paucity of evidence in relation to the specific challenges and strengths of the model. The aim of this study was to map the barriers and enablers of the model from the perspective of embedded researchers in Australian healthcare settings, and compare the responses of embedded researchers with a primary healthcare versus a primary academic affiliation.Design/methodology/approach104 embedded researchers from Australian healthcare organisations completed an online survey. Both purposive and snowball sampling strategies were used to identify current and former embedded researchers. This paper reports on responses to the open-ended questions in relation to barriers and enablers of the role, the available support, and recommendations for change. Thematic analysis was used to describe and interpret the breadth and depth of responses and common themes.FindingsKey barriers to being an embedded researcher in a public hospital included a lack of research infrastructure and funding in the healthcare organisation, a culture that does not value research, a lack of leadership and support to undertake research, limited access to mentoring and career progression and issues associated with having a dual affiliation. Key enablers included supportive colleagues and executive leaders, personal commitment to research and research collaboration including formal health-academic partnerships.Research limitations/implicationsTo support the embedded researcher model, broader system changes are required, including greater investment in research infrastructure and healthcare-academic partnerships with formal agreements. Significant changes are required, so that healthcare organisations appreciate the value of research and support both clinicians and researchers to engage in research that is important to their local population.Originality/valueThis is the first study to systematically investigate the enablers and challenges of the embedded researcher model.

Yet another black box: brokering agencies in the evolving market for live-in migrant care work in Austria and Germany

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simone Leiber ◽  
Verena Rossow ◽  
August Österle ◽  
Timm Frerk
Keyword(s):  
Small Businesses ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Black Box ◽  
Care Work ◽  
Expert Interviews ◽  
Household Level ◽  
Corporate Strategies ◽  
Unique Data ◽  
The Relationship

This article analyses the new market for live-in migrant care work in Germany and Austria, focusing on brokering agencies as intermediary actors. The analysis presents unique data on the field by combining an online survey of brokerage agencies with semi-structured qualitative expert interviews. We show that the sector is growing swiftly and dominated by small businesses in both countries but is quite diverse in terms of regional presence, corporate strategies and the relationship with established welfare organisations. Despite different legal settings, malpractices at the household level seem to be constitutive of the brokerage market in Germany as well as in Austria.

scholarly journals The Examination of Factors Influencing Saudi Small Businesses’ Social Media Adoption, by Using UTAUT Model

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abeer Bin Humaid ◽  
Yasser Sabri
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Small Business ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Utaut Model ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Effort Expectancy ◽  
Facilitating Conditions

Social media is becoming a major development in electronic commerce among a wide range of sectors, for example, education, government, health care, and business. In Saudi Arabia, a major movement toward social media has taken place, especially among small business entrepreneurs, due to its low cost and the powerful role it can play in globalization.The goal of this paper is to add to the theoretical knowledge base regarding the adoption of social media among Saudi small businesses, by applying the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) model to examine the influences of Saudi small businesses’ social media adoption. An empirical study was carried out using online survey research among 73 Saudi business entrepreneurs. The major findings of the paper are that Saudi small business entrepreneurs tend to use social media for the major constructs of performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence, and facilitating conditions. However, although the moderator of gender proved to be effective on the construct of effort expectancy, the effects of the moderators of age, gender, and experience on the other major constructs were not salient.It is believed that the findings will be useful for understanding adoption phenomena better, to help business entrepreneurs to make superior decisions based on them.

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