scholarly journals Does Gender Differences Exist in Online Newspaper Consumption among Pakistani Youth?

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 81
Author(s):  
Muhammad Ramzan Pahore ◽  
Sumera Memon ◽  
Norsiah Abdul Hamid ◽  
Awan Bt Ismail
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
University Students ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Group Analysis ◽  
Motivating Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Online Newspaper ◽  
Cross Sectional Design

<p class="Default"><em><span>It is no doubt that the popularity of ICTs in developing countries has increased the use of internet-related social networking sites along with news information consumption, production, and news distribution. As such, there has been a huge shift in the trend of news consumption from conventional media to an online newspaper. It has also been tocied that male and female youth are equally inclined to use internet for different reasons. Thus, in recent times scholars have started inspecting online newspaper consumption-related behavior, with an emphasis on young boys and girls in a way this group is one that can last longer. However, very few studies have paid attention to gender differences in motivating factors for online newspaper consumption in Pakistan. To address this gap, by using a cross-sectional design, a survey was conducted on university students from three public universities of Pakistan because university students are tech-savvy and mostly internet users. These three universities are representative of rural and urban population. Questionnaires were used to collect data which was analyzed using Partial Least Squares-Multi Group Analysis. Hypothesized results discovered that in terms of online newspaper consumption, there was no gender differences found in online newspaper consumption among Pakistani youth.</span></em></p>

scholarly journals Impact of Facebook on Academics of College Students

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ms. Deepali Mahajan ◽  
◽  
Dr. C. Namrata Mahender ◽  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
University Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Positive Correlation ◽  
College And University ◽  
Cross Sectional Design

Facebook has become the most popular among the students. Hence there is a need to examine the effects of excess use of Facebook. There are different factors discovered which leaves greater impact on the students, this study examines the effects of using Facebook on undergraduate and postgraduate students and finding the association between the excess use of Facebook and academic of the students. A cross-sectional design was used to collect the data from college and university students who are using the Facebook. Total 106 participants have participated in an offline survey. The research has shown that there is a positive correlation between Excess use and Academics of students. The results suggests that the moderate use of Facebook can help students in their studies.

Gender Differences in Motivations to Use Social Networking Sites

2019 ◽  
pp. 676-691 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valeria Noguti ◽  
Sonika Singh ◽  
David S. Waller
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Social Media ◽  
University Students ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Female Consumers ◽  
Cognitive Absorption

This chapter investigates gender differences in motivations to use social networking sites (SNS), a subset of social media. The present research focuses on Facebook given its prominence among currently available SNS. Analysing a survey of university students in Australia, the results indicate that female consumers are more likely than male consumers to use Facebook to seek information (to research and learn new things and to discuss products and brands) and for convenience (to obtain things with little effort). Both of these reasons in turn relate positively to their degree of engagement on Facebook, where engagement is operationalized as cognitive absorption which is a state of deep involvement with an activity.

Differences between organic and conventional leafy green vegetables perceived by university students

2019 ◽  
Vol 121 (7) ◽  
pp. 1579-1591 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diogo Thimoteo Da Cunha ◽  
Adriane Elisabete Costa Antunes ◽  
Julia Gabriela Da Rocha ◽  
Talita Gaspar Dutra ◽  
Catarina Vezetiv Manfrinato ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Organic Food ◽  
Organic Production ◽  
Blind Test ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Students First ◽  
Likert Scale Response ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
Organic Food Consumption

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate perceived sensory differences of organic and conventional leafy green vegetables through three sensory tests – blind, informed and inverted and the willingness to buy (WTB) them, and associated factors of organic food consumption by these students. Design/methodology/approach The research had a cross-sectional design with university students. First, a questionnaire with 16 statements was presented to 233 consumers with a five-point Likert scale response. The assertions were categorized into five domains: trust in organic production; trust in conventional production; positive attitude to organic; affordable price; and perceived quality. Afterwards, a hedonic scaling was conducted with 150 consumers, 50 in each type of test with conventional and organic leafy green vegetables: lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.); kale (Brassica oleracea L.); common chicory (Cichorium intybus); and endive (Cichorium endivia). Visual aspect, taste, texture, bitterness and overall liking for all samples were evaluated on a nine-point hedonic scale. Findings In general, the participants did not perceive sensory differences during the blind test, but when the information about the vegetables was provided, higher scores were obtained by those products labelled as organic in the informed test and in the inverted test (conventional labelled as organic). This effect was higher for students with stronger attitudes towards organic food. These results indicated that the perceived differences between organic and conventional leafy green by university students tended to be attitudinal and, therefore, can be greatly influenced by the information provided with the product. Originality/value This research showed that university students were influenced by the organic label, revealing their sensory perception about vegetables. This study had multiple methodological approaches, including hedonic scaling and consumers’ WTB. This combination allowed identifying the students’ attitudinal tendency in relation to their sensory perceptions of organic green leafy green vegetables.

scholarly journals Personal Factors Associated with Digital Competencies in University Students in the Context of Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 624-637
Author(s):  
José Luis Valdez Asto ◽  
Luciano Pérez Guevara ◽  
Yrene Cecilia Uribe-Hernández ◽  
Willian Sebastián Flores-Sotelo ◽  
José Antonio Arévalo-tuesta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Private University ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
Digital Competence ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Probabilistic Sampling ◽  
Digital Competencies ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
The University

The present research aimed to establish the association between personal factors (age, sex, hours connected and school of origin) and the digital competencies of university students, which have been originated and developed with a greater degree of intensity during the pandemic, generating as a consequence the need for distance education. The study was basic, explanatory, and quantitative, with a non-experimental and cross-sectional design. The sample consisted of 1242 students of the Faculty of Medicine from the tenth to the fourth cycle: 658 males (53.0%) and 584 females (47.0%). A probabilistic sampling by strata was performed and the questionnaire of Gutiérrez et al. (2017), an instrument for the evaluation of the digital competence of the university student with a reliability of 0.997, was used. It was concluded that personal factors are associated with digital competencies in students of a private university because the personal factors of sex, age, school of origin and hours connected to social networks presented p < 0.05. Regarding descriptive results, 52.3% of male students presented ineffective level. Of students aged 22 years or younger, 58.2% presented an ineffective level. It was observed that 57.7% of the students who come from private schools presented an ineffective level, and 57.1% of the students who connect for 3 hours or less presented an ineffective level.

scholarly journals The analysis of continence after posterosagital anorectoplasty in anorectal malformation patients in Wahidin Sudirohusodo hospital of Makassar

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 2022
Author(s):  
Alwi Lawile ◽  
Farid Nur Mantu ◽  
Nita Mariana ◽  
Arifin Seweng
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Medical Records ◽  
Anorectal Malformation ◽  
Anorectal Malformations ◽  
Posterior Sagittal Anorectoplasty ◽  
Perineal Fistula ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
The One

Background: The management of anorectal malformations universally uses posterior sagittal anorectoplasty (PSARP) as standard surgery. The aim of this research was to determine continence in patients with anorectal malformation after PSARP action.Methods: This study was a descriptive analytical categorical research with cross sectional design. The data were obtained from patients’ medical records and questionnaire given to patients underwent PSARP in Wahidin Sudirohusodo Hospital and network hospitals from June 1 to December 1, 2018. The analysis was done to 60 children ranging from 5 to 8 years old. Most of them were male (56.7%) ranging from 5 to 6 years old (53.3%).Results: The results of the research indicated that based on malformation subtype, most of them suffered from rectourethra fistula (40.0%) with continence problem (61.7%). There was no significant correlation between sex and continence problem (p >0.05). However, it was seen that the percentage of continence subjects was higher in female (65.4%) than in male (58.8%), while the percentage of soiling and constipated subjects was higher in male than in female. Rectourethra fistula was found more frequently in male than in female (70.6%), while vestibuler fistula was found more frequently in female (69.2%). There was no significant correlation between age and defecation problem (p >0.05). However, the percentage of continence and soiling subjects was higher in 5-6 years children then the one for 7-8 year children, while the percentage of constipated subjects was higher in 7-8 year children (21.4%) than 5-8 year children (18.8%).Conclusions: Gender differences in the outcome of children with anorectal malformations must be considered. Men with perineal fistula were likely to experience continence and constipation than women with perineal fistulas. Women with perineal fistulas and vestibular fistulas had almost similar outcome.

scholarly journals A Comparative Research of Sexual Behaviour and Risk Perception in Two Cohorts of Spanish University Students

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Yolanda Pastor ◽  
Carolina Rojas-Murcia
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
University Students ◽  
Sexual Behaviour ◽  
Sexual Practices ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Hiv Test ◽  
Gender And Age ◽  
Aids Risk ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
Hiv Aids

The aim of this research was to describe the sexual behaviour and HIV/AIDS risk perception in two cohorts of Spanish university students. A cross-sectional design of two cohorts was employed. A total of 230 university students in 2004 (Mage=19.77; SD=1.73; 72.6% females) and 264 in 2012 (Mage=19.47; SD=1.73; 73.5% females) were recruited. A self-developed questionnaire on sexual behaviour was administered. A MANOVA per cohort, gender and age was performed. The results revealed that there were no differences between the cohorts regarding sexual practices. About one-fifth of sexually active young people used condoms regularly but not always, around one-sixth sometimes or never used them, half of the respondents did not usually require their sexual partners to take an HIV test and only the ten percent had ever undergone it. Three quarters of the subjects perceived some degree of invulnerability to HIV/AIDS. Spanish females perceived themselves more invulnerable.

scholarly journals Caregivers utilisation of zinc plus oral rehydration solution for home management of childhood diarrhoea in rural and urban communities of Kano, Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ibrahim Rabiu Jalo ◽  
Gajida Auwal Umar ◽  
Jibo Abubakar Mohammed ◽  
Ibrahim Usman Muhammad ◽  
Abulfathi Aisha Aliyu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Communities ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Oral Rehydration ◽  
Treatment Practices ◽  
Rural And Urban Areas ◽  
Rural Caregivers ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Rehydration Solution ◽  
Cross Sectional Design

Diarrhea remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality globally, and still poses a significant threat to the health, wellbeing and survival of under-fives in many developing countries, especially in Africa. This is despite the existence of simple, effective treatment – zinc plus ORS. A comparative cross- sectional design was used to collect information from 302 caregivers. Data was analysed using SPSS version 20. Utilization of zinc plus ORS by caregivers was found to be good (73.5%) in both settings; up to 120 (78.9%) of the caregivers in the urban community compared to over two-thirds 102 (68.0%) of those in the rural community had used zinc plus ORS. This difference was statistically significant between urban and rural caregivers (P=0.01). Caregivers having poor knowledge of zinc plus ORS were 98% less likely to use zinc plus ORS (P=0.00, AOR=0.02, 95% CI=0.00-0.12), caregivers whose children had non severe diarrhoea are 80% less likely to use zinc plus ORS (P=0.00, AOR=0.20, 95% CI=0.09-0.47) and caregivers in urban areas are 1.5 times more likely to give zinc plus ORS for any episode of diarrhoea (P=0.01. AOR=1.53, 95% CI=1.48-4.54). Utilisation of zinc plus ORS was fair in both rural and urban areas of Kano and continued efforts to reach caregivers using a variety of channels are needed to change caregiver’s knowledge and utilization of zinc plus ORS and alter incorrect diarrhoea treatment practices.

scholarly journals Everybody Present: Exploring the Use of an In-Class Meditation Intervention to Promote Positive Mental Health Among University Students

2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-21
Author(s):  
Paula Gardner ◽  
Kaitlyn Kerridge
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
University Students ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Classroom Environment ◽  
Final Analysis ◽  
Positive Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Crisis ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Cross Sectional Design

There is a growing mental health crisis among university students in Canada. The purpose of this pilot study was to explore the effect of an in-class mindfulness intervention on the mental health of undergraduate students. Cross-sectional design was used and data were collected using self-reported questionnaires that included scale-rated and open-ended questions (n = 435). Integrating open-ended themes with statistical findings, the final analysis suggests the intervention had a positive effect on the mental health of student participants. A classroom environment that fosters learning, builds community, and encourages compassion were identified as ways in which the intervention “works” to promote positive mental health.

scholarly journals Waterpipe Use Prevalence Rate in Turkey: A Meta-analysis Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (Supplement_4) ◽  
Author(s):  
S Aydoğan ◽  
H Aygar ◽  
M F Önsüz ◽  
S Metintas
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Prevalence Rate ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Group Analysis ◽  
Cochrane Library ◽  
Inclusion Criteria ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Double Blind ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Waterpipe Use

Abstract Background The aim of the study was to perform a meta-analysis of studies about the waterpipe use prevalence in Turkey. Methods PubMed, Web of Science, Turkey Citation Index, TR Index and the Cochrane Library databases were screened both in Turkish and English languages to identify relevant studies by using keywords ’waterpipe use’, ’prevalence’ and ’Turkey’. Inclusion criteria; original and cross-sectional design, studies that done during and after the year 2010, studies that given the number of participants and number of people using waterpipe and studies that done in Turkey. Open Meta Analyst demo program was used to calculate the prevalence rate of the study groups. Since the articles were p &lt; 0.001 in the heterogeneity test, prevalence rate and 95% confidence intervals were calculated from the number of cases using the random effects model in group analysis. Results As a result of first literature review 26 articles were reached. Duplications were eliminated and summaries of the remaining articles were read as double-blind. Ten studies were included in the study that were suitable for inclusion criteria and quality evaluation. Seven of the studies were conducted only in university students, while 3 were community-based. As a result of the analysis, 2399 of 8845 university students used waterpipe (31.0%; 95% CI: 27.3-34.7), while 356 of the 33,129 individuals used waterpipe (1.2%; 95% CI: 0.04-2.0) in community-based studies. Conclusions As a result of the comprehensive literature research, it was found that the studies on waterpipe use were less in literature and prevalence was higher than expected in university students. Key messages In university students, the use of waterpipe was more common than the community, and intervention studies about the use of waterpipe were needed. Waterpipe use and surveillance studies in the communities are important for taking preventive measures and monitoring health outcomes.

Gender Differences in Motivations to Use Social Networking Sites

2016 ◽  
pp. 32-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valeria Noguti ◽  
Sonika Singh ◽  
David S. Waller
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Social Media ◽  
University Students ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Female Consumers ◽  
Cognitive Absorption

This chapter investigates gender differences in motivations to use social networking sites (SNS), a subset of social media. The present research focuses on Facebook given its prominence among currently available SNS. Analysing a survey of university students in Australia, the results indicate that female consumers are more likely than male consumers to use Facebook to seek information (to research and learn new things and to discuss products and brands) and for convenience (to obtain things with little effort). Both of these reasons in turn relate positively to their degree of engagement on Facebook, where engagement is operationalized as cognitive absorption which is a state of deep involvement with an activity.

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