scholarly journals Mapping the Cultural Identities of Youths in Hong Kong from a Social Capital Perspective

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 205
Author(s):  
Qiaobing Wu ◽  
Ying Ou ◽  
Lucy P. Jordan
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Immigrant Students ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
Cultural Identities ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Local Students

With its unique geopolitical status and multicultural setting, Hong Kong has harbored different youth groups generated from cross-border migration with mainland China who are tied to different cultural values and identifications. This study aims to investigate how social capital embedded in the family, school, and community influences the cultural identities across three groups of Chinese youths in the educational system: local students; cross-border students (born in Hong Kong, living in the neighbor city of mainland China but attending schools in Hong Kong on daily commute); and new immigrant students (born in mainland China but living in Hong Kong for less than seven years). Using data from a cross-sectional survey with 2180 fourth- to ninth-grade students in Hong Kong, the logistic regression results suggest that family and community social capital play significant roles in shaping the cultural identity of youths. Implications of the research findings are discussed.

scholarly journals Cross-border reproductive care use by women with infertility in Hong Kong: cross-sectional survey

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorothy YT Ng ◽  
Ellen MW Lui ◽  
SF Lai ◽  
Tracy SM Law ◽  
Grace CY Wong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Cross Border

Social capital and antenatal depression among Chinese primiparas: A cross-sectional survey

2017 ◽  
Vol 257 ◽  
pp. 533-539 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chi Zhou ◽  
Atsushi Ogihara ◽  
Hao Chen ◽  
Weijue Wang ◽  
Liu Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Antenatal Depression ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional

scholarly journals From malaria control to elimination in South Africa: The researchers’ perspectives

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Khumbulani W. Hlongwana ◽  
Joyce Tsoka-Gwegweni
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Community Involvement ◽  
Malaria Elimination ◽  
Surveillance Systems ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Eligibility Criteria ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Malaria Episodes ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Background: Global decline in malaria episodes over the past decade gave rise to a debate to target malaria elimination in eligible countries. However, investigation regarding researchers’ perspectives on barriers and facilitating factors to effective implementation of a malaria elimination policy in South Africa (SA) is lacking.Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the malaria researchers’ knowledge, understandings, perceived roles, and their perspectives on the factors influencing implementation of a malaria elimination policy in SA.Setting: Participants were drawn from the researchers who fulfilled the eligibility criteria as per the protocol, and the criteria were not setting-specific.Methods: The study was a descriptive cross-sectional survey conducted through an emailed self-administered semi-structured questionnaire amongst malaria researchers who met the set selection criteria and signed informed consent.Results: Most (92.3%) participants knew about SA’s malaria elimination policy, but only 45.8% had fully read it. The majority held a strong view that SA’s 2018 elimination target was not realistic, citing that the policy had neither been properly adapted to the country’s operational setting nor sufficiently disseminated to all relevant healthcare workers. Key concerns raised were lack of new tools, resources, and capacity to fight malaria; poor cross-border collaborations; overreliance on partners to implement; poor community involvement; and poor surveillance.Conclusion: Malaria elimination is a noble idea, with sharp divisions. However, there is a general agreement that elimination requires: (a) strong cross-border initiatives; (b) deployment of adequate resources; (c) sustainable multistakeholder support and collaboration; (d) good surveillance systems; and (e) availability and use of all effective intervention tools.

scholarly journals The Acceptability of HPV Vaccines and Perceptions of Vaccination against HPV among Physicians and Nurses in Hong Kong

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (10) ◽  
pp. 1700 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teris Cheung ◽  
Joseph T.F. Lau ◽  
Johnson Z. Wang ◽  
Phoenix Mo ◽  
C.K. Siu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Hpv Vaccination ◽  
Health Belief ◽  
Vaccine Uptake ◽  
Background Variable ◽  
Hpv Vaccines ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Belief Model

Background: Human papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections nationwide. Methods: This is the first cross-sectional survey assessing physicians’ and nurses’ knowledge of HPV and recording their attitudes to HPV vaccination in Hong Kong. Survey questions were derived from the Health Belief Model. Results: 1152 clinicians (170 physicians and 982 nurses) aged 21 and 60 participated in this study. A multiple stepwise regression model was used to examine associations between cognitive factors (clinicians’ attitudes) and subjects’ intention to HPV vaccine uptake. Results showed that only 30.2% of physicians and 21.2% nurses found vaccinating for HPV acceptable. Conclusions: Perceived self-efficacy was the only significant background and cognitive variable associated with physicians’ and nurses’ accepting HPV vaccines. Further, when nurses found HPV vaccination acceptable, cues to action was featured as a significant background variable in their choice.

scholarly journals Acceptability of A/H1N1 vaccination during pandemic phase of influenza A/H1N1 in Hong Kong: population based cross sectional survey

BMJ ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 339 (oct27 1) ◽  
pp. b4164-b4164 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. T F Lau ◽  
N. C Y Yeung ◽  
K C Choi ◽  
M. Y M Cheng ◽  
H Y Tsui ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Influenza A ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Influenza A H1n1
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