Factors contributing to the decision by pregnant women to be tested for HIV

The objective of this study was to explore and describe the factors that influence the decision by pregnant women to be tested for HIV. This was achieved through a qualitative research study that was exploratory, descriptive and contextual in nature. A sample of 13 pregnant women participated. Data obtained from semi-structured interviews was analysed according to a protocol based on a combination of methods of analysis. The three main themes, namely factors that contribute to the decision by pregnant women to be tested for HIV, factors that contribute to the decision by pregnant women not to be tested for HIV and organisational factors that influence the decision by pregnant women to be tested for HIV, were divided into nine subthemes. Conclusions and recommendations to promote counselling to pregnant women being tested for HIV are provided. Opsomming Die doel van die studie was om die faktore wat die besluit van swanger vroue om vir MIV getoets te word, te verken en beskryf. Dit is gedoen deur middel van verkennende, beskrywende, kontekstuele kwalitatiewe navorsing. ’n Steekproef van 13 swanger vroue het deelgeneem. Inligting is verkry deur middel van semi-gestruktureerde onderhoude. Hierdie inligting is ontleed aan die hand van ’n protokol gebaseer op ’n kombinasie van ontledingsmetodes. Die drie hooftemas, naamlik faktore wat bydra tot swanger vroue se besluit om vir MIV getoets te word, faktore wat bydra tot swanger vroue se besluit om nie vir MIV getoets te word nie en organisatoriese faktore wat swanger vroue se besluit beïnvloed om vir MIV getoets te word, is in nege subtemas onderverdeel. Gevolgtrekkings en aanbevelings ter bevordering van berading van swanger vroue vir MIV-toetsing, word verskaf.

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Meanings Attributed by Adolescents to Intrafamily Sexual Violence and Assistance in the Judiciary

Paidéia (Ribeirão Preto) ◽

10.1590/1982-4327e3108 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 31 ◽

Author(s):

Eliana Mendes de Souza Teixeira Roque ◽

Diene Monique Carlos ◽

Geraldo Romanelli ◽

Cintia Aparecida da Silva ◽

José Eurípedes Martins ◽

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Keyword(s):

Qualitative Research ◽

Content Analysis ◽

Sexual Violence ◽

Research Study ◽

Wide Spectrum ◽

Power Relationships ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Secondary Victimization ◽

Qualitative Research Study ◽

Childhood And Youth

Abstract The aim was to know and analyze the meanings of intrafamily sexual violence experienced and the Court support for adolescents who underwent the questioning. A qualitative research study through semi-structured interviews and free observation with nine adolescents aged between 13 and 17 years old, in a specific Court of Childhood and Youth. Data was analyzed using the technique of content analysis, with “Distance and negative”, and “Secondary victimization” pointed out. First, by signifying the intrafamily sexual violence suffered, the adolescent presents memory lapses about what happened, and it shows a wide spectrum of detrimental effects of intrafamily sexual violence. Secondly, it shows that the intervention of the Judiciary Branch has caused secondary victimization, gaps in care, and reproduction of power relationships. It was concluded on the importance to articulate a children and adolescents rights guaranteeing system, considering the new social frameworks, as well as the issue of human development.

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Using human resource activities to implement sustainability in SMEs

Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development ◽

10.1108/jsbed-07-2015-0096 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 23 (3) ◽

pp. 652-670 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Christina Langwell ◽

Dennis Heaton

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Research ◽

Human Resources ◽

Human Resource ◽

Empirical Research ◽

Design Methodology ◽

Research Study ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Content Type ◽

Qualitative Research Study ◽

Practical Implications

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine how small- and medium-sized organisations that were already participating in recognised sustainability programmes in Iowa, USA, in how they were utilising activities normally associated with human resources (HRs) to implement sustainability – activities included communication, engagement, incentives and recruitment and retention. Design/methodology/approach – The authors were interested in how small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) were utilising HR functions to implement sustainability. This was an exploratory, qualitative research study utilised semi-structured interviews to obtain data. Findings – Based on the findings, some of the functions are being utilised more than others, with some activities not being implemented at all. Research limitations/implications – This research offers empirical research on how sustainability is achieved in SMEs. Practical implications – This paper outlines some practical methods that any SME could utilise to help implement sustainability within an organisation. Originality/value – This paper adds empirical research on how SMEs are implementing sustainable practices into their operations by using activities normally associated with the HR department.

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Monitoring Mad Mothers: Unmasking Violent Institutional Sanism

10.32920/16635928.v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Celina Dycke

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Qualitative Research ◽

Narrative Inquiry ◽

Research Study ◽

Sense Of Self ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Mental Health Diagnosis ◽

Qualitative Research Study ◽

Inquiry Approach ◽

Health Diagnosis

<div>This qualitative research study explores the experiences, thoughts and feelings of mothers who have been given a mental health diagnosis. Using a narrative inquiry approach, semi-structured interviews were conducted with two mothers from Toronto. The study uncovers how sanist beliefs intersect with other sites of oppression, and the affect this has on mothers and their Mothering practices. Particular attention is paid to asking what the effects are on women who are assumed to be violent towards their children, due to a mental health diagnosis. It asks what this type of sanism and mental health profiling does to their sense of self, resilience and hope for their families and their futures.</div>

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‘Busyness’ and the preclusion of quality palliative district nursing care

Nursing Ethics ◽

10.1177/0969733013485109 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 20 (8) ◽

pp. 893-903 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Maurice Nagington ◽

Karen Luker ◽

Catherine Walshe

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Research ◽

Quality Of Care ◽

Nursing Care ◽

Research Study ◽

Improve Quality ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Care Needs ◽

Qualitative Research Study ◽

Ethical Care

Ethical care is beginning to be recognised as care that accounts for the views of those at the receiving end of care. However, in the context of palliative and supportive district nursing care, the patients’ and their carers’ views are seldom heard. This qualitative research study explores these views. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with 26 patients with palliative and supportive care needs receiving district nursing care, and 13 of their carers. Participants were recruited via community nurses and hospices between September 2010 and October 2011. Post-structural discourse analysis is used to examine how discourses operate on a moral level. One discourse, ‘busyness’, is argued to preclude a moral form of nursing care. The discourse of friendship is presented to contrast this. Discussion explores Gallagher’s ‘slow ethics’ and challenges the currently accepted ways of measuring to improve quality of care concluding that quality cannot be measured.

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Monitoring Mad Mothers: Unmasking Violent Institutional Sanism

10.32920/16635928 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Celina Dycke

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Qualitative Research ◽

Narrative Inquiry ◽

Research Study ◽

Sense Of Self ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Mental Health Diagnosis ◽

Qualitative Research Study ◽

Inquiry Approach ◽

Health Diagnosis

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“Only your blood can tell the story” – a qualitative research study using semi- structured interviews to explore the hepatitis B related knowledge, perceptions and experiences of remote dwelling Indigenous Australians and their health care providers in northern Australia

BMC Public Health ◽

10.1186/1471-2458-14-1233 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 22

Author(s):

Jane Davies ◽

Sarah Bukulatjpi ◽

Suresh Sharma ◽

Joshua Davis ◽

Vanessa Johnston

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Qualitative Research ◽

Hepatitis B ◽

Health Care Providers ◽

Research Study ◽

Indigenous Australians ◽

Care Providers ◽

Northern Australia ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Qualitative Research Study

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A Qualitative Research Study Which Explores Humanitarian Stakeholders’ Views on Healthcare Access for Refugees in Greece

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17196972 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (19) ◽

pp. 6972 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Liz Joseph ◽

Sharif A. Ismail ◽

Meghan Gunst ◽

Kate Jarman ◽

Dina Prior ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Research ◽

Research Study ◽

Healthcare Access ◽

Healthcare Providers ◽

Snowball Sampling ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Language Differences ◽

Qualitative Research Study ◽

Humanitarian Response ◽

Key Stakeholders

Introduction: As of January 2020, 115,600 refugees remain in Greece; most are Afghani, Iraqi or Syrian nationals. This qualitative research study explores the views of key stakeholders providing healthcare for refugees in Greece between 2015 and 2018. The focus was on identifying key barriers and facilitators to healthcare access for refugees in Greece. Methods: 16 interviewees from humanitarian and international organisations operating in Greece were identified through purposive and snowball sampling. Semi-structured interviews were conducted between March and April 2018. Data were analysed using the Framework Method. Results: Key themes affecting healthcare access included the influence of socio-cultural factors (healthcare expectations, language, gender) and the ability of the Greek health system to respond to existing and evolving demands; these included Greece’s ongoing economic crisis, human resource shortages, weak primary healthcare system, legal barriers and logistics. The evolution of the humanitarian response from emergency to sustained changes to EU funding, coordination and comprehensiveness of services affected healthcare access for refugees. Conclusion: The most noted barriers cited by humanitarian stakeholders to healthcare access for refugees in Greece were socio-cultural and language differences between refugees and healthcare providers and poor coordination among stakeholders. Policies and interventions which address these could improve healthcare access for refugees in Greece with coordination led by the EU.

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“We Are All Trying to Find a Way to Help Ourselves”: A Look at Self-Help Strategies Among Psychotherapy Clients

Frontiers in Psychology ◽

10.3389/fpsyg.2021.621085 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 ◽

Author(s):

Sherilyn Chang ◽

Rajeswari Sambasivam ◽

Esmond Seow ◽

Geoffrey Chern-Yee Tan ◽

Sharon Huixian Lu ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Research ◽

Thematic Analysis ◽

Research Study ◽

Secondary Analysis ◽

The Self ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Daily Lives ◽

Qualitative Research Study ◽

Self Help ◽

Psychotherapy Clients

Objective: This study examined self-help strategies engaged by psychotherapy clients and explored their views on such self-help approach.Methods: Secondary analysis of data from a qualitative research study was conducted. A total of 15 psychotherapy clients were recruited, and data were collected via semi-structured interviews. Thematic analysis of data was conducted using inductive approach to examine the content.Results: Three main themes revolving around self-help strategies were identified: (1) types of self-help strategies, (2) reasons for engaging in self-help activities, and (3) effectiveness of self-help strategies.Conclusion: The self-help approach to manage distress is common among psychotherapy clients. This study provided insights into understanding how and why clients use self-help strategies in their daily lives.

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