scholarly journals Consumers’ attitudes towards purchase intention for local brand automobiles manufactured in Malaysia

2021 ◽  
pp. 1629-1638
Author(s):  
Anyanwu Hilary Chinedu ◽  
Sharifah Azizah Haron ◽  
Ahmad Hariza Hashim ◽  
Jo Ann Ho
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Purchase Intention ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Moral Foundation ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Consumer Ethnocentrism ◽  
Proton Potential ◽  
Intercept Survey ◽  
Damaging Effects

The damaging effects of market globalization towards developing countries necessitate the exhibition of favorable attitudes towards purchase intention for local brand automobiles manufactured locally. With the application of moral foundation theory (MFT), a quantitative and cross-sectional study that involved 373 Proton potential consumers through a mall intercept survey in Malaysia was analyzed. The results show that Proton’s potential consumers had favorable attitudes towards purchase intention for Proton automobiles. Subsequent to a high mean score of collectivism and a moderate mean score of ethnocentrism, Proton potential consumers’ ethnocentric tendency offers a contradiction to extant literatures on consumer ethnocentrism in developing countries. Thus, our study posits that consumers from collectivistic societies are ethnocentric and further display favorable attitudes towards local products. Additionally, the predictive effects of consumer ethnocentrism and collectivism on attitudes towards purchase intention for local brand automobiles manufactured locally were ascertained. Our findings validated the applicability of MFT in explaining consumers’ attitudes towards local products. Other implications are also discussed.

scholarly journals Attitudes of pharmacy students towards patient safety: a cross-sectional study from six developing countries

BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. e039459
Author(s):  
Abdallah Y Naser ◽  
Zahra Khalil Alsairafi ◽  
Ahmed Awaisu ◽  
Hassan Alwafi ◽  
Oriana Awwad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Patient Safety ◽  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Core Competencies ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Pharmacy Students ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

ObjectiveTo evaluate the attitudes of undergraduate pharmacy students towards patient safety in six developing countries.DesignA cross-sectional study.SettingParticipants were enrolled from the participating universities in six countries.ParticipantsUndergraduate pharmacy students from the participating universities in six developing countries (Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, India and Indonesia) were invited to participate in the study between October 2018 and September 2019.Primary outcomeAttitudes towards patient safety was measured using 14-item questionnaire that contained five subscales: being quality-improvement focused, internalising errors regardless of harm, value of contextual learning, acceptability of questioning more senior healthcare professionals’ behaviour and attitude towards open disclosure. Multiple-linear regression analysis was used to identify predictors of positive attitudes towards patient safety.ResultsA total of 2595 students participated in this study (1044 from Jordan, 514 from Saudi Arabia, 134 from Kuwait, 61 from Qatar, 416 from India and 429 from Indonesia). Overall, the pharmacy students reported a positive attitude towards patient safety with a mean score of 37.4 (SD=7.0) out of 56 (66.8%). The ‘being quality-improvement focused’ subscale had the highest score, 75.6%. The subscale with the lowest score was ‘internalising errors regardless of harm’, 49.2%. Female students had significantly better attitudes towards patient safety scores compared with male students (p=0.001). Being at a higher level of study and involvement in or witnessing harm to patients while practising were important predictors of negative attitudes towards patient safety (p<0.001).ConclusionPatient safety content should be covered comprehensively in pharmacy curricula and reinforced in each year of study. This should be more focused on students in their final year of study and who have started their training. This will ensure that the next generation of pharmacists are equipped with the requisite knowledge, core competencies and attitudes to ensure optimal patient safety when they practice.

Prevalence and Factors Associated with Walking and Bicycling for Transport Among Young Adults in Two Low-Income Localities of Bogotá, Colombia

2005 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 445-459 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis F. Gómez ◽  
Olga L. Sarmiento ◽  
Diego I. Lucumí ◽  
Gladys Espinosa ◽  
Roberto Forero ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
College Education ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Associated

Background:Utilitarian physical activity confers health benefits, but little is known about experiences in developing countries. The objective was to examine the prevalence and factors associated with walking and bicycling for transport in adults from Bogotá.Methods:A cross-sectional study including 1464 adults age 18 to 29 y during the year 2002.Results:16.7% reported bicycling for at least 10 min during the last week and 71.7% reported walking for at least 90 min during the last week. Bicycling was more likely among adults living in Tunjuelito (flat terrain), who use the “ciclovía” (car-roads for recreational bicycling on holidays/Sundays) or reporting physical activity during leisure-time and less likely among women, or adults with college education. Walking was more likely among adults reporting physical activity during leisure time and less likely among housewives/househusbands or those living in Tunjuelito.Conclusion:Programs that promote walking or bicycling in Bogotá should consider differences in individual and environmental factors.

scholarly journals Socio-economic determinants of reproductive tract infections affecting the women (15-49 years): a cross sectional study in a tertiary care hospital of Chhattisgarh

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (7) ◽  
pp. 3130
Author(s):  
Bhavana Pandey ◽  
Devesh Kumar Shukla
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Lower Abdominal Pain ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Tract Infections

Background: RTIs/STIs are a common public health problem in developing countries, contributing to a huge economic burden among individuals and health systems. RTI's excluding HIV constitutes the second major cause of disease burden (after maternity related causes) in women of developing countries. This cross sectional study is carried out with objectives of, to study socio-economic profile of respondents and to determine socio-economic factors of RTI, affecting the women of reproductive age group attending CIMS, Hospital Bilaspur (C.G.).Methods: A descriptive cross sectional study conducted in a tertiary care hospital CIMS, Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) from May 2015 to October 2016. Total 450 cases were studied. Predesigned and pretested questionnaire was used to collect information regarding the socio-demographic profile and clinical profile of women’s regarding RTI. Statistical analysis was done using SPSS and Chi-square test was applied.Results: 4.3% (450) patient attending Obstetrics and Gynecology OPD were found to be suffering from RTI. Out of the 450 women, 83.8% of the women had experienced at least one symptom suggestive of RTI previously. Abnormal vaginal discharge was reported by 88.9% followed by lower abdominal pain (78.9%), genital ulcer (34%) and menstrual irregularity 75.8% of women. Symptoms of RTI were higher in old age, illiterate, those with employed, rural residential, Schedule tribe category, poor socio-economic status, separated, divorce and widow and women their husband educated up to primary class.Conclusions: Generating community awareness, ensuring proper menstrual hygiene, and improving the socioeconomic status would help in reducing the cases of RTI.

scholarly journals Intestinal Protozoa Infections in Relation to Nutritional Status of the Students Mandangin Island Elementary School 6 in Sampang Regency

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 25
Author(s):  
Marlinda Kurniati ◽  
Budiono Budiono ◽  
Sri Wijayanti Sulistyawati
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Disease ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Elementary School ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Health Problem ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Intestinal Protozoa ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Height For Age

Introduction: Intestinal protozoa infections is a tropical infectious disease that can be found mainly in developing countries. It will cause some health problem such as undernutrition. This study was aiming to determine the correlation between the incidence of intestinal protozoa infections with the nutritional status of students Mandangin Island Elementary School 6 in Sampang Regency.Methods: This research used the cross-sectional study as the design and performed by doing a lab examination to determine the incidence of protozoa infections and analyze whether it has any correlation with changes in host nutritional status, recruited from students Mandangin Island Elementary School 6, from 19th to 21st of July 2017. Results: On microscopic examination found that 71.4% (n=30) samples are positive and 28,6% (n=12) are negative. On BMI-for-age measurement there are 4,8% obesity, 7,1% overweight, 73,8% normal, 9,5% thinness, and 4,8% severe thinness. Meanwhile, on height-for-age measurement there are 73,8% normal and 26,2% stunted . The incidence of  intestinal protozoa infections was correlated with the nutritional status using SPSS  (p= 0,375, p= 0,539, a= 5%).Conclusion: There was no significant correlation between intestinal protozoa infections with the nutritional status of students Mandangin Island Elementary School 6 in Sampang Regency. These conditions caused by the pathogenicity stage to cause a decrease in the nutritional state has not been reached.

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