The moderated mediation role of malaria knowledge and household income in the relationship between insecticidetreated mosquito nets and malaria prevalence

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tao Hong ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Indirect Effect ◽  
Household Income ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Random Effect Model ◽  
Malaria Prevalence ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Income Category ◽  
Mosquito Nets ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Malaria Knowledge

Objectives: The study was premised on the notion that insecticidetreated mosquito nets are positively related to malaria prevalence, and that knowledge mediates the relationship between insecticide-treated mosquito nets and malaria. Furthermore, household income was hypothesized to have a moderating effect on the direct and indirect relationships (through malaria knowledge) between insecticide-treated mosquito nets and the prevalence of malaria. Methods: The hypothesized relationships were examined using panel data collected from ten regions of Ethiopia during 2011 – 2015. Structural equation modeling and the random effect model were used to test the hypotheses. Statistical analyses were performed using Stata version 13.0. Results: The results were consistent with our proposed hypotheses, showing a significant relationship between the research variables. The findings suggest that malaria knowledge contributes to improving the relationship between insecticide-treated mosquito nets and malaria prevalence. A positively significant indirect effect (β = 0.47, p = 0.003) as well as direct effect (β = 0.28, p = 0.001) was revealed in the study. Furthermore, a positive impact of household income in strengthening the relationship between insecticide-treated mosquito nets and malaria through knowledge reported, with a considerable value (β = 0.13, p = 0.000). The result also reveals differences in the outcome of malaria prevalence at different levels of household income category, where the indirect effect of insecticide-treated mosquito nets on malaria prevalence via malaria knowledge was positive and significant for households under the second-level income category (β = 0.15, p = 0.000). Conversely, the indirect effect of insecticide-treated mosquito nets on malaria prevalence via malaria knowledge was negative for the high level-income category (β = -0.14, p = 0.022). Besides, insignificant and negative relationships were reported for households under low-level income categories (β = 0.024, p = 0.539). Conclusion: The findings are potentially useful for the health sector to ensure success in infectious disease prevention and control, particularly malaria, and to explain how various factors contribute to the relationship. Keywords: malaria; insecticide-treated mosquito nets; malaria knowledge; household-income; structural equation modelling.

scholarly journals The Moderated Mediation Role of Malaria Knowledge and Household Income in the Relationship between Insecticide-Treated Mosquito Nets and Malaria

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (10) ◽  
pp. 890-901
Author(s):  
Tao Hong ◽  
Mohammed Aliye Mohammed ◽  
Mideksa Adugna Koricho ◽  
Gobena Godena
Keyword(s):  
Indirect Effect ◽  
Household Income ◽  
Random Effect ◽  
Random Effect Model ◽  
Malaria Prevalence ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Income Category ◽  
Mosquito Nets ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Malaria Knowledge

Objectives: The study was premised on the notion that insecticide-treated mosquito nets are positively related to malaria prevalence, and that knowledge mediates the relationship between insecticide-treated mosquito nets and malaria. Furthermore, household income was hypothesized to have a moderating effect on the direct and indirect relationships (through malaria knowledge) between insecticide-treated mosquito nets and the prevalence of malaria. Methods: The hypothesized relationships were examined using panel data collected from ten regions of Ethiopia during 2011-2015. Structural equation modeling and the random effect model were used to test the hypotheses. Statistical analyses were performed using Stata version 13.0. Results: The results were consistent with our proposed hypotheses, showing a significant relationship between the research variables. The findings suggest that malaria knowledge contributes to improving the relationship between insecticide-treated mosquito nets and malaria prevalence. A positively significant indirect effect (β = 0.47, p = 0.003) as well as direct effect (β = 0.28, p = 0.001) was revealed in the study. Furthermore, a positive impact of household income in strengthening the relationship between insecticide-treated mosquito nets and malaria through knowledge was reported, with a considerable value (β = 0.13, p = 0.000). The result also reveals differences in the outcome of malaria prevalence at different levels of household income category, where the indirect effect of insecticide-treated mosquito nets on malaria prevalence via malaria knowledge was positive and significant for households under the second-level income category (β = 0.15, p = 0.000). Conversely, the indirect effect of insecticide-treated mosquito nets on malaria prevalence via malaria knowledge was negative for the high level-income category (β = -0.14, p = 0.022). Besides, insignificant and negative relationships were reported for households under low-level income categories (β = 0.024, p = 0.539). Conclusion: The findings are potentially useful for the health sector to ensure success in infectious disease prevention and control, particularly malaria, and to explain how various factors contribute to the relationship.

scholarly journals Linking insecticide mosquito nets to malaria: the roles of malaria Knowledge and household-income

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed Aliye Mohammed ◽  
Tao Hong
Keyword(s):  
Household Income ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Random Effect ◽  
Random Effect Model ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Mosquito Nets ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Malaria Knowledge

Abstract Background: Drawing on the theory of the health belief model, this study examined the interplay of insecticide mosquito nets, malaria-knowledge, household income, and malaria. The study premised on the notion that insecticide mosquito nets proposed to be positively related to malaria, and knowledge was proposed to mediate the relationship between insecticide mosquito nets and malaria. Furthermore, household-income was anticipated to have a moderating effect on the direct and indirect relationships (through malaria knowledge) between insecticide mosquito nets and malaria. Methods: The hypothesized relationships were examined using the panel data collected from 10 regions of Ethiopia during 2011 – 2015. Structural equation modeling and random effect model used to test the articulated hypothesis. Statistical analyses were performed using Stata version 13.0. Results: The results were consistent with our proposed hypotheses, showing a significant and positive relationship between the research variables. Accordingly, our estimate suggests that malaria knowledge contributed to improving insecticide mosquito nets and malaria disease relationships. The result revealed a significant and positive effect (β = 0.47, p = 0.003) of the indirect effect where the direct effect coefficient is also positive (β = 0.28, p = 0.001). The study also reported a positive impact of household-income in strengthening the relationship between insecticide mosquito nets and malaria via knowledge with considerable value (β = 0.13, p = 0.000). Conclusion: The findings are potentially useful for the health sector to assure the success regarding infectious disease prevention and control, particularly malaria, explaining how such factors contribute to the relationship.

Linking insecticide-treated mosquito nets to malaria: The roles of malaria Knowledge and household-income

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed Aliye Mohammed ◽  
Tao Hong
Keyword(s):  
Household Income ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Random Effect ◽  
Random Effect Model ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Malaria Prevalence ◽  
Mosquito Nets ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Malaria Knowledge

Abstract Background: Drawing on the theory of the health belief model, this study examined the interplay between insecticide-treated mosquito nets, malaria-knowledge, household income, and malaria. The study was premised on the notion that insecticide-treated mosquito nets are positively related to malaria prevalence; and that knowledge mediates the relationship between insecticide-treated mosquito nets and malaria. Furthermore, household-income was hypothesised to have a moderating effect on the direct and indirect relationships (through malaria knowledge) between insecticide-treated mosquito nets and the prevalence of malaria. Methods: The hypothesised relationships were examined using panel data collected from ten regions of Ethiopia during 2011 – 2015. Structural equation modelling and the random effect model were used to test the hypotheses. Statistical analyses were performed using Stata version 13.0. Results: The results were consistent with our proposed hypotheses, showing a significant relationship between the research variables. Accordingly, our findings suggest that malaria knowledge contributes to improving the relationship between insecticide-treated mosquito nets and malaria prevalence. The results revealed a positively significant indirect effect (β = 0.47, p = 0.003) as well as a positively significant direct effect (β = 0.28, p = 0.001). Further, the study showed a positive impact of household-income in strengthening the relationship between insecticide-treated mosquito nets and malaria through knowledge, with a considerable value (β = 0.13, p = 0.000). Conclusion: The findings are potentially useful for the health sector to ensure success in infectious disease prevention and control, particularly malaria, and to explain how various factors contribute to the relationship.

scholarly journals Reputation, Loneliness, Satisfaction with Life and Aggressive Behavior in Adolescence

2008 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 192-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sofía Buelga ◽  
Gonzalo Musitu ◽  
Sergio Murgui ◽  
Javier Pons
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Aggressive Behavior ◽  
Indirect Effect ◽  
Indirect Effects ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Statistical Analyses ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
The Relationship

The present study analyses the relationship between adolescents' perception of reputation and aggressive behavior among peers. The sample is made up of 1319 adolescents aged 11 to 16 years old. Statistical analyses with structural equation modeling were carried out to examine the direct and indirect effect of perception of reputation (real and ideal) on aggressive behavior. Results indicate that adolescents' real and ideal reputations are related both directly and indirectly to aggressive behavior. The indirect effects suggest that loneliness and life satisfaction mediate the relationship between adolescents' reputation and their aggressive behavior. These findings and their implications are discussed.

The Relationship Between Urbanization and Household Income

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Melaku Kebede
Keyword(s):  
Land Tenure ◽  
Household Income ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Economic Consequences ◽  
Urban Life ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Large Cities ◽  
Generating Capacity ◽  
Land Tenure System ◽  
The Relationship

As urbanization has occurred without the attendant growth and development spillovers in underdeveloped nations including Ethiopia, the phenomenon brought undesirable social and economic consequences. This article investigates the relationship between urbanization and urban household income and housing problem. Structural equation modeling was used to run mediation analysis. Correlation and regression analyses were also carried out to measure the direction and magnitude of the effect of the independent variable on the dependent. Regression analysis results indicate the existence of a significant direct effect of urbanization on limitations in income generating capacity of citizens. This article recommends taking policy measures to include development agendas of small and medium towns into regional plans as they absorb the influx to large cities and can help migrants experience the challenging complex urban life step by step. In addition, a policy intervention in the area of land tenure system and real estate development is required before the housing problems gets worsened.

scholarly journals Environmental Concern, Attitude and Intention in Understanding Student’s Anti-Littering Behavior Using Structural Equation Modeling

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 4301
Author(s):  
Hayati Ibrahim ◽  
Manohar Mariapan ◽  
Evelyn Lim Ai Lin ◽  
Sheena Bidin
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Future Study ◽  
Indirect Effect ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Environmental Concern ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Extended Model ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
The Relationship

Concerns about the environment began to rise as various issues such as littering increased. Littering is one of the problems involving the environment, and higher education campuses are also actively practising anti-littering to show their efforts. The aim of this study is to test the relationship between environmental concern, attitude and intention on anti-littering using Theory of Planned Behavior Extended Model. A total of 303 students of the Polytechnic Malaysia campus were respondents in this study and the data were analyzed by Structural Equation Modeling using SPSS Amos 24.0 Statistical Packages. Findings show that there is a direct and indirect effect between environmental concern and student’s anti-littering intention. The indirect result shows that attitude towards anti-littering behavior partially mediates the relationship between environmental concern and anti-littering intention. The implications of the research findings and suggestions for the future study are also included in the study.

scholarly journals PENGARUH RELATIONSHIP MARKETING TERHADAP KEPUASAN NASABAH DAN LOYALITAS NASABAH BANK RAKYAT INDONESIA DI SULAWESI TENGGARA

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 411
Author(s):  
Sudirman Zaid
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
Relationship Marketing ◽  
Customer Loyalty ◽  
Indirect Effect ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Path Coefficient ◽  
The Relationship

This research is intended to test the effect of relationship marketing upon customer satisfaction and customer loyalty of the Bank Raykat Indonesia in Southeast Sulawesi. This research applies the explanatory type, namely a research conducted by giving an explanation on the symptoms produced by object of research.The samples of this research involve 200 saving deposits customer of Bank Rakyat Indonesia distributed based on purposive allocation of each Bank Rakyat Indonesia in Southeast Sulawesi. Then, they are analyzed by using SEM (structural equation modeling) by applying the program AMOS (analysis of moment structure) 4.01.The result of this research indicate that the relationship marketing have the positive and significant effect to the customer satisfaction and customer loyalty with the path coefficient each 0.556 and 0.501. And than, customer satisfaction have the positive and significant effect to the customer loyalty with the path coefficient 0.479. Beside that, the relationship marketing have the indirect effect to the customer loyalty, mediated customer satisfaction with the path coefficient 0.266.

Effects of contractual flexibility on conflict and project success in megaprojects

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 253-278 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guangdong Wu ◽  
Xianbo Zhao ◽  
Jian Zuo ◽  
George Zillante
Keyword(s):  
Direct Effect ◽  
Indirect Effect ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Project Success ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose This study aims to investigate the influence of contractual flexibility on different types of conflict, determine if contractual flexibility is significantly correlated with project success between contracting parties, verify the mediating effect of project conflicts on the relationship between contractual flexibility and project success and examine the relationship between different types of conflicts and project success in megaprojects. Design/methodology/approach A theoretical model was developed and a structured questionnaire survey was conducted with 468 professionals. The structural equation modeling technique was used to analyze the data. Findings The results showed that both types of contractual flexibility – term and process flexibility – were correlated with and significantly positively affected project success, and term flexibility was found to have a greater influence. The introduction of project conflicts significantly weakened the relationship between contractual flexibility and project success, verifying the partial mediating effect of conflicts. All types of project conflicts play a destructive role in achieving project success; relationship conflict had the largest negative effect. Contractual flexibility affects two paths with respect to project success: the direct path (contractual flexibility → project success) and the indirect path (contractual flexibility → conflict → project success). The direct effect of contractual flexibility on project success is positive; the corresponding indirect effect is negative. The direct effect is greater than the corresponding indirect effect. Research limitations/implications Different types of conflicts may mutually transform to extent certain degree. However, this study did not address the potential influence of conflict transformation on project success. The results implied that more emphasis should be placed on contractual terms, particularly on developing flexible terms in the contractual document, when implementing megaprojects. Meanwhile, this study reveals the effects of conflicts on project success in megaprojects, which provides a useful reference for project stakeholders to avoid the negative effect of conflicts. Practical implications This study provides a better understanding of the relationship between contractual flexibility, types of conflicts in megaprojects and a reliable reference for the project manager to effectively deal with these related issues. This implies the contracting parties strengthen communication and cooperation to establish a trust mechanism, while reducing the negative influence of project conflicts and enhancing the positive effect of contractual flexibility. Originality/value Few studies have investigated the effects of contractual flexibility on conflict and project success in megaprojects; this study contributes significant theoretical and practical insights to contract management and conflict management and provides a reliable reference to achieve project success.

scholarly journals PENGARUH RELATIONSHIP MARKETING TERHADAP KEPUASAN NASABAH DAN LOYALITAS NASABAH BANK RAKYAT INDONESIA DI SULAWESI TENGGARA

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 411-426
Author(s):  
Sudirman Zaid
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
Relationship Marketing ◽  
Customer Loyalty ◽  
Indirect Effect ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Path Coefficient ◽  
The Relationship

This research is intended to test the effect of relationship marketing upon customer satisfaction and customer loyalty of the Bank Raykat Indonesia in Southeast Sulawesi. This research applies the explanatory type, namely a research conducted by giving an explanation on the symptoms produced by object of research.The samples of this research involve 200 saving deposits customer of Bank Rakyat Indonesia distributed based on purposive allocation of each Bank Rakyat Indonesia in Southeast Sulawesi. Then, they are analyzed by using SEM (structural equation modeling) by applying the program AMOS (analysis of moment structure) 4.01.The result of this research indicate that the relationship marketing have the positive and significant effect to the customer satisfaction and customer loyalty with the path coefficient each 0.556 and 0.501. And than, customer satisfaction have the positive and significant effect to the customer loyalty with the path coefficient 0.479. Beside that, the relationship marketing have the indirect effect to the customer loyalty, mediated customer satisfaction with the path coefficient 0.266.

Strategy and structure of the hotel industry in Malaysia

2007 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 97
Author(s):  
Salleh Mohd Radzi ◽  
Mohamed Amran ◽  
Abdul Razak Aziz ◽  
Azlan Supardi
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Analysis Of Variance ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Hotel Industry ◽  
Strategic Orientation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Major Purpose ◽  
Strategy And Structure ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

The major purpose ofthis study was to examine the relationship of strategy and structure. Porter s(/980) strategic typology was utilized to classify hotel firms by strategic orientation; and, an analysis of variance was performed to determine the differences in their performance. Structural Equation Modeling was used to confirm the factors underlying the strategy and structure constructs.

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