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{"title":"Household resilience of women migrant worker sellers of Jamu Gendong.","authors":"Dian Diniyati, Ary Widiyanto, Sanudin Sanudin, Eva Fauziyah, Budiman Achmad, Endah Suhaendah, Aditya Hani, Muhtar Muhtar, Danarti Danarti, Tri Sulistyati Widyaningsih, Aji Winara, Sri Najiyati, Rukmini Nugroho Dewi","doi":"10.12688/f1000research.142709.3","DOIUrl":"10.12688/f1000research.142709.3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The selling of Jamu Gendong (an Indonesian traditional herbal medicine), is closely associated with the informal work of women who migrate to different regions. In Sukoharjo Regency and Wonogiri Regency, Central Java Province, the pressing need to meet household necessities in their places of origin compels women to assume the role of breadwinners. Therefore, this research aimed to identify the livelihood capital and resilience of migrant women selling jamu gendong.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The study was conducted in Ciamis Regency, West Java Province, Indonesia, in November 2022, using quantitative and qualitative methods. Primary data were collected through structured questionnaires and in-depth interviews. The sample comprised 51 women selected through snowball sampling and actively involved in selling Jamu Gendong, along with six key individuals from relevant agencies.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The research findings indicate that the households of migrant women who sell jamu gendong can survive and adapt during their migration to prevent poverty by implementing diverse livelihood strategies. They are the only ones who move without their family members renting a place to live with them. This research has identified various capital sources, including productive age and skills in preparing jamu gendong; physical capital, including road infrastructure, markets, and access to health and education facilities; and natural, social, and financial capital. This research provides an in-depth understanding of women's roles in family economic resilience, diversification of life strategies, the importance of social capital in migrant networks, economic empowerment through migration, and the influence of cultural values on livelihood strategies.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The findings contribute to a comprehensive understanding of the resilience demonstrated by migrant women selling jamu gendong. However, further research should be conducted in areas beyond the city center to obtain a holistic view of their resilience.</p>","PeriodicalId":12260,"journal":{"name":"F1000Research","volume":"13 ","pages":"25"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11585856/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142709429","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Identification of compounds from natural Peruvian sources as potential inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 Mpro mutations by virtual screening and computational simulations.","authors":"Haruna Luz Barazorda-Ccahuana, Eymi Gladys Cárcamo Rodriguez, Angela Emperatriz Centeno-Lopez, Margot Paco-Chipana, Luis Daniel Goyzueta-Mamani, Miguel Angel Chavez-Fumagalli","doi":"10.12688/f1000research.143633.3","DOIUrl":"10.12688/f1000research.143633.3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Although the COVID-19 pandemic has diminished in intensity, the virus continues to circulate globally. The SARS-CoV-2 main protease (Mpro) is a key enzyme in the life cycle of the virus, making it important for the development of treatments against future variants of the virus. In this work, Peruvian natural compounds were evaluated against different mutations of the SARS-CoV-2 Mpro.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In silico techniques such as virtual screening, all-atom molecular dynamics simulations, and energy estimation analysis were applied.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of the tested compounds by virtual screening, rutin was identified as the best binding agent against the different proposed Mpro mutations. In addition, computational simulations and energy estimation analysis demonstrated the high structural and energetic stability between the Mpro-rutin systems.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Overall, our study identified rutin as the most promising compound with a strong affinity for various Mpro mutations, potentially playing a key role in the development of new treatments for emerging viral variants.</p>","PeriodicalId":12260,"journal":{"name":"F1000Research","volume":"13 ","pages":"246"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11585855/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142709432","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Health care workers hospitalized for COVID-19 in Liberia: who were they, and what were their outcomes?","authors":"Darius B Lehyen, Louis Ako-Egbe, Emmanuel Dwalu, Benjamin T Vonhm, Pruthu Thekkur, Rony Zachariah, Luke Bawo","doi":"10.12688/f1000research.149673.2","DOIUrl":"10.12688/f1000research.149673.2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Sustaining a 'fit-for-purpose' health workforce requires a better understanding of the health care worker cadres that are affected during pandemics and their outcomes. In hospitalized health care workers with confirmed COVID-19 between March 2020 and May 2023 in Liberia, we determined the hospitalization and case fatality rates, type of health care worker cadres affected, their demographic and clinical characteristics and hospital exit outcomes.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This was a cohort study using routine data extracted from hospitalization forms for health care workers in 24 designated COVID-19 treatment facilities.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of the 424 health care workers with COVID-19, hospitalization rates progressively declined between 2020 and 2023, (P<0.001) with the highest rates in 2020 (24/1,000 health care workers) and 2021 (14/1,000 health care workers). Case fatality was 2% in both 2020 and 2021 with no deaths thereafter. Among those hospitalized, the highest proportions were nursing cadres with 191(45%), physicians with 63 (15%) and laboratory technicians with 42 (10%). The most frequent reported site for COVID-19 infection was the health facility (326, 89%). COVID-19 vaccination coverage in health care workers was 20%. The majority (91%) of hospitalizations were for mild symptomatic infections. Even in referral centres (n-52), 18 (35%) were for mild infections. Of the 424 who were hospitalized, 412 (97%) recovered, 9 (2%) died and 3 (1%) either left against medical advice or absconded. Of the nine deaths, none were vaccinated, seven had moderate-to-severe disease but were not referred to specialized COVID-19 treatment centers.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The hospitalized health care workers for COVID-19 were predominantly clinical and laboratory personnel who were mostly unvaccinated, and health facilities were hot-spots for contracting infections. The triage and referral system was weak with unnecessary hospitalization of mild infections. This study provides useful insights for outbreak preparedness including priority vaccination and improving health care worker safety in Liberia.</p>","PeriodicalId":12260,"journal":{"name":"F1000Research","volume":"13 ","pages":"656"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11574328/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142675583","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Clust&See3.0 : clustering, module exploration and annotation.","authors":"Fabrice Lopez, Lionel Spinelli, Christine Brun","doi":"10.12688/f1000research.152711.1","DOIUrl":"10.12688/f1000research.152711.1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Cytoscape is an open-source software to visualize and analyze networks. However, large networks, such as protein interaction networks, are still difficult to analyze as a whole.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Here, we propose Clust&See3.0, a novel version of a Cytoscape app that has been developed to identify, visualize and manipulate network clusters and modules. It is now enriched with functionalities allowing custom annotations of nodes and computation of their statistical enrichments.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>As the wealth of multi-omics data is growing, such functionalities are highly valuable for a better understanding of biological module composition, as illustrated by the presented use case.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>In summary, the originality of Clust&See3.0 lies in providing users with a complete tool for network clusters analyses: from cluster identification, visualization, node and cluster annotations to annotation statistical analyses.</p>","PeriodicalId":12260,"journal":{"name":"F1000Research","volume":"13 ","pages":"994"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11528184/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142570956","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Post-pubertal management of undescended testes from the malignancy risk point of view: a systematic review.","authors":"William Tendi, Putu Angga Risky Raharja, Irfan Wahyudi, Arry Rodjani, Gerhard Reinaldi Situmorang","doi":"10.12688/f1000research.134221.2","DOIUrl":"10.12688/f1000research.134221.2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Undescended testes (UDT) is a condition where one or both testes is absent in the scrotum. The general age recommendation in which the treatment should be performed is before 18 months old due to the infertility risk and malignancy in later life. In post-pubertal UDT, the current guideline recommends orchiectomy; however, the strength rating of this recommendation is weak. Therefore, this study aimed to provide a systematic review of post-pubertal UDT treatment, focusing on the malignancy risk point of view.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A systematic search was performed using PubMed, Wiley Online Library and the Cochrane Library up to 5 March 2023. Any study with either post-pubertal orchiectomy or orchidopexy in patients with UDT and reporting the testicular malignancy was included. The exclusion criteria were studies with lack of information of UDT correction time, no history of correction and the full text wasn't available. The data collected were the occurrence of testicular malignancy in post-pubertal UDT patients corrected with any method. Quality and bias assessment was assessed with Newcastle-Ottawa scale and Joanna Briggs Institute tools.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Seven articles (three case reports and four observational studies) were reviewed with a total of 42 patients who underwent post-pubertal correction of either unilateral or bilateral UDT. The correction age ranged from 13 to 34 years old, with follow-up of 48.7-252 months. Among those who developed malignancies, the most common were seminoma, teratoma and carcinoma <i>in situ</i> of the testes. In addition, this study was able to propose an algorithm for post-pubertal UDT treatment strategy.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The scarce resource was the main limitation of this study. Nevertheless, this review showed that post-pubertal UDT management should be tailored individually. Several factors that should be considered include the condition of the contralateral descended testis, UDT location, serum testosterone level, patient's age, comorbidities, and interest in fertility.</p>","PeriodicalId":12260,"journal":{"name":"F1000Research","volume":"12 ","pages":"1226"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11470230/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142461502","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"University Dropout: A Systematic Review of the Main Determinant Factors (2020-2024).","authors":"Raul Quincho Apumayta, Javier Carrillo Cayllahua, Abraham Ccencho Pari, Vilma Inga Choque, Juan Carlos Cárdenas Valverde, Delsio Huamán Ataypoma","doi":"10.12688/f1000research.154263.2","DOIUrl":"10.12688/f1000research.154263.2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>This research is a systematic review aimed at synthesizing scientific evidence on the causes of university dropout, focusing on the subcategories of vocational guidance, academic performance, socioeconomic status, and institutional aspects between 2020 and June 2024.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Only articles addressing university dropout were considered, analyzing dimensions such as vocational guidance, academic performance, socioeconomic status, and institutional aspects. Articles published in indexed scientific journals with double-blind, double-blind peer, or open reviews between 2020 and June 2024 were included. The main databases used were Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar. To assess the risk of bias in qualitative studies, the criteria from the article \"Validity criteria for qualitative research: three epistemological strands for the same purpose\" were used. For quantitative studies, the criteria from the article \"Evaluating survey research in articles published in Library Science journals\" were followed. For mixed-method studies, both sets of criteria were combined.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 23 studies were included: 15 quantitative (65.22%), 3 qualitative (13.04%), and 5 mixed-method (21.74%). All studies (100%) addressed the subcategories of socioeconomic status and institutional aspects. Regarding the academic performance subcategory, 86% of the studies addressed it, while the vocational guidance subcategory was covered by 73.91% of the studies.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Vocational guidance, academic performance, socioeconomic status, and institutional aspects are crucial for reducing university dropout. Providing adequate professional guidance, academic support, financial assistance, and strong institutional support is fundamental to improving student retention and academic success.</p>","PeriodicalId":12260,"journal":{"name":"F1000Research","volume":"13 ","pages":"942"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11561383/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142617660","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A Dynamic, D-dimer-based Thromboprophylaxis Strategy in Patients with COVID-19.","authors":"Lantarima Bhoopat, Anastasia Martynova, April Choi, Pattharawin Pattharanitima, Semi Han, Senxi Du, Ibrahim Syed, Catherine Chan, Esther E Oh, Zea Borok, Janice Liebler, Melissa Lee Wilson, Pichaya Tantiyavarong, Casey O Connell","doi":"10.12688/f1000research.146710.2","DOIUrl":"10.12688/f1000research.146710.2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>COVID-19 pandemics increases venous thromboembolism (VTE) risk during hospitalization, despite prophylactic anticoagulation. Limited radiological diagnosis in pandemic requires a guided protocol for anticoagulant adjustment.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This retrospective cohort study was conducted at a single center as part of a quality improvement program evaluating the efficacy and safety of anticoagulation protocols. The study focused on implementing a guideline for anticoagulant dosing protocol based on dynamic changes in D-dimer levels in COVID-19 hospitalized patients. The dosing guideline allowed for dose escalation from standard prophylactic levels to escalated prophylactic or therapeutic levels, depending on the patient's risk profile for VTE. The primary endpoints included in-hospital survival comparing between fix and dynamic adjustment treatment groups. Secondary endpoints encompassed major and clinically relevant non-major bleeding (CRNMB) events, incidence of breakthrough thrombosis, length of hospitalization and ICU stay, days of mechanical ventilator use, and survival duration.</p><p><strong>Findings: </strong>Among the 260 COVID-19-infected patients hospitalized between March 15th and June 15th, 2020. The patients received fixed anticoagulant dosage in 188, 72.3%) patients, while 72 (27.7%) were up-titrated according to the protocol. In-hospital survival at 30 days demonstrated superiority among patients whose anticoagulation was up-titrated to either escalated prophylactic or therapeutic (80.2%) compared to receiving fixed anticoagulant dosage (51.3%) (p=0.01). Bleeding events were significantly higher in up-titrate group (12.5%) compared to fixed anticoagulant dosage group (2.13%). Most of them are CRNMB.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>A dynamic, D-dimer-based dose escalation of anticoagulation for hospitalized patients with COVID-19 holds promise in improving in-hospital mortality rates without a significant increase in fatal bleeding events.</p>","PeriodicalId":12260,"journal":{"name":"F1000Research","volume":"13 ","pages":"887"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11467651/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142461505","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Relevance of Competency Based Education for Architectural Education in India.","authors":"Nikhil Kohale, Pradeep Kini, Ciraj Mohammed","doi":"10.12688/f1000research.148617.2","DOIUrl":"10.12688/f1000research.148617.2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>A holistic architectural education is the culmination of learning knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values, which eventually reflects in the quality of graduates. Even though different schools of thought have made various kinds of qualitative contributions towards the evolution of architectural education in India, it has largely been dominated by the quantitative and technical aspects of its regulating framework. Architects engage with the demanding contradictions between responsibilities of an ethical nature, the dynamic challenges of practice, and the intricacies of architectural imagination. The aesthetical and imaginative foundations of the field make it incumbent upon the architects to possess a balance of ecumenical proficiencies for accountability and personalization. The purpose of the study is to identify relevant attributes of Competency Based Education (CBE) that can be adopted for architectural education in India.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This research follows a narrative review approach and a descriptive-analytic method to broadly understand the attributes of CBE and its potential relevance to architectural education in India. 323 articles were searched on various search strings based on their relevance to the inquiry. 76 documents written in English language were included and appraised through the Scale of the Assessment for Narrative Review Articles (SANRA) tool to avoid any risk of bias. The PRISMA 2020 checklist and flow diagram has been used to report the findings of this narrative review.</p><p><strong>Result: </strong>The study identifies eight critical parameters of CBE with respect to its definitions, origins, transitions, regulatory environment, characteristics, approaches and implications on teaching-learning, frameworks and models of assessment; and challenges, which makes a case for the relevance of CBE for architectural education in India, which hasn't been explored yet.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The broader expectations of 'being competent' can be addressed through a conscious adoption of strategies of relevant attributes of CBE which can encourage building attitudes and temperament for life-long learning.</p>","PeriodicalId":12260,"journal":{"name":"F1000Research","volume":"13 ","pages":"835"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11587234/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142715887","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Adapting to a New Normal: Peruvian University Faculty's Experiences with Techno-Stress Post-COVID-19.","authors":"Josefina Amanda Suyo-Vega, Monica Elisa Meneses-La-Riva, Víctor Hugo Fernández-Bedoya","doi":"10.12688/f1000research.141432.3","DOIUrl":"10.12688/f1000research.141432.3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Technology enhances teaching and learning quality, yet when educators lack tech proficiency, it hinders effective education and leads to frustration, lower confidence, and self-doubt. This study aims to investigate the experiences of university faculty members in relation to the impact of technology on their mental well-being.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Using a qualitative approach (grounded theory), ten university faculty members were selected for in-depth interviews based on criteria such as teaching experience, tenure, specific courses or subjects taught, and active engagement during the research period. The guiding research question, \"What are the experiences and perceptions of university faculty members concerning techno-stress?\" directed the study's focus. The instrument (interview guide) that measured techno-stress consisted of 12 items and was administered virtually. Data were analyzed thematically to uncover common stressors, adaptive strategies, and institutional challenges faced by faculty in adapting to technology's demands and work overload. Additionally, the study identified four subcategories: work overload, social and emotional interaction, adaption to new technologies, and expectations and teaching quality.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Techno-stress is a composite of emotional and physical reactions triggered by the improper use of technology. Faculty members' encounters with techno-stress have substantial implications for their quality of life.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This research highlights technology's positive impact on higher education but notes faculty struggles with techno-stress, emphasizing the need for training, support, and boundaries to maintain work-life balance and enhance educational quality.</p>","PeriodicalId":12260,"journal":{"name":"F1000Research","volume":"12 ","pages":"1381"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11574330/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142675565","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Selfies, narcissism and oral health a cross - sectional study among adolescents and young adults in Mangaluru - India.","authors":"Preeti Prabhu, Mithun Pai, Shweta Yellapurkar, Srikant Natarajan, Amit Vasant Mahuli","doi":"10.12688/f1000research.153818.3","DOIUrl":"10.12688/f1000research.153818.3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Selfies have been defined as \"a photograph that one has taken of oneself, and are a continuing growing trend among Millennials and Gen Z\". Narcissism refers to a personality trait of an extraordinary self-awareness and adoration. Studies have shown a close relationship between selfie-taking behavior, narcissism and oral health. Hence, a study was conducted with aim of assessing correlations between perceived health, perceived oral health, selfie-taking behavior, narcissism and oral health behavior in an adolescent population.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>An analytical cross-sectional questionnaire study was designed using relevant literature for collating information on sociodemographic characteristics, frequency of dental visits, selfie-taking behavior and perceived oral health. Oral health examination was performed to assess decay and plaque using DMFT index and Plaque index. Narcissism was assessed using The Five-Factor Narcissism Inventory Short Form.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The study included a sample of 163 participants. The associations between selfies taken per day and perceived oral health was statistically significant (p value 0.047*). Binary logistic regression models were constructed, which were significant for perceived oral health and grandiose fantasy. Plaque Scores showed significant corelations between indifference, manipulativeness, thrill seeking and age. Step forward binary regression demonstrated a significant odds ratio for grandiose narcissism followed by selfie-taking behavior.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study revealed a correlation between perceived oral health and selfie-taking behaviour. Further studies are required to assess selfie-taking behaviour and oral health.</p>","PeriodicalId":12260,"journal":{"name":"F1000Research","volume":"13 ","pages":"809"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11568371/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142647256","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}