International Quarterly of Community Health Education最新文献

{"title":"Perception of Substance Abuse Amongst Adolescents and Young Adults in Ikenne Local Government, Ogun State, Nigeria.","authors":"Adekunle D Alabi,&nbsp;Tamramat I Runsewe-Abiodun,&nbsp;Kemi K Ogunowo","doi":"10.1177/0272684X20974547","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0272684X20974547","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Substance abuse describes the unsafe use of psychoactive substances. It leads to dependence on the abused substance with subsequent development of health disorders and mortality. Globally, millions of adolescents and young adults from low and middle income countries are prone to substance abuse with consequent far reaching impact on national development. This study was done to assess the perception of substance abuse amongst the adolescents and young adults in Ikenne local government area, Ogun State, Nigeria. A cross sectional descriptive qualitative study was conducted. Information was gathered via nine focus group discussions. Systematic Analysis of data was done. Ninety-three youths (31 males and 62 females) aged 19.5 ± 3.9 years participated. Majority of the participants showed high level of awareness on substance abuse and its effects. They stated that it was commonplace in the community, with peer pressure being the major influencing factor. Alcohol was perceived to be the commonest abused substance. Others include cigarettes, marijuana and codeine. None were aware of existing laws against substance abuse. The major factor responsible for the negative perception in the abuse of substance was peer influence and low level of awareness of the National regulations on substance abuse. It is recommended that more education, increase in awareness of the national regulations and peer-modelling technique should be strengthened within the community to correct the negative perception by these group of people.</p>","PeriodicalId":54184,"journal":{"name":"International Quarterly of Community Health Education","volume":"42 1","pages":"57-61"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2021-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/0272684X20974547","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38626943","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Organizational Transformation to Improve Breast Cancer Screening Behaviors in Iranian Women: A Qualitative Study.","authors":"Hossein Safizadeh,&nbsp;Parvin Mangolian Shahrbabaki,&nbsp;Sara Hafezpour","doi":"10.1177/0272684X20972647","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0272684X20972647","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Breast cancer is the most common cause of premature mortality among women, and screening is one of the most important means of early diagnosis of breast cancer. This qualitative study was conducted to explore strategies for promoting breast cancer screening behaviors from the perspective of health volunteers in south-east Iran. Data collection was performed through focus groups. Using the purposive sampling method, 35 participants were selected and data were analyzed using a specific qualitative content analysis framework. By analyzing the data to provide strategies for promoting breast cancer screening behaviors, the main theme of \"organizational transformation\" with five subthemes including the promotion of health-centered beliefs in society, the development of culture-based training, the media revolution, financial support, and the provision of efficient health-care providers were extracted. According to the results of the study, the development of organizational transformation plays an important role in planning for the promotion of breast cancer screening.</p>","PeriodicalId":54184,"journal":{"name":"International Quarterly of Community Health Education","volume":"42 1","pages":"21-27"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2021-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/0272684X20972647","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38585982","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Nurses' Work-Related Quality of Life and Its Influencing Demographic Factors at a Public Hospital in Western Iran: A Cross-Sectional Study.","authors":"Javad Yoosefi Lebni,&nbsp;Razie Toghroli,&nbsp;Jaffar Abbas,&nbsp;Neda Kianipour,&nbsp;Nazila NeJhaddadgar,&nbsp;Mohammad Reza Salahshoor,&nbsp;Fakhreddin Chaboksavar,&nbsp;Farideh Moradi,&nbsp;Arash Ziapour","doi":"10.1177/0272684X20972838","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0272684X20972838","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The quality of life as a concept beyond physical health stands one of the protuberant indexes, and various health-based studies required distinct measurements, which deemed necessary for their significant implications. The nurses fight at the front and play a leading role in providing services to patients at healthcare centers. They deserve a higher quality of life in catering to physical health services. This present study focuses on examining nurses' work-life quality standards and how demographic variables contribute to the hospital of Imam Reza in Kermanshah of Western Iran.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This descriptive-analytical study recruited a sample of 271 nurses affiliated with Imam Reza Hospital and Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences by incorporating the stratified random sampling in 2019. This study used a two-part questionnaire to collect data from the targeted respondents. The first part presented the participants' demographic profiles, and the second part showed the nurses' work-related quality of life (WRQoL) on the scale developed by Van Laar et al. The study screened the data and performed analyses through the SPSS version-23. The research study conducted a descriptive analysis to measure mean and standard deviation with inferential statistics, including independent samples t-test and one-way ANOVA (P < 0.05).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The study findings specified that nurses' average quality of the work-life was at a moderate level 3.11 ± 0.47. Besides, results indicated that 57.50% of the nurses reported high standards of quality of work-life, 36.50% showed a modest and 5.20% revealed a lower level of work-life quality. The findings indicated that the quality of work-life significantly correlated with respondent'' age, marital status, education, work experience, position, department, shifts, and employment status (p < 0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The findings of this research demonstrated that the nurses' quality of work-life was higher than the average standard. The results provide useful insight for nurses and hospital managers. The policymakers and health managers need to pay more attention to providing a better quality of work-life to the nurses.</p>","PeriodicalId":54184,"journal":{"name":"International Quarterly of Community Health Education","volume":"42 1","pages":"37-45"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2021-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/0272684X20972838","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38706905","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Hispanic Male Recruitment into Obesity-Related Research: Evaluating Content Messaging Strategies, Experimental Findings, and Practical Implications.","authors":"Luis A Valdez,&nbsp;David O Garcia","doi":"10.1177/0272684X20982598","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0272684X20982598","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Hispanic men have the highest prevalence of overweight and obesity among men in the U.S. Current research is lacking to inform best practices to engage Hispanic men in obesity-related research. The purpose of this work was to evaluate messaging strategies to engage Hispanic men in obesity-related research. Outreach took place in an outdoor marketplace in Southern Arizona, US. Messaging strategies (fear appeal/arousal, positive masculinity, and spousal convergence) identified in formative research were utilized. Two six-foot standing banners displayed content messages and infographics in both English and Spanish. Trained bilingual and bicultural staff collected health information survey cards that elicited self-reported demographic information and health concerns. Four aspects of recruitment were evaluated: volume, efficiency, community representation, and primary health concerns. A comparative analysis was conducted in the fall of 2016 to determine the effectiveness of each messaging strategy. 387 survey cards were collected, 221 were from Hispanic men. Obesity, diabetes, and cancer were identified as the most pertinent health concerns. Fear appeal yielded 209 completed surveys, followed by 110 for positive masculinity, and 68 for spousal convergence. Fear appeal/arousal and positive masculinity content messaging were effective approaches to engage Hispanic males in research, preventive and treatment efforts. Findings warrant replication as there is potential for confounding seasonal effects.</p>","PeriodicalId":54184,"journal":{"name":"International Quarterly of Community Health Education","volume":"42 1","pages":"85-93"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2021-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/0272684X20982598","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38745502","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A New Title, a New Focus: Community Health Equity Research and Policy.","authors":"Kathryn P Derose,&nbsp;Aline Gubrium","doi":"10.1177/0272684X211034623","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0272684X211034623","url":null,"abstract":"As the journal’s new Co-Editors in Chief, we are pleased to announce that with the October 2021 issue, the journal is renamed Community Health Equity Research and Policy (CHERP). Here we want to share with you a little about our backgrounds and reasons for the title change and our vision for the journal going forward. We are both Professors in the Community Health Education Program in the Department of Health Promotion and Policy at the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass). One of us (Aline) has wide-ranging experience using innovative and collaborative research methodologies, including narrative and arts-based approaches, with expertise in sexual and reproductive health, rights, and justice. She is a trained and experienced facilitator of digital storytelling workshops and uses the process in public health research, intervention, and advocacy contexts, working in diverse communities both nationally and internationally. The other (Kate) brings extensive mixed-methods (quantitative and qualitive) research experience focusing on understanding and addressing health inequalities, with particular expertise on the social determinants of health, faithbased organizations, community-based participatory research, immigrants’ healthcare access, Latino populations, and Latin America. Prior to joining UMass in 2020, she was Senior Policy Researcher at the RAND Corporation and Professor at the Pardee RAND Graduate School, where she retains adjunct affiliations. As we assume our roles as Co-Editors in Chief, we express gratitude to our colleagues from UMass, Professors Emeriti George Cernada and David Buchanan, who preceded us as editors of the journal from 1981–2015 (George) and 2016– 2021 (David). Through their leadership, the journal became known for its emphasis on the systematic application of social science and health education theories and methodologies to address pressing public health concerns, particularly in countries outside the United States (U.S.). We build on this foundation and are excited to take the journal in some important new directions. First, we reorient the journal around the concept of health equity, being inclusive of community health, health policy, and public health and health care systems. We believe this broader focus attends to the need for new and creative thinking to identify multi-sectoral solutions to persistent health inequities. It also leverages the unique combination of our respective expertise as editors, as well as that of our department at UMass, Health Promotion and Policy, which combines programs in Community Health Education and Health Policy and Management. Usually, these foci are distinct departments within Schools of Public Health. Having them in the same department means that we can more synergistically collaborate to advance community health equity. The Center for Community Health Equity Research, housed within our School of Public Health and Health Sciences at UMass and where we both are core faculty, is","PeriodicalId":54184,"journal":{"name":"International Quarterly of Community Health Education","volume":"42 1","pages":"3-4"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2021-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/0272684X211034623","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39266657","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Health Literacy in Korean Adults and Korean American Immigrants: Implications for Achieving Health Equity.","authors":"Soondool Chung,&nbsp;Hee Yun Lee,&nbsp;Miwoo Lee,&nbsp;Semi Chung","doi":"10.1177/0272684X20973511","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0272684X20973511","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Health literacy is necessary to understand health information and make appropriate decisions regarding one's health. This study aims to investigate (1) the health literacy level of Korean citizens and Korean American (KA) immigrants in the United States and (2) factors that influence health literacy across three age groups. A quota sampling method was used to collect cross-sectional survey data from 404 Korean participants and 404 KA immigrants. Andersen's behavioral model was used as the theoretical framework for this study. Overall, Korean participants had a higher mean score on health literacy than did the KA immigrants. Only one of predisposing and enabling factors were significant variables influencing health literacy in KA immigrants, while several predisposing, enabling and need factors were significantly associated with health literacy in Korean adults. Our findings indicate that both countries need to have a community-based health literacy educational program that is tailored to each age group.</p>","PeriodicalId":54184,"journal":{"name":"International Quarterly of Community Health Education","volume":"42 1","pages":"29-36"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2021-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/0272684X20973511","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38620960","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"'A Way to Know' Your Stress: Acceptability and Meaning of Hair Sample Collection for Cortisol Analysis From African-American and Latina Women in a Digital Storytelling Study.","authors":"Hannah Davidson,&nbsp;A C Gubrium","doi":"10.1177/0272684X21996908","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0272684X21996908","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Obtaining biological samples for research purposes from members of marginalized communities demands careful social and ethical consideration. This paper aims to discuss how feasibility and acceptability translate into methodological and ethical considerations for collecting hair samples in a study comprised of young, pregnant Latinx and African-American women participating in a digital storytelling intervention (DST). Transcripts from two focus groups with Healthy Families home visitor staff (N =10) and follow-up interviews with DST participants (N = 8) were analyzed through qualitative content analysis for hair sampling acceptability. Responses regarding the feasibility of obtaining a hair sample were generally positive amongst Healthy Families home visitor staff participating in the two focus groups, though responses overall were more favorable with the pregnant women participants who were interviewed post-DST intervention. Home visitors emphasized clear communication to participants around the reasoning for obtaining biological samples. Social and ethical considerations for communication of biomarker data to participants, as well as the intersection of lay knowledge of stress and participants' perspectives on providing a hair sample for cortisol analysis, is discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":54184,"journal":{"name":"International Quarterly of Community Health Education","volume":"42 1","pages":"115-121"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2021-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/0272684X21996908","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25373669","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Supports for Maternal Communication About Peer Pressure to Have Sex Among Puerto Rican Families.","authors":"Phillip J Granberry,&nbsp;María Idalí Torres,&nbsp;Jeroan J Allison,&nbsp;Sharina D Person,&nbsp;Milagros C Rosal","doi":"10.1177/0272684X211021046","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0272684X211021046","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This research tests the independent contribution of social capital and the use of the internet to obtain health information to support maternal-child communication about peer pressure to have sex among Puerto Rican families. A sample of 413 Puerto Rican households in Springfield, MA provides the data to independently test these hypotheses. The results of a logistic regression model suggest that Puerto Rican mothers with increased social capital and who accessed the internet for health information are more likely to communicate with their adolescent children about peer pressure to have sex. The combination of these two mechanisms provide opportunities to convey culturally generated resources to Puerto Rican mothers to assist them in helping their children develop healthy sexual behaviors.</p>","PeriodicalId":54184,"journal":{"name":"International Quarterly of Community Health Education","volume":"42 1","pages":"95-102"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2021-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/0272684X211021046","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39026293","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Factors Affecting the Utilization of Maternal and Child Health Care Services in Tribal Dominated Population States of India.","authors":"Bal Govind Chauhan,&nbsp;Suresh Jungari","doi":"10.1177/0272684X20972857","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0272684X20972857","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The present study intended to examine that factors affecting the utilization of maternal health services in the Three tribal-dominated states of India namely Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh. The study used National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4) data. Both bivariate and multivariate techniques have been applied for data analysis. Logistic regression techniques and concentration curve and index have been used . Findings of the study indicate that there were wider socio-economic differential exits in the utilization of MCH services (full ANC, Safe delivery and post-natal care) in all the three states under study. The regression result shows that the tribal population is less likely to utilize maternal and child health care services than other Caste groups. The economic inequality in accessing the all three components of maternal health care utilization was higher in the Jharkhand than Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. Further, economic inequality was higher in accessing the full ANC than safe delivery and post-natal care across all the states under study. From policy point of view, the government schemes to provide maternal health services to tribal communities should consider the community-level factors affecting maternal health care utilization and should extend its operations in the small villages.</p>","PeriodicalId":54184,"journal":{"name":"International Quarterly of Community Health Education","volume":"42 1","pages":"47-56"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2021-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/0272684X20972857","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38620958","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Emotional Intelligence and Quality of Life in Elderly Diabetic Patients.","authors":"Farideh Moradi,&nbsp;Sogand Tourani,&nbsp;Arash Ziapour,&nbsp;Jaffar Abbas,&nbsp;Maryam Hematti,&nbsp;Elham Jamshidi Moghadam,&nbsp;Amin Aghili,&nbsp;Ali Soroush","doi":"10.1177/0272684X20965811","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0272684X20965811","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Coordination of various physical and mental aspects of individuals, including the ability to control difficult conditions and situations has an effect in the prevention and development of various diseases, such as diabetes, and the improvement of the quality of life. Therefore, the purpose of this study was is to determine the effect of emotional intelligence on the quality of life of elderly diabetic patients.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study was conducted in 2018. The statistical population in this cross-sectional study consisted of elderly people referred to the health centers of Kermanshah province in western Iran, who were divided via available sampling into two groups with diabetes and without diabetes. Data gathering tools were a couple of LIPAD Quality of Life and Shrink Emotional Intelligence standard questionnaires. The Data was analysed using software SPSS, 23 th version. Tests were used (T-test, Chi-square, Anova and regression).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Most of them were male (52.72%) and the mean age of the patients was 65.01(±6.08) years old and married. The quality of life score in diabetics and non-diabetics was respectively 51.9 and 50.37 with a standard deviation of 17.73 and 20.54. The mean total score of emotional intelligence in the elderly with diabetes was 99.42 with a standard deviation of 10.37 and non-diabetic subjects were 97.18 with a standard deviation of 18.4.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>There was no significant difference between the mean scores of quality of life (0.652) and emotional intelligence (0.421) in diabetic and non-diabetic individuals. But, the emotional intelligence has an effect on the quality of life of the elderly people.</p>","PeriodicalId":54184,"journal":{"name":"International Quarterly of Community Health Education","volume":"42 1","pages":"15-20"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2021-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/0272684X20965811","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38617417","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}