Perceptions Of Benefits Research Articles

Educational Videos on Local Wisdom “Topeng Dance and Basa Walikan” to Motivate the New Culture Clean and Healthy Living Behavior

Environmental and behavioral factors influence health, so community empowerment is very important to achieve a healthy paradigm. The lack of clean and healthy living behavior in minimizing the risk of disease is due to lack of socialization, availability of facilities, and strong local culture. Further efforts are needed to achieve optimal results. The research aimed to determine the effectiveness of educational video local wisdom "Topeng Dance and Basa Walikan" on clean and healthy living behavior cultural motivation in preventing disease at the Mojolangu Malang Community Health Center. This was quantitative research with quasi-experimental design, pre-post test with control group design. Simple random sampling was used as the sampling technique. The population was 150 people who sought outpatient treatment at the Mojolangu Community Health Center. The get sample size software divides the sample into two groups; margin of error 5% for 110 samples. The intervention group was given five educational videos in stages over 15-30 minutes. The control group used the available brochures. The data collection used questionnaires. The data analysis used the Wilcoxon sign rank test and the Mann-Whitney test. The data analysis showed that the intervention affected the perceptions of vulnerability (p-value=0.000), Perception of Severity (p-value=0.000), Perception of Barriers (p-value=0.000), Perception of Benefits (p-value=0.000), cues to action (p-value=0.017), self-efficacy (p-value=0.000), and motivation (p-value=0.000). Meanwhile, in the control group there were no differences in pre-post-test. Health promotion needs to be increased to encourage sustainable healthy living behavior activities so that people can achieve the highest level of health.

From Preference to Priority: The Surge in Demand for Organic Foods

This study examines the evolving perceptions of organic food consumption across three phases: Pre-COVID, during COVID, and Post-COVID. It explores the impact of the pandemic on consumer behavior and preferences by leveraging data from over 600,000 interactions on platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and online forums. Using Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) and perceptual map scoring, this study identifies key trends and drivers shaping consumer choices, and provides a detailed comparison of attitudes during these critical periods. Key theoretical frameworks underpin this analysis. The Health Belief Model (HBM) explains how perceptions of health benefits and risks influenced the shift toward organic foods, particularly during the pandemic when health consciousness peaked. Similarly, the Protection Motivation Theory (PMT) highlights the role of perceived threats, such as chemical exposure in conventional foods, in driving consumers to prioritize organic options for their safety and health benefits. Furthermore, the Diffusion of Innovations Theory (DOI) underscores the role of social media in spreading awareness and encouraging adoption of organic food trends, amplifying consumer engagement during and after the pandemic. The findings reveal a significant surge in the demand for organic foods during the pandemic, driven by heightened health concerns and a desire to support local agriculture and sustainable practices. In the Post-COVID era, these changes reflect a lasting consumer commitment to health and environmental responsibility. This study offers valuable insights for policymakers, marketers, and producers, emphasizing the importance of adapting strategies to meet evolving consumer expectations in a more health-conscious and sustainability-focused market.

Delivering Trio Germline Whole Genome Sequencing to Patients Newly Diagnosed With Childhood Cancer: Healthcare Professionals' Perspectives of the PREDICT Study.

Germline genomic sequencing (GS) is increasingly offered to children with cancer. To optimize integration into routine care, assessment of implementation barriers and a better understanding of healthcare professionals' perspectives and experiences are needed. Healthcare professionals delivered trio germline GS to newly diagnosed pediatric and adolescent patients with cancer via the PREDICT completed questionnaires with qualitative and quantitative items. Each study site recorded reasons for eligible families' nonenrolment in PREDICT to identify barriers to recruitment. Quantitative data were analyzed via descriptive statistics, whereas qualitative data underwent inductive content analysis, with results integrated for interpretation. Thirty-three healthcare professionals participated, including 23 oncology professionals and 10 genetic professionals. Healthcare professionals perceived PREDICT as beneficial to participating and future families, and that perceptions of personal benefit and altruism were drivers of family uptake. Concerns included workforce capacity and potential family distress given the trio design and high-stress diagnosis setting. Barriers to recruitment related to clinical decision-making, family factors, and logistics. Although most rated their genetics/genomics knowledge as "good," regarding germline results, few were "very confident" interpreting (29%), explaining (32%), making treatment recommendations (9.7%), and providing psychosocial support to families (29%). They acknowledged a need for further training in these areas for trainees; yet, fewer were interested in training for themselves. Successful implementation of routine germline GS will require targeted strategies to address logistical issues and alleviate potential negative psychosocial impacts for families. Recognizing the escalating demand on genetics experts, upskilling of the current workforce and involvement of a broader spectrum of healthcare professionals are warranted.

Efficacy of the FIFA cooling break heat policy during an intermittent treadmill football simulation in hot conditions in trained females.

Efficacy of the FIFA cooling break heat policy during an intermittent treadmill football simulation in hot conditions in trained females.

Magnified interaural level differences enhance binaural unmasking in bilateral cochlear implant users.

Bilateral cochlear implant (BiCI) usage makes binaural benefits a possibility for implant users. Yet for BiCI users, limited access to interaural time difference (ITD) cues and reduced saliency of interaural level difference (ILD) cues restricts perceptual benefits of spatially separating a target from masker sounds. The present study explored whether magnifying ILD cues improves intelligibility of masked speech for BiCI listeners in a "symmetrical-masker" configuration, which ensures that neither ear benefits from a long-term positive target-to-masker ratio (TMR) due to naturally occurring ILD cues. ILD magnification estimates moment-to-moment ITDs in octave-wide frequency bands, and applies corresponding ILDs to the target-masker mixtures reaching the two ears at each specific time and frequency band. ILD magnification significantly improved intelligibility in two experiments: one with normal hearing (NH) listeners using vocoded stimuli and one with BiCI users. BiCI listeners showed no benefit of spatial separation between target and maskers with natural ILDs, even for the largest target-masker separation. Because ILD magnification relies on and manipulates only the mixed signals at each ear, the strategy never alters the monaural TMR in either ear at any time. Thus, the observed improvements to masked speech intelligibility come from binaural effects, likely from increased perceptual separation of the competing sources.

Pressure of the Past: How Recalling Ostracism Influences Risk and Benefit Perception

The affect heuristic suggests that emotional responses significantly influence perceptions of risk and benefit. We extend this model to test how recalling ostracism affects these perceptions across financial, health, and social domains, and test how time pressure moderates these effects. Participants were randomly assigned to one of two conditions: recalling either a time they were ostracized (ostracism condition) or included (inclusion condition), followed by evaluating risk and benefit scenarios under time pressure or no time pressure. While a growing body of evidence has linked ostracism to increases in risky decision-making, we found that recalling ostracism led to domain-specific, bi-directional changes in risk and benefit perception. Ostracized individuals perceived lower risk in financial and health domains but higher risk in social contexts. Time pressure further intensified these effects, strengthening the inverse relationship between risk and benefit perceptions. Under time pressure, ostracized participants reported greater perceived benefits of financial risks and lower perceived benefits of social risks. These findings support the hypothesis that ostracism shapes risk and benefit perceptions in a domain-specific way, with time pressure amplifying these effects through heightened affective responses.

P-537. PAIRED - PAtIent Reported Experiences and perceiveD benefit of treatment with dolutegravir/lamivudine (DTG/3TC): a diverse sample of people with HIV-1 reporting high treatment satisfaction, good adherence, and high quality of life

Abstract Background Understanding the real-world experiences of people with HIV-1 (PWH) is essential to tailoring HIV treatment to PWH needs. PAtIent Reported Experiences and perceiveD benefit of treatment with dolutegravir/lamivudine (DTG/3TC) (PAIRED) examined PWH experiences in the United States. Methods PAIRED comprised a cross-sectional survey and in-depth qualitative interviews of stable-switch PWH ≥ 18 years, receiving DTG/3TC for ≥ 3 months. A mixed recruitment methodology (site-led and community outreach) was employed, and the survey included validated instruments [HIV-Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire (HIV-TSQs), Adelphi Adherence Questionnaire™ (ADAQ), PoZQoL]. The survey results presented here are descriptive. Results PAIRED represented a diverse sample of 474 participants (31% female sex at birth, 48% non-White, and 50% ≥ 50 years) (Table 1). Median time since HIV diagnosis was 13.5 years (IQR: 7.0-23.0) and most (74%) had taken ≥ 2 previous antiretroviral (ART) regimens. The majority switched from either bictegravir/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide (28%) or abacavir/dolutegravir/lamivudine (28%) to DTG/3TC, and 73% had taken their immediate previous treatment for > 12 months. Majority of participants (62%) had taken DTG/3TC for > 12 months. When asked to rank factors influencing switch to DTG/3TC, PWH reported avoidance of side effects and minimizing long-term impact as top 2 factors (Figure 1). Using the HIV-TSQs, PWH reported high satisfaction with dolutegravir/lamivudine. Out of a maximum score of 60, the median total HIV-TSQs score was 57.0 (IQR: 52.0-60.0). Out of a maximum score of 65, participants had an overall median PozQoL score of 47.0 (IQR: 38.5-55.0), indicative of high quality of life. PWH reported improved treatment satisfaction with DTG/3TC compared with their previous ART regimen (68% vs 31% very satisfied) (Figure 2) and reducing the number of medicines was extremely or very important to 79% of PWH (Figure 3). Good adherence was observed using the ADAQ [median ADAQ© score 0.4 (IQR: 0.2-0.5); possible scores 0-4], with 89% of PWH reporting never or rarely missing a DTG/3TC dose. Conclusion PAIRED represented a diverse sample of PWH switching to DTG/3TC who were highly satisfied with treatment resulting in good adherence and high quality of life. Disclosures Jihad Slim, MD, FACP, AbbVie: Grant/Research Support|AbbVie: Honoraria|AbbVie: Speaker Bureau|Gilead Sciences, Inc.: Grant/Research Support|Gilead Sciences, Inc.: Honoraria|Gilead Sciences, Inc.: Speaker Bureau|Merck: Grant/Research Support|Merck: Honoraria|Merck: Speaker Bureau|Theratechnologies: Advisor/Consultant|Theratechnologies: Honoraria|ViiV Healthcare: Advisor/Consultant|ViiV Healthcare: Grant/Research Support|ViiV Healthcare: Speaker Bureau Andrew P. Brogan, PhD, GSK: Stocks/Bonds (Public Company)|ViiV Healthcare: Employee Gavin Harper, BA, Adelphi Real World: Employee|ViiV Healthcare: Contract for this analysis Katie L. Mycock, MChem, Adelphi Real World: employee|ViiV Healthcare: Contract for this analysis Abigail McMillan, MSc, Adelphi Real World: employee|ViiV Healthcare: Contract for this analysis Deanna Merrill, PharmD, MBA, AAHIVP, GSK: Stocks/Bonds (Public Company)|ViiV Healthcare: Employee Gustavo Verdier, BSc, BPharm, MBA, ViiV Healthcare: Employee

A Speech-Based Mobile Screening Tool for Mild Cognitive Impairment: Technical Performance and User Engagement Evaluation.

Traditional screening methods for Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) face limitations in accessibility and scalability. To address this, we developed and validated a speech-based automatic screening app implementing three speech-language tasks with user-centered design and server-client architecture. The app integrates automated speech processing and SVM classifiers for MCI detection. Functionality validation included comparison with manual assessment and testing in real-world settings (n = 12), with user engagement evaluated separately (n = 22). The app showed comparable performance with manual assessment (F1 = 0.93 vs. 0.95) and maintained reliability in real-world settings (F1 = 0.86). Task engagement significantly influenced speech patterns: users rating tasks as "most interesting" produced more speech content (p < 0.05), though behavioral observations showed consistent cognitive processing across perception groups. User engagement analysis revealed high technology acceptance (86%) across educational backgrounds, with daily cognitive exercise habits significantly predicting task benefit perception (H = 9.385, p < 0.01). Notably, perceived task difficulty showed no significant correlation with cognitive performance (p = 0.119), suggesting the system's accessibility to users of varying abilities. While preliminary, the mobile app demonstrated both robust assessment capabilities and sustained user engagement, suggesting the potential viability of widespread cognitive screening in the geriatric population.

Community supported agriculture’s perceived positive impacts on mental health and vegetable consumption in Norway and the UK

Community supported agriculture (CSA) is a format for provisioning food, usually vegetables, where consumers are involved, to various degrees, in the production process. In this study of survey data, we explore differences between CSAs in Norway and the UK in terms of organisational models and member characteristics, particularly the factors that contribute to increase member contentment with CSAs, and their perceptions of their own mental health and vegetable consumption. Results show that compared to the British, Norwegian CSA members participate far more actively in the cultivation and harvesting of the vegetables, and more often prepay subscriptions for the whole season. In both countries, CSA membership was perceived to have caused improvements in members’ life quality, vegetable intake and physical and mental health. Members who participated more actively in the CSA and who received more of their vegetables through the CSA, were also more satisfied with their CSA and had a stronger perception that their vegetable consumption level and their mental health were positively affected by membership. Members with lower educational attainment levels were more likely to have discovered new vegetables through the CSA. Environmentally friendly production methods were also found to be important for CSA members. Vegetable quality and affordability were associated with higher contentment, and learning how to cook and grow vegetables through the CSA was associated with higher consumption of, and interest in, new vegetables. Overall, the results indicate that CSAs can stimulate contentment due to their members’ perceptions of social and environmental benefits.

How Should Clinicians Discuss Deprescribing with Caregivers of Older Adults Living with Dementia? A Qualitative Study.

Preventive medications are potential targets for deprescribing in older adults with dementia as goals of care change from preventive to palliative. Yet, prescribers lack communication guidance to address deprescribing. Using bisphosphonates as a case example, we sought to characterize and compare communication preferences of prescribers and family/informal caregivers regarding deprescribing. We conducted 23 semi-structured interviews with prescribers (12) and caregivers (11) of older adults with Alzheimer's disease or related dementias (ADRD). Prescribers and caregivers were asked to provide their impressions of seven conversation starters for discussing deprescribing, focusing on a case example using bisphosphonates. These phrases focused on topics including life expectancy, treatment burden, adverse effects, and costs. We used a qualitative framework analysis to identify relevant themes as prescribers and caregivers discussed their general perceptions of the potential benefits and harms of bisphosphonates and experiences with deprescribing. Among prescribers, there were ten physicians and two nurse practitioners; most (nine) female and white. Among caregivers, eight were female, seven were white, and five were Latino/a. For both prescribers and caregivers, preferred conversation starters initiated a risk versus benefit discussion, emphasizing medication adverse effects and patient-specific factors, such as functional status and indication for treatment. While prescribers emphasized discussing common medication adverse effects, caregivers noted the importance of knowing a medication's potential impact on ADRD. The least preferred conversation starter for deprescribing among both groups focused on the extra effort and cost of continuing bisphosphonates. Discordance between caregivers and prescribers were identified in several phrases; notably, caregivers disliked statements that introduced discussions of prognosis and life expectancy. Deprescribing conversations may be best perceived by caregivers when introduced with a discussion of a medication's adverse effects and potential impact on cognition. In addition, deprescribing conversations should be tailored to patient-specific factors, including functional status, goals of care, and the role of their caregiver in medical decision-making. Avoiding discussions of medication cost, pill burden, and life expectancy may help reassure the caregiver that deprescribing is a form of medication optimization and not a withdrawal of care.

Public opinion outweighs knowledge: A dual-process framework for understanding acceptance of genetic modification among scientists and laypeople.

Communication research on scientific issues has traditionally relied on the deficit model, which posits that increasing scientific knowledge leads to public acceptance. However, this model's effectiveness is questioned due to inconclusive impacts of knowledge on acceptance. To address this, we propose a dual-process framework combining the deficit model (with scientific knowledge as a key predictor) and a normative opinion process model (where perceived majority opinion plays a crucial role) to predict people's risk/benefit perceptions and their support for genetic modification (GM). Using two national surveys in mainland China-Study 1 with 5145 laypeople and Study 2 with 12,268 scientists-we found positive and significant correlations between scientific knowledge or perceived majority opinion and GM support, mediated by risk/benefit perceptions. Importantly, the normative pathway-represented by perceived majority opinion-exerts a stronger direct and indirect impacts on GM support than scientific knowledge across both scientists and laypeople. Moreover, while the normative process shows a greater influence than the informative process on individuals' perceptions of both benefits and risks associated with GM, its prominence differs between scientists and laypeople depending on the types of perceptions-scientists are more sensitive to risk-related social norms, whereas laypeople are more concerned with norms related to benefits. The paper concludes with a discussion on the theoretical and practical implications of these findings.

Research on biomechanics-informed rural planning strategies for enhancing biodiversity and health

Rapid urbanization has resulted in decreased biodiversity, adversely impacting ecosystem functions and human health, especially in rural regions. Biomechanics-informed rural planning integrates principles of biological mechanics with biodiversity enhancement and public health objectives to establish sustainable communities. Purpose: This study aims to foster resilient ecosystems and healthier rural populations by introducing biomechanics-informed approaches to rural planning that synergize biodiversity enhancement with health promotion. Methods: This study bridges the knowledge gap by examining the relationship among biomechanically efficient behaviors, personal health, and ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction (EDRR) through the lens of the Health Belief Model (HBM). Structural equation modeling (SEM) was employed to investigate the correlations between the study's key variables. The research focused on a rural community impacted by disaster to test the hypotheses, exploring biomechanics-informed rural planning strategies that facilitate sustainable development and biodiversity enhancement. Results: The findings indicate that health perceptions and EDRR attributes indirectly influence biomechanically efficient behaviors. Specifically, participation in activities that support biodiversity is positively associated with perceptions of social integration benefits, EDRR awareness, and health promotion. Conclusion: This study underscores the potential to integrate biomechanics into Emergency Disaster Risk Reduction (EDRR) initiatives and community planning to encourage healthy lifestyles and enhance the environmental sustainability of resilient communities.

Enhancing Indonesian Language Learning Through TBLT and Google Classroom in Higher Education: Students’ Perceptions

Many studies have investigated Task-Based Language Teaching(TBLT) in language learning, but studies on the implementation of TBLT assisted by Digital Media in the current era have been rarely conducted by scholars. This study is intended to investigate students' perception of the implementation of TBLT assisted by Google Classroom, focusing on their learning experiences, the challenges they face, and the benefits and effectiveness of TBLT. This explanatory sequential mixed method involved 60 students of the Civil Engineering and Mechanical Engineering Study Programs at Eka Sakti University, Padang. The data of this study were gathered using a questionnaire and semi-structured interview. The quantitative data were analyzed quantitatively using descriptive statistics, while qualitative data were analyzed qualitatively using an interactive model. The results show that students’ perception of learning experiences, benefits, and effectiveness aspects were positive, while some students faced some challenges (e.g., task instruction, time allocation to do the tasks, internet connection, and work independently) in the challenge aspect in Indonesian language learning using TBLT assisted by Google Classroom. Although they faced some challenges, they overcame them by collaborating with their classmates in conducting institutions from the lecturer. Thus, it can be concluded that TBLT assisted by Google Classroom is effective in enhancing students’ Indonesian language skills and components, participation, learning interest, collaboration, and engagement. Thus, the TBLT approach integrated with Google Classroom is suggested to be employed by language instructors in teaching the Indonesian language course in Higher Education for non-Indonesian major students.

Local Community Behavior Model in Participatory-Based Sustainable Tourism Development

Sustainable tourism development is one of the main agendas in many countries, including Indonesia. Tourism based on the principle of sustainability provides economic benefits, maintains environmental sustainability, and promotes local cultural values. One of the key factors for the success of sustainable tourism development is support from local communities. Local communities play an important role because they are subjects and objects in tourism development. The involvement of local communities in this process can increase a sense of ownership, active Participation, and compliance with sustainable tourism practices. However, not all local communities have the same behavior in supporting sustainable tourism development. This study aims to find a model of local community behavior in supporting participatory-based sustainable tourism development. The study identifies local community behavior, such as attitudes, social norms, knowledge, and perceptions of benefits in sustainable tourism development through active Participation. This study uses a quantitative approach with Partial Least Square-Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) analysis techniques. Data were collected through questionnaires from 100 local community respondents in Ranupani Village, Senduro District, Lumajang Regency, East Java Province, Indonesia. The results showed that attitudes and perceptions of benefits had a positive and significant effect on active Participation, while social norms and knowledge did not have a significant effect. Furthermore, active Participation was proven to positively and significantly affect sustainable tourism development. Attitudes and perceptions of benefits also indirectly influenced sustainable tourism development through active Participation. These results indicate the importance of building positive attitudes and increasing perceptions of the benefits of sustainable tourism to encourage active community involvement. Conversely, the low influence of social norms and knowledge requires a more effective approach by strengthening social norms and providing relevant education to the community. This study contributes to developing community behavior theory in sustainable tourism development. Further research is suggested to explore other variables, such as policy or technology support, that can influence active community participation.

Factors influencing antiretroviral therapy switching in people with virologically suppressed HIV-1: a cross-sectional multicenter study in France.

In France, over 90% of people living with HIV-1 (PLWH) achieve virological suppression with effective combination of antiretroviral therapies (ART), but limited data exist on the motivation for switching ART. To describe the reasons and determinants for switching ART, with a particular focus on doravirine-based regimens, in routine clinical practice in France. This analysis of cross-sectional baseline data is part of the DoraVIH study, a French, multicenter (15 sites), two-step observational cohort study that includes prospective follow-up for a subset of participants. Eligible participants were PLWH under ART regimen, virologically suppressed for at least 6-months, doravirine-naïve and switching ART regimen. Sociodemographic and clinical data, ART history, and reasons for switching ART were assessed at baseline. Inclusions occurred between December 13, 2021 and September 21, 2022. Of the 291 PLWH included whose data were analyzed, 143 switched to doravirine-based regimen (DOR PLWH) and 148 to another combined regimen (non-DOR PLWH). Mean age was 51.6 years and 206 participants (70.8%) were men. At baseline, 35 (25.0%) DOR PLWH and 15 (10.6%) non-DOR PLWH had Body Mass Index (BMI) ≥30 kg/m 2 (p = 0.007). The most common reasons for switching were treatment simplification, tolerability and drug-drug interactions, accounting for 79.7% of all reasons. Among the 68 participants with prior tolerability issues, 47 (69.1%) switched to doravirine-based regimen. Primary reasons for switch were treatment simplification and tolerability. Participants with obesity were more likely to switch to doravirine, reflecting physicians' favorable perception of doravirine potential benefits, particularly in managing weight gain.

Survey of willingness to participate in clinical trials and influencing factors among cancer and non-cancer patients

Despite the expanding landscape of clinical trials, there is a lack of study concerning Malaysian patients’ participation and perspectives. This study addresses these gaps by assessing patients’ willingness, knowledge, perceptions, confidence, and religious barriers related to clinical trial participations at Sarawak General Hospital. We conducted a cross-sectional survey from March to September 2022 on 763 cancer and non-cancer patients. We collected patients’ responses and calculated scores for willingness to participate (40.5/100), knowledge (29.9/100), perceived benefits (66.5/100) and risks (72.4/100) of participations, confidence in clinical trial conducts (66.3/100), and religious barriers (49.8/100). The higher scores indicated greater willingness, better knowledge, stronger perceptions of benefits and risk, increased confidence, and stronger religious barriers. Cancer patient demonstrated significantly greater willingness for trials involving new drugs (31.9/100 vs. 27.4/100, p = 0.021) but slightly higher religious barriers compared to non-cancer cohort (51.4/100 vs. 48.3/100, p = 0.006). Multivariable logistic regression identified female gender, unemployment, poor knowledge, low perceived benefits, high perceived risks, and low confidence as significant factors associated with reduced willingness to participate (p < 0.05). This study underscores the challenges in engaging Malaysian patients in clinical trials, particularly in Sarawak, emphasising the need for targeted strategies to raise awareness, effective communication, and enhancing public confidence in clinical trials.

Effect of using photovoice based on health belief model on cancer awareness in disabled people

Background: Every year, 3 million patients are diagnosed with cancer worldwide, and the concept of “cancer” is thought to be important for disabled people. Within this scope, potential risk factors for cancer in people with disabilities include tobacco use, obesity, advanced age, and magnetic imaging procedures. Aim: The aim of the study was to assess the perceptions and awareness of cancer among disabled people using the photovoice method. Method: Photovoice method was used together with photographs and explanations to encourage disabled people to visualize the causes and consequences of cancer in society. In the photovoice method, participants were asked to take photographs while considering the sub-scales of the Health Belief Model: perception of susceptibility, perception of severity, perception of barrier, and perception of benefit. Results: According to the research, 15 disabled people with a mean age of 43 years participated in the study and 110 photographs describing their experiences were obtained. In 10 of them, they were gradually grouped according to the sub-scales of the Health Belief Model, considering the richness of interpretation and the maximum diversity of the photographs. Conclusions: In the analyses performed, it was found that disabled people have gained social awareness about cancer.

Community perspectives on drug promotion on social media during the COVID-19 pandemic in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, social media and web-based platforms were widely used to promote medicinal substances. To assess community perspectives on drug promotions on social media, we conducted qualitative research using three workshops. The workshops aimed to highlight the public understanding of drug advertising focusing on community perceptions of social media drug promotions, their risks and benefits. Discussions were conducted on the importance of adhering to national drug regulation policies and the World Health Organisation ethical criteria for promotion, advertisement, and publicity of medicines. Methods Participants for the workshops were purposively sampled from local community youth groups and healthcare facilities. Two workshops included ten young adults aged 18-35, while the third workshop involved three healthcare professionals and one traditional healer. Results The study participants’ highlighted the value of honesty and trust in the drug promotions. Gaps in the ethical conduct of advertising were observed and concerns were raised about the reliability of social media information and the omission of valuable details on the drug advertisements. Conclusion Individuals have a right to informed choices that ensure their health safety. This study has highlighted the need for transparency and accountability in pharmaceutical and complementary medicine marketing on social media. Collaboration is needed between regulatory bodies, pharmaceutical companies, healthcare providers and community members, to make sure that drug advertising upholds ethical standards and public health.

Goat agribusiness extension in Komala Village, South Wangi-Wangi District

The Komala Village community has many goats but there are many problems faced by the community such as dead fetuses, malnutrition, limited health care, environmental conditions, lack of knowledge and training and limited infrastructure. Therefore, the aim of this extension activity is to provide education to the farming community about the correct way to raise goats. This activity was carried out on Friday, March 26, 2023 at 16.00 WITA - Finish, located at the Gazebo of the Komala Village Head's House, South Wangi-Wangi District, Wakatobi. Counseling materials presented to the community: (1) Types of appropriate and balanced feed for goats, (2) Natural feed, supplementary feed, and fermented feed, (3) How to organize feeding according to age, weight, and maintenance objectives, (4) Efficient feeding methods, and (5) Mixing and serving feed techniques. After following the goat farming extension, the community response was as follows: (1) enthusiasm and participation, (2) increased understanding, (3) interest in new practices, (4) awareness of the importance of improving goat rearing practices (5) satisfaction with information, (6) positive perception of benefits, (7) desire for further training, and (8) better collaboration. The conclusion from this community service activity is that the community in Komala Village still has low knowledge regarding how to raise goats. Although they have experience in raising goats, many things can still be improved in farming practices to achieve better results. As for what needs to be improved in community knowledge, such as feed management, care, production management, use of technology, and business management skills.

Individual differences elucidate the perceptual benefits associated with robust temporal fine-structure processing

The auditory system is unique among sensory systems in its ability to phase lock to and precisely follow very fast cycle-by-cycle fluctuations in the phase of sound-driven cochlear vibrations. Yet, the perceptual role of this temporal fine structure (TFS) code is debated. This fundamental gap is attributable to our inability to experimentally manipulate TFS cues without altering other perceptually relevant cues. Here, we circumnavigated this limitation by leveraging individual differences across 200 participants to systematically compare variations in TFS sensitivity to performance in a range of speech perception tasks. TFS sensitivity was assessed through detection of interaural time/phase differences, while speech perception was evaluated by word identification under noise interference. Results suggest that greater TFS sensitivity is not associated with greater masking release from fundamental-frequency or spatial cues but appears to contribute to resilience against the effects of reverberation. We also found that greater TFS sensitivity is associated with faster response times, indicating reduced listening effort. These findings highlight the perceptual significance of TFS coding for everyday hearing.