Performance management belongs to crucial managerial activities. This study aims address how performance in construction is applied among Czech public organizations on the project level. In order this issue, qualitative data has been collected by semi-structured interviews of experienced experts representing owning/operating important facilities and infrastructure (road rail infrastructure, wat...

BACKGROUND Despite the high rates of reported sterilization use among women who have spent time in correctional facilities, little is known about the context in which women in this population choose this option. The objective of our study was to use both quantitative and qualitative methods to understand factors associated with sterilization use among women leaving a U.S. jail. METHODS We adm...

Women's social networks and social power are increasingly seen as important factors modulating their health in sub-Saharan Africa. Polygyny, a common marital structure in many societies, mediates important intra-household relationships by requiring both competition and co-operation among co-wives. Using mixed methods, semi-structured questionnaires were administered to 298 women aged 15-84 livi...

BACKGROUND Infertility may prevent couples to achieve the desired social roles and lead to some social and psychological problems. This study aimed to explain the social consequences of infertility in Iranian women seeking treatment. MATERIALS AND METHODS A qualitative content analysis was conducted based on 32 semi-structured interviews with 25 women affected by primary and secondary inferti...

Despite low breast and cervical cancer screening levels among Hmong women in the United States reported in the literature, understanding of the barriers to screening for Hmong women is limited. Health literacy issues may influence screening behavior for this population. This qualitative study explored sources of information about breast and cervical cancer, including screening, and identified b...

BACKGROUND The serious long-term complications of sexually transmitted infections (STI) in women and newborns are well-documented. Particularly, STI imply considerable social consequences for women. Low STI knowledge has been shown to be associated with unsafe sex. In Vietnam, misconceptions regarding STI exist, and rural women delay seeking care for STI. The aim of the study was to investigate...

The roles of the concepts "bride" and "groom" marriage, which make up basic building block enable society to exist, are changing day by through popular culture media in a globalizing digitalizing world. media, is communicated with mass realizes this images symbols directs meaning, duties perception these two concepts. Television, most important tools, has become an indispensable part our daily ...

The current study sought to explore into whether women are obsessed with ‘white’ weddings.  It examined the various possible factors/variables attributed to this assertion. The researchers employed a qualitative case study approach to examine the phenomenon. Thirty single women at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana were sampled using the purposive sampling technique. ...