AN ALTERNATIVE METHOD OF INTERVIEWING: CRITICAL REFLECTIONS ON VIDEOCONFERENCE INTERVIEWS FOR QUALITATIVE DATA COLLECTION

An Alternative Method of Interviewing: Critical Reflections on Videoconference Interviews for Qualitative Data Collection

Qualitative research is an increasingly popular research approach for tackling the evolving complexity of social issues.With this rise in use, methods of qualitative data collection are becoming highly diverse, moving away from conventional approaches and welcoming more innovative and creative methods of data collection in a quest to produce critic

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High frequency of Haemophilus influenzae associated with respiratory tract infections among Malaysian Hajj pilgrims

Background: Overcrowding during the annual Hajj pilgrimage has been known to increase the risk of infectious diseases transmission.Despite the high prevalence of respiratory illness among Malaysian Hajj pilgrims, knowledge about the etiologic pathogens is yet very limited.Thus, this study aimed to determine the spectrum of bacterial respiratory pat

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Assessment of the Feasibility, Acceptability, and Impact of Implementing Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention in Nampula Province, Mozambique: Protocol for a Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Study

BackgroundMalaria is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in children aged under 5 years in Mozambique.The World Health Organization recommends seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC), the administration of four monthly courses of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) and amodiaquine (AQ), to children aged 3-59 months during rainy season.However,

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