Barriers and Facilitators of Implementing a Healthy Lifestyle Intervention at Workplaces in South Africa
Singh S, Naicker A, Grobbelaar H, Singh E, Spiegelman D, Shrestha A. Barriers and Facilitators of Implementing a Healthy Lifestyle Intervention at Workplaces in South Africa. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2024, 21: 389. PMID: 38673303, PMCID: PMC11050208, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph21040389.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFocus group discussionsHealthy lifestyle interventionIn-depth interviewsLifestyle interventionIntervention programmeDesigning lifestyle interventionsImplement lifestyle interventionsCardiovascular risk factor profileLifestyle intervention programmeImprove health outcomesImplementing health programmesLack of willpowerSemi-structured in-depth interviewsRisk factor profileImplementing intervention programmesFood environmentHealth outcomesImplement interventionsHealth programmesWorkplace stakeholdersWellness programmesWorkplace supportLifestyle choicesFactor profileGroup discussionsExploring knowledge, perceptions, and practices of antimicrobials, and their resistance among medicine dispensers and community members in Kavrepalanchok District of Nepal
Marasini S, Sharma S, Joshi A, Kunwar S, Mahato R, Shrestha A, Karmacharya B. Exploring knowledge, perceptions, and practices of antimicrobials, and their resistance among medicine dispensers and community members in Kavrepalanchok District of Nepal. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0297282. PMID: 38241275, PMCID: PMC10798439, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0297282.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFocus group discussionsIn-depth interviewsMedicine dispensingCommunity membersGroup discussionsSelf-medicationGlobal public health issuePublic health issueOver-the-counter salesInappropriate use of antimicrobialsThematic analysisDispensing practicesHealth issuesOver-the-counterInductive approachInappropriate useWeak enforcement of policiesDrug useUrban municipalitiesEducational backgroundAntimicrobial resistanceDispensingConsumers express concernsIn-depthPharmacy