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PURPOSE Remote patient monitoring (RPM) has revolutionized the landscape of healthcare. From humble beginnings rooted in landline home telephone calls to present-day devices with near instantaneous wireless connectivity, the evolution of technology has ushered in an era of digital medicine and remote care. Presently, a vast array of healthcare data points can be automatically generated, analyzed, and forwarded to providers to supplement clinical decision-making. While RPM originated and was popularized within medicine, its role in orthopedics, and particularly within spine surgery, is evolving. We sought to provide an overview of RPM within orthopedics, with specific attention on spine care, analyzing its origins, present-day form, and prospects. METHODS We reviewed the literature to date as it pertains to RPM within healthcare at large, orthopedics, and spine care. RESULTS We detail the development and clinical use of wearable technology and smart implants, examining the underlying technology and evaluating the spectrum of their present-day and potential applications. CONCLUSIONS Technological advancements are not only reshaping the paradigm of musculoskeletal care but are also redefining the physician-patient relationship as well as reimagining traditional perspectives on healthcare data collection and privacy.

BACKGROUND: Although vaccination against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the most desired solution to end the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, there are growing concerns that vaccine hesitancy would undermine its potential. We examined the intention to receive vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 and the associated factors in a representative sample of Chinese adults in Hong Kong. METHODS: We did a dual-frame (landline and mobile) cross-sectional survey of a random sample of 1501 Hong Kong residents aged 18 years or older (53.6% females) in April 2020. We collected data on the intention to receive SARS-CoV-2 vaccine when it becomes available (yes/ no/ undecided), knowledge and perceptions of COVID-19, smoking, alcohol drinking, and sociodemographic factors. Prevalence estimates were weighted by the sex, age, and education of the general population of Hong Kong. RESULTS: Overall, 45.3% (95% CI: 42.3-48.4%) of the participants had intentions to vaccinate against SARS-CoV-2 when it becomes available, 29.2% (26.5-32.1%) were undecided, and 25.5% (22.9-28.2%) had no intention. The most common reason for vaccine hesitancy (undecided or no intention) was safety concerns (56.5%). Multivariable partial proportional odds model showed higher vaccine hesitancy in males, younger adults, those with no chronic disease, current smokers, and non-alcohol drinkers. After adjusting for sociodemographic and other factors, inadequate knowledge of SARS-CoV-2 transmission (adjusted ORs ranged from 1.27 to 2.63; P

Information and communication technology is a set of tools or technology which in terminology includes all technical tools for processing and also disclosing informationInformation and communication technology, including media technology, has been growing in the era of globalization. The development of this technology has an impact on changes in people's behavior in the use of mass media and in the end also changes the pattern of effective community development in the digital era as it is today. The development of information and communication technology has brought many changes to human life in the world. Humans are able to penetrate time and space by using technology based on information and communication technology. This study uses secondary data obtained from the World Bank Indocator and the International Telecommunication Union. The method used is a quantitative method with panel data regression from 2010-2019 in eight Southeast Asian countries namely Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. The variables used in this study are Economic Growth, ICT Trade Export, ICT Trade Import, Landline Telephone, Mobile Phone, Internet Users, Internet Secure Servers, Fixed Broadband, and Foreign Direct Investment. This study forms three models, namely model 1 for research on Trade Export of ICT, model 2 for research on Trade Import of ICT and model 3 for research on Economic Growth and ICT. The results showed that model 1 found only Fixed Broadband which had a significant influence on ICT exports. In model 2 there are Mobile Phone and Fixed Boradband which have a significant influence on the import of ICT. While in model 3 only Foreign Direct Investment has a significant influence on economic growth.

In India upto 1995 landline telephones are using by people of India. The connection of telephone is very limited to the general public and many times user approaches to the M.P., M.L.A. for himself to write a letter in favour for them to get the permission for the telephone connection. In August 1995, then Chief Minister of West Bengal, Jyoti Basu made the first mobile phone call in India to then Union Telecom Minister Sukhram. Sixteen years later 4G services were launched in Kolkata in 2012. When the mobile network launches in India there are two companies who work separately in the field named Usha & Essar.

IntroductionHealth information about COVID-19 has been circulating in social networking sites, including unproven claims that smoking and alcohol drinking could protect against COVID-19. We examined if exposure to such claims was associated with changes in tobacco and alcohol consumption.MethodsWe conducted a population-based, landline and mobile phone survey of 1501 randomly sampled adults aged 18 years or older (47.5% male) in Hong Kong in April 2020. Respondents reported if they had ever seen claims that ‘smoking/alcohol drinking can protect against COVID-19’ from popular social networking platforms. Current tobacco and alcohol users reported if they had increased or reduced their consumption since the outbreak. Prevalence data were weighted by sex, age and education of the general adult population.Results19.0% (95% CI 16.8% to 21.4%) of all respondents reported having seen claims that ‘smoking/alcohol drinking can protect against COVID-19’ from social networking sites. Multinomial logistic regression showed that exposure to the claims was significantly associated with increased tobacco use (OR 2.37, 95% CI 1.08 to 5.20) in current tobacco users (N=280) and increased alcohol use (OR 4.16, 95% CI 2.00 to 8.67) in current drinkers (N=722), adjusting for sex, age, education level, alcohol/tobacco use status, home isolation, anxiety and depressive symptoms, and survey method.ConclusionOur results first showed that exposure to health misinformation that smoking/alcohol drinking can protect against COVID-19 was associated with self-reported increases in tobacco and alcohol consumption in Chinese during the pandemic.

Problem considered Civil registration is, only way to track all births and deaths. Globally, 2/3 of annual deaths, are not registered. Despite existence of Registration of Birth and Death Act (1969), Civil Registration System (CRS) in India registers only 68.3% births and 63.2% deaths. Aim A rapid assessment of civil registration system for birth and death registration in Assam. Methods Cross-sectional descriptive study using mixed method was undertaken. Predesigned, pretested questionnaires were used for quantitative study. For qualitative study key informant interview of service providers and Focus group discussion of beneficiaries was conducted in each District. Results Only 8.5% (27) service providers, trained to operate a computer. Designated office were present in 62.5% (198) facilities, while only 15.5% (49), 7.9% (25), 25.6% (81) and 12.6% (40) of the facilities have landline telephone, cellular phone, functional computer and internet connectivity, respectively. Electricity connection present in 97.2% (308). Facilities are open for 8 h in 86.1% (273) cases. Reason for poor utilization includes difficult communication, lack of awareness, inefficient system. Conclusion Tremendous scope of improvement in birth and death registration department with adequate investment to improve the infrastructure, manpower and IT equipment's.

Background The global Covid-19 pandemic response depends heavily on non-pharmaceutical interventions to protect population health. This aim of this study was to provide insights into levels and determinants of adherence to travel restrictions and wearing of face coverings during the early phase of the pandemic response in Ireland. Methods A series of four cross-sectional surveys were administered through random digit dialling of mobile and landline numbers during May-June 2020. Questions were asked about compliance with local travel restrictions and where relevant, the reasons for travel. A question on mask use was added to the final wave of data collection. Results Overall, across the four waves, 73.4% reported adhering to the travel restrictions and these levels were maintained over time (wave 1: 72.1%, wave 2: 73.7%, wave 3: 67.3%, wave 4: 79.7%) and were broadly similar across different socioeconomic groups. Higher proportions reported travelling for non-exempt reasons over time particularly in the final wave of data collection including exercise (from 3% in wave 1, 5% in wave 2 up to 8% in waves 3 and 4) and recreational or social activities (2% in waves 1 and 2, 4% in wave 3, up to 15% by wave 4). Overall, over two-thirds of respondents reported use of masks in the final wave, (72% of women, 65% of men) with shops or supermarkets the most common place of use. Among primary respondents, older age (Age 70+ vs. 18k-44, OR 3.2 [2.4-4.3]), attending higher education (attending vs. completed third level OR 2.2 [ 1.6-3.0]) and female gender (OR 1.2 [1.1-1.4]) were independently associated with compliance with travel restrictions. Conclusions The findings demonstrate high levels of adherence to travel restrictions during the early stages of the emerging COVID-19 pandemic, albeit with a modest trend towards reduced compliance over time. There was a high uptake of mask use in advance of relevant national guidance.

At this time of pandemic in which society is immersed, the abandonment of presentiality and the educational transition to the digital environment have been the main line of action followed in educational institutions in Higher Education. In this transition, the evaluation must be regarded as a guarantee for the quality, continuity, effectiveness and efficiency of educational systems and their eLearning teachings. This research proposes a mapping of the literature with the aim of discovering the conditions of research on evaluation in eLearning during the pandemic in Higher Education. For this purpose, it is based on objective criteria for selecting publications, and the phases followed throughout all the process. The results show the growing trend in research and the necessary continuity in the study, and the opening of new lines that place evaluation at the centre of this new educational reality.

Purpose Rural preventable cancer disparities are often attributed in part to lower screening rates secondary to compromised health care access. When considering higher cervical cancer incidence and mortality, existing analyses primarily consider differences in Pap testing rather than the preferred method of HPV testing, which is more sensitive in identifying severe cases of cervical dysplasia. Methods Logistic regression using data from the 2016 and 2018 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System was used to examine urban and rural rates of cervical cancer screening according to national guidelines. Propensity score weighting was used to account for baseline sociodemographic differences between rural and urban populations in the 2016 landline sample. Findings In 2016 and 2018, rural women were less likely than urban women to have current cervical cancer screening. This disparity was explained by sociodemographic variables in 2016. Among women with current cervical cancer screening, rural women were significantly less likely than urban women to undergo HPV testing in both 2016 and 2018. Conclusion Rural women with current cervical cancer screening were significantly less likely than their urban counterparts to have HPV testing. It is possible that updates to preventive care guidelines may be slower to reach rural providers, rural patients may be unaware that HPV testing was completed, or rural practice configuration may complicate the integration of HPV testing into clinical practice. Failure to undergo HPV testing may lead to delayed cervical dysplasia diagnosis, missed opportunities for early intervention, and contribute to rural/urban disparities in cervical cancer incidence and mortality.

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) continue to play a vital role in many domains, such as agriculture, service delivery, photo shooting, disaster management, telecommunication, and other spheres of life. It can also be employed as aerial base stations to serve low wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) signal strength in inaccessible areas such as mountainous areas, valleys, and forests, challenging to install landline communication infrastructure. This paper considers UAVs as base stations to serve numerous users in an accessible region based on the Hata - Okumura (231model) in open space to study the path loss. Employing the particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm simulation results, it was clear that the appropriate number of UAVs required in a given open area could be easily determined based on the antenna range of each UAV. Eight 200m range UAVs were able to provide coverage of 26%. Similar sets of 400m range UAVs provided 69% and with the 500m range covering 87% of the entire field. It is noted that the coverage could be increased by increasing the number of UAVs or adopting a higher antenna range of UAVs.

Using information communication technologies as information sources of COVID-19 was associated with psychological problems, but mechanisms remain uncertain. We examined associations of COVID-19 information sources and information overload with psychological distress symptoms and explored the mediating effect of information overload in Hong Kong. A random sample of Chinese adults (N = 1501; 52.6% females; 55.0% aged 30–59) from dual landline and online surveys in April 2020 reported frequency of using traditional media, internet websites, social networking sites, instant messaging, and online discussion forums as COVID-19 information sources. Psychological distress symptoms were measured using the Patient Health Questionnaire 4-item ([PHQ-4]; 0–12). Information overload defined as a perception of being overwhelmed was measured (1–6). Linear regressions were performed to analyze the associations, and the mediating effect of information overload was examined. Greater PHQ-4 score was observed for frequent use of internet websites (adjusted b = 0.58, 95% CI 0.29, 0.87, adjusted β = 0.12) and online discussion forums (adjusted b = 0.39, 95% CI 0.08, 0.70, adjusted β = 0.08) and information overload (adjusted b = 0.54, 95% CI 0.44, 0.63, adjusted β = 0.28). Information overload mediated 44.9% and 36.9% of associations of frequent use of internet websites and online discussion forums with PHQ-4 score, respectively. Frequent use of social networking sites was associated with lower PHQ-4 score (adjusted b = −0.37, 95% CI −0.69, −0.04, adjusted β = −0.07) partially through lower information overload (37.5%). Psychological distress symptoms were associated with frequent use of internet websites and online discussion forums as COVID-19 information sources, which were mediated through information overload.

This paper introduces the concept of Phone of Things (PoT), a novel approach to extend the connectivity options for IoT systems through the pervasive telephone network infrastructure. This is a paradigm shift that integrates traditional telephones to monitor and control IoT-enabled devices via VoIP protocols and public switched telephone network (PSTN). This integration democratizes IoT through the promotion of a Do-It-Yourself (DIY) IoT system that takes advantage of the freedom the comes with open-source technologies and leverages the emerging cloud-hosted services to build customized IoT solutions while accentuating affordability, accessibility, performance, ease of use, and security. Nevertheless, the proposed system inhibits a modular design philosophy that allows the system to be tailored and scaled according to the application needs with minimum hardware and software modification requirements. The proposed paradigm provides an arbitrarily shared data space between IoT systems which would coalesce into a social network of things (SNT) and support assistive services in public sensing.

We are witness today to a democratic country violating multiple rights of an entire state of its own citizens. Starting from August 5, 2019, it is now over two months that the state of Jammu and Kashmir has been under a lockdown, and there was also a communication blockade. Initially all modes of communication - landline telephones, cellphones and the internet were blocked, and there were severe physical restrictions on the movement of civilians, with concertina wire barricades manned by soldiers every few metres. The Central Government put these measures in place along with thousands of additional troops brought into the state, in addition to the troops already deployed there, as it abrogated Article 370 and 35A of the Indian Constitution, and downgraded the state into two union territories.

In recent years, the UK's emergency call and response has shown elements of great strain as of today. The strain on emergency call systems estimated by a 9 million calls (including both landline and mobile) made in 2014 alone. Coupled with an increasing population and cuts in government funding, this has resulted in lower percentages of emergency response vehicles at hand and longer response times. In this paper, we highlight the main challenges of emergency services and overview of previous solutions. In addition, we propose a new system call Smart Hospital Emergency System (SHES). The main aim of SHES is to save lives through improving communications between patient and emergency services. Utilising the latest of technologies and algorithms within SHES is aiming to increase emergency communication throughput, while reducing emergency call systems issues and making the process of emergency response more efficient. Utilising health data held within a personal smartphone, and internal tracked data (GPU, Accelerometer, Gyroscope etc.), SHES aims to process the mentioned data efficiently, and securely, through automatic communications with emergency services, ultimately reducing communication bottlenecks. Live video-streaming through real-time video communication protocols is also a focus of SHES to improve initial communi- cations between emergency services and patients. A prototype of this system has been developed. The system has been evaluated by a preliminary usability, reliability, and communication performance study.

COVID-19 has revealed many unrecognised problems. I have become aware that medical surveys are becoming less scientific. This perhaps always has been the case with non-medical surveys, notably illustrated by contradictory partisan pre-election polls in the USA, some of which used landline phone calls (landline users do not reflect the general population). Electronic, mostly social media–based, surveys are often worthless. Survey purposes should be explicit, the target population should be explicit, the sampling procedures should be explicit and robust, the questions should be ruthlessly focused, the follow-up procedures should be explicit and appropriate, the results should be capable of …

Forecasting is a very important task not only for any business but also in other fields. There are numerous categories to forecast in business, but determining the future revenue (revenue forecast) is one of most crucial task so that leader can propose appropriate policies, decisions to optimize production and business activities. Revenue forecasting is a complex problem and requires the use of many different methods and techniques to achieve the highest accuracy. This study mainly analyzes approaches to select neural network models, processes, highlights the necessary steps and leverages advancements in deep learning for revenue forecast on a set of revenue data generated in the monthly, quarterly period from 2013 to June 2019 of 9 regions in Tra Vinh province. The considered telecommunication services groups including Internet services, MyTV service, landline phone service and postpaid mobile service are taken into account for revenue forecast tasks with the deep learning techniques. The proposed method achieves promising results and is already deployed in the practical cases at VNPT Tra Vinh.

The popular press and academic literature show that the urban-rural divide persists with regard to recent telecommunications technologies, such as broadband and wireless service. As was the case for landline telephony, this lack of deployment in rural areas is rooted in cost differentials and lack of agglomeration economies. This paper provides historical insights on this divide, using 1990 data on voice communications in a region located in the northeastern United States, and investigates (1) whether there are differences in telecommunications usage between urban and rural firms, (2) whether advanced telecommunications technologies provide an economic advantage to rural firms, and (3) what are the factors encouraging and inhibiting the provision of these technologies in rural areas. Exchange-level data on telephone usage by eleven economic sectors are first linked, through regression analysis, to data characterizing the exchange employment, rural character, availability of advanced technology, and geography. Rural activities turn out to use telecommunications less than urban ones in the absence of advanced technologies, but the latter tend to significantly increase usage. Next, a logit model is estimated to link the deployment of one advanced technology&mdash, digital switching&mdash, to market and geographical variables. The results tend to support the idea that an advanced telecommunications infrastructure in rural areas may be important to attract activities that make heavy use of telecommunications, but also that its provision is inhibited by the traditional rural barriers of distance and low population density.

Research has shown that Violence Against Women is a pervasive problem which has been increasing. Until a few years ago, it took place both in public and private spaces, but it has now broken into Digital Space, adopting more symbolic expressions. There has been some important related work from Data Science approaches. Mainly about cyberbullying, detection of language patterns through supervised algorithms, a few works on unsupervised learning, and some on violence against women. This article is part of a larger investigation related to the Violence Against Women in Digital Space phenomena in Mexico from Spanish-language interactions in microblogging social network, Twitter. We present the framework to address these phenomena from a Data Science perspective and go through some first stage results. The goal is to give Data Science perspectives and insights related to the understanding of Digital Violence Against Women, with the purpose of generating awareness about this problem by, modifying manners and implementing public policies that could counteract this social problem.

The issue of typhoon and natural disaster is the sudden wide-scale breakdown or interruption of communications infrastructure. When public communication network fails, the impact can be widely felt and has the ability to wipe out access to standard mobile or landline telecommunication even internet access for emergency communication devices. The researchers intend to aid the communication when a large breakdown or interruption happen by a prototype consist of a simple walkie-talkie operating at a frequency of 144MHz bands and a personal computer. This research also adopts the concept of SSTV which exchanges pictures from one Amateur radio to another. Amateur radio is a scientific activity also known as “Ham Radio”. With this we can operate on a two-way communication using radio transmitter, receivers, antennae that can be either through the use of messaging with text and images that needs to be sent during disaster response. Both prototypes had clear outputs and was received and transmitted easily. Prototype 2 however, showed better image quality and less interference than prototype 1. The PC application makes the system much easier to use because the application was designed to be user-friendly and helped the user to understand the technical aspects of the system.

Telecom operators need to continuously assess and update their networks to meet ever increasing demand of traffic. Crucial segment of access network in landline operations not only defines the quality of services by promising a certain access bandwidth but also a budget consuming segment in case of its upgradation Therefore FTTX operators need a segmentation of their service landscape and efficient estimation to keep their investments plans productive. In this paper we have proposed a model for forecasting household traffic generation for five social segments of Pakistan. In this work, average communication devices in each household has been assess and their growth in terms of numbers and their traffic has been forecasted. Finally average household required bandwidth over a span of five years for different social segments has been computed.

MySQL is one of the well-known open source databases under Oracle. It is trusted by customers around the world due to its high performance, low cost, and good reliability. This study adopts the internal personnel file electronic program of the organization, quantifies the huge human resource data over the years, uses MYSQL database management, and analyzes the talent introduction and loss of Cunjin College in recent years through data extraction and visual analysis, and find out the reasons., Finally, from the perspective of strategic development, measures for talent team building are proposed.

This paper presents a novel, accurate, inexpensive, and scalable method for estimating some of the socio-economic features like electricity availability, treated water, electronics like television, radio, communication mediums like mobile phone, landline phone and vehicle like 2/3/4 wheeler from high-resolution daytime and nighttime satellite imagery. Our approach is a novel method, which helps to track and target poverty and development in India and other developing countries.

Next-Generation 911 (NG911) infrastructure will replace analog systems designed to support voice services for landline 911 callers with digital, IP-based systems that will allow smartphone users to “call” 911 via voice, text, image, and streaming video. This brief paper reports findings from a workshop conducted at the 2019 911 Early Adopters’ Summit, during which local 911 professionals from across the United States reflected on strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats associated with the adoption of NG911 infrastructure and, in particular, multimedia 911 services. Workshop participants pointed to long-standing issues NG911 stands to exacerbate, including high non-emergency call volumes, poor staff retention, and inadequate psychological support which the influx of multimedia 911 calls, including those with graphic imagery, may worsen. At the same time, participants looked to local, existing resources to mitigate these issues and exploit new opportunities afforded through NG911 infrastructure. Using these findings, preliminary recommendations are offered to improve information resources available to local 911 professionals adopting NG911 systems for effective and efficient multimedia 911 services.

In Low & Middle Income Countries (LMICs), hospitals often face serious communication issues that threaten to paralyze the process of healthcare provision. The Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Kigali (CHUK) is located in the middle of a vibrant city of Kigali, and is often overwhelmed by a high number of referred patients from its catchment area, and those brought in by emergency evacuation ambulance system (SAMU). The facility has no interdepartmental landline communication network, which would be ideal to connect the inpatient services to the emergency room in order to fasten the care process. Using WhatsApp-based Group Chat for sharing the real-time caseloads, the number of patients boarding the emergency room has significantly improved (dropping from 38.1 +-7.1 to 28 +-6.5, p

INTRODUCTION Cell phones are an integral part of daily life but are distractors that can contribute to injury. The present study uses a large national emergency department (ED) database to evaluate the frequency, anatomic location, and type of injuries associated with cell phone use. We hypothesize that orthopaedic injuries related to cell phone use have increased over time and affect certain body parts and age groups more than others. METHODS The 1999 to 2018 Nation Electronic Injury Surveillance System was queried for cell phone-related injuries leading to ED visits (injuries to the head or face or involving a landline were excluded). Demographics, type of orthopaedic injury, and body part injured were tabulated, and injuries were then classified over time as direct mechanical or cell phone use-associated, as well as related to texting compared with talking. RESULTS A weighted national total of 44,599 injuries met inclusion criteria. A marked increase was noted in the incidence of cell phone use-associated injuries over the time (2,900%). Injuries occurred in persons with mean ± standard deviation age of 36.6 ± 19.9 years old, predominantly in women (60.6%), at home (32.8%) or on the street (22.4%), and while walking (31.6%) or driving (18.16%). The distribution of orthopaedic injuries was defined and occurred most frequently in the neck, lower torso/hip, and ankle. The most common types of injuries were sprain/strain (56.8%) and fracture (32.6%). The proportion of fracture injury types was significantly greater in adults aged greater than 65 (P < 0.001). The proportion of injuries related to texting on a cell phone was greatest in the 13- to 29-year-old age group and declined as age increased. DISCUSSION Orthopaedic injures related to cell phone use resulting in ED visits have markedly increased over time. The distribution and characteristics of such injuries can be used in targeted public health education and policy development.

Background Recent changes in communication technologies, including increased reliance on mobile phones and the internet, may present challenges and/or opportunities to re-engaging inactive study cohorts. We evaluate our ability to recruit participants for the Kidskin Young Adult Myopia Study (KYAMS), a follow-up of the Kidskin Study. Methods KYAMS participants were recruited from the Kidskin Study, a sun exposure-intervention study for 5–6 year-olds running from 1995 to 1999 with most recent follow-up in 2005. From 2015 to 2019, the KYAMS used mail-outs, phone calls and social media to contact Kidskin Study participants. Multivariable logistic regression was used to identify variables associated with successful contact of a Kidskin Study participant or family member and KYAMS participation. Results Of 1695 eligible participants, 599 (35.5%) participants (or a family member) were contacted and 303 (17.9%) participated in the KYAMS. KYAMS participation was more likely in those who participated in the 2005 follow-up (odds ratio [OR] = 5.09, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 3.67–7.06) and had a mobile phone number on record (OR = 2.25, CI: 1.57–3.23). Of those contacted, participants who were the first point of contact (OR = 4.84, CI: 2.89–8.10) and who were contacted by letter in the first (OR = 6.53, CI: 3.35–12.75) or second (OR = 5.77, CI: 2.85–11.67) round were more likely to participate in the KYAMS, compared to contact by landline phone. Conclusions We recruited approximately one-fifth of Kidskin Study participants for the KYAMS. Participants were more likely to participate in the KYAMS if they were contacted directly, rather than through a family member, and if they were contacted by invitation letter. Trial registration ACTRN12617000812392.

Introduction: Despite UN recommendations to monitor food insecurity using the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES), to date there are no published reports of its validity for The Bahamas, nor have prevalence rates of moderate or severe food insecurity been reported for the remote island nation. At the same time, food security is a deep concern, with increasing incidence of natural disasters and health concerns related to diet-related disease and dietary quality plaguing the nation and its food system. This article aims to examine the validity of the FIES for use in The Bahamas, the prevalence of moderate and severe food insecurity, and the sociodemographic factors that contribute to increased food insecurity. Methods: The FIES survey was administered by randomized and weighted landline telephone survey in Nassau in The Bahamas to 1000 participants in June and July 2017. The Rasch modelling procedure was applied to examine tool validity and prevalence of food insecurity. Equating procedures calibrated this study's results to the global FIES reference scale and computed internationally comparable prevalence rates of both moderate and severe food insecurity. A regression analysis assessed the relationship between household variables and food security. Results: The FIES met benchmarks for fit statistics for all eight items and the overall Rasch reliability is 0.7. As of 2017, Bahamians' prevalence of moderate and severe food insecurity was 21%, and the prevalence of severe food insecurity was 10%. Statistically significant variables that contribute to food insecurity included education, age, gender, and presence of diabetes, high blood pressure, or heart disease. Results also indicated that Bahamians experience food insecurity differently than populations across the globe, likely due in large part to the workings of an isolated food system heavily dependent on foreign imports. Responses showed that by the time a Bahamian worries they will not have enough food to eat, they have already restricted their meals to a few kinds of foods and begun to limit their intake of vegetables and fruits. Conclusion: This study, which is among the first to comprehensively measure food security in The Bahamas, provides a baseline for further research and evaluation of practices aimed at mitigating food insecurity in small island developing states. Further, this study provides a benchmark for future research, which may seek to understand the impacts of Hurricane Dorian and COVID-19, disasters further isolating the remote island nation. Post-disaster food security data are needed to further understand the extent to which food security is impacted by natural disasters and identify which sectors and stakeholders are most vital in restructuring the agricultural sector and improving food availability following catastrophic events.

In addition to top-down Health-Emergency and Disaster Risk Management (Health-EDRM) efforts, bottom-up individual and household measures are crucial for prevention and emergency response of the COVID-19 pandemic, a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). There is limited scientific evidence of the knowledge, perception, attitude and behavior patterns of the urban population. A computerized randomized digital dialing, cross-sectional, population landline-based telephone survey was conducted from 22 March to 1 April 2020 in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China. Data were collected for socio-demographic characteristics, knowledge, attitude and risk perception, and various self-reported Health-EDRM behavior patterns associated with COVID-19. The final study sample was 765. Although the respondents thought that individuals (68.6%) had similar responsibilities as government (67.5%) in infection control, less than 50% had sufficient health risk management knowledge to safeguard health and well-being. Among the examined Health-EDRM measures, significant differences were found between attitude and practice in regards to washing hands with soap, ordering takeaways, wearing masks, avoidance of visiting public places or using public transport, and travel avoidance to COVID-19-confirmed regions. Logistic regression indicated that the elderly were less likely to worry about infection with COVID-19. Compared to personal and household hygiene practices, lower compliance was found for public social distancing.

Ambuquick is a mobile application for Android mobile phones which aims to provide fast emergency response using private ambulances. The platform will improve the traditional way of calling an ambulance through landline during emergency and nonemergency cases. Users and system requirements were identified through interviews with private ambulance owners, staff as well as customers/patients. The application also aims to provide the customers/ patients with at minimal cost of interfacility transfer. The business model as well as proposed business processes were presented to determine the components needed for the development of the application.

Background Hospitals and other health care providers frequently experience difficulties contacting patients and their carers who live remotely from the town where the health service is located. In 2016 Nurse Navigator positions were introduced into the health services by Queensland Health, to support and navigate the care of people with chronic and complex conditions. One hospital in Far North Queensland initiated an additional free telephone service to provide another means of communication for patients and carers with the NNs and for off-campus health professionals to obtain details about a patient utilising the service. Calls made between 7am and 10pm, seven days per week are answered by a nurse navigator. Aim To report utilisation of the service by navigated clients and remotely located clinicians compared to use of navigators’ individual work numbers and direct health service numbers. We report the reason for calls to the free number and examine features of these calls. Methods Statistical analysis examined the call reason, duration of calls, setting from where calls originated and stream of calls. Interactions between the reasons for calls and the features of calls, such as contact method, were examined. Results The major reason for calls was clinical issues and the source of calls was primarily patients and carers. Clinical calls were longer in duration. Shorter calls were mainly non-clinical, made by a health professional. Setting for calls was not related to the reason. The most frequent number used was the individual mobile number of the NN, followed by the hospital landline. Although the free number was utilised by patients and carers, it was not the preferred option. Conclusion As patients and carers preferred to access their NN directly than via the 1800 number, further research should explore options best suited to this group of patients outside normal business hours.

Each year, the Investment Company Institute (ICI) conducts a telephone survey of US households to track households’ ownership of mutual funds and to gather information on their demographic and financial characteristics. The most recent survey was conducted from May to June 2020 and was based on a dual-frame telephone sample of 3,001 US households. Of these, 1,350 households were from a landline random digit dial (RDD) frame, and 1,651 households were from a cell phone RDD frame. Of the households contacted, 1,372 households, or 45.7 percent, owned mutual funds. This paper presents results from the survey, highlighting the demographic and financial characteristics of mutual fund–owning households, where they purchase their funds, and their financial goals. In 2020, most households that owned mutual funds were headed by individuals in their peak earning and saving years. Many mutual fund owners were employed and had moderate household incomes. Mutual fund–owning households often held several funds, and equity funds were the most commonly owned type of mutual fund. Among households owning mutual funds in 2020, 82 percent held more than one fund, and 90 percent owned equity funds. Almost all mutual fund investors were focused on retirement saving. Saving for retirement was a financial goal for 94 percent of mutual fund–owning households, and 75 percent indicated that retirement saving was the household’s primary financial goal. Incidence of mutual fund ownership was the highest among Generation X. The largest portion of mutual fund assets held by households are held by Baby Boomers. Generation Z and Millennial households owning mutual funds are more likely to hold funds only inside employer-sponsored retirement plans, compared with older generations.

The revolution of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology has propagated everywhere and replaced the conventional telecommunication technology (e.g. landline). Nevertheless, several enhancements need to be done on VoIP technology to improve its performance. One of the main issues is to improve the VoIP network bandwidth (BW) utilization. VoIP packet payload compression is one of the key approaches to do that. This paper proposes a new method to compress VoIP packet payload. The suggested method works over internet telephony transport protocol (ITTP) and named Delta-ITTP method. The core idea of the Delta-ITTP method is to find and transmit the delta between the successive VoIP packet payloads, which is typically smaller than the original VoIP packet payload. The suggested Delta-ITTP method implements VoIP packet payload compression at the sender side and decompression at the receiver side. During the compression process, the Delta-ITTP method needs to keep some values to restore the original VoIP packet payload at the receiver side. For this, the Delta-ITTP method utilizes some of the IP protocol fields and no additional header is needed. The Delta-ITTP method has been deployed and compared with the traditional ITTP protocol without compression. The result showed that up to 19% BW saving was achieved in the tested cases leading to the desired enhancement in the VoIP network BW utilization.

This article examines 9-1-1 call data of the City of Lethbridge in Alberta, Canada over a year to find discernible spatial and temporal trends that may be useful to emergency response or better delivery of emergency management services. The spatial analysis includes Geographic Information Systems hotspot analysis of cellular and landline emergency calls with respect to critical (emergency and healthcare) facilities as well as emergency calls from residential landlines. The temporal analysis looks at hourly, daily, and monthly patterns of emergency calls and the factors driving up the call volumes in certain periods. It also examines emergency call volumes before, during, and after a major disaster (wildfire) event. The article concludes with summarizing the findings and identifying the areas for future research.

Collecting data on unlicensed open‐access coastal activities, such as some types of recreational fishing, has often relied on telephone interviews selected from landline directories. However, this approach is becoming obsolete due to changes in communication technology such as a switch to unlisted mobile phones. Other methods, such as boat ramp interviews, are often impractical due to high labor cost. We trialed an autonomous, ultra‐high‐resolution photosampling method as a cost effect solution for direct measurements of a recreational fishery. Our sequential photosampling was batched processed using a novel software application to produce “big data” time series movies from a spatial subset of the fishery, and we validated this with a regional bus‐route survey and interviews with participants at access points. We also compared labor costs between these two methods. Most trailer boat users were recreational fishers targeting tuna spp. Our camera system closely matched trends in temporal variation from the larger scale regional survey, but as the camera data were at much higher frequency, we could additionally describe strong, daily variability in effort. Peaks were normally associated with weekends, but consecutive weekend tuna fishing competitions led to an anomaly of high effort across the normal weekday lulls. By reducing field time and batch processing imagery, Monthly labor costs for the camera sampling were a quarter of the bus‐route survey; and individual camera samples cost 2.5% of bus route samples to obtain. Gigapixel panoramic camera observations of fishing were representative of the temporal variability of regional fishing effort and could be used to develop a cost‐efficient index. High‐frequency sampling had the added benefit of being more likely to detect abnormal patterns of use. Combinations of remote sensing and on‐site interviews may provide a solution to describing highly variable effort in recreational fisheries while also validating activity and catch.

The German Mobility Panel (MOP) is a national household travel survey, which has been collecting data on travel behavior in Germany since 1994. One of the MOP’s central assets is its ability to provide time-series data on travel behavior. Thus, the comparability of survey results from different years is a major objective of the survey method used. Declining survey participation rates in the last decade in various socio-demographic groups resulted in the implementation of a mixed-mode design for the MOP in 2013, both for the sampling stage (landline and mobile phone recruitment) and the data collection stage (paper and web). In this study, we analyze whether the adaptations in the survey mode do indeed improve the results and, if so, why and to what degree. Ideally, the survey mode adaptions have increased the representativeness of the MOP. However, measurement biases due to the mixed-mode design are also conceivable. To decompose survey mode effects, we applied the propensity score weighting method. This method imputes the hypothetical responses participants would have given in different survey modes; disparities between actual responses and hypothetical responses under another mode are then traced back to the mixed-mode design. Our analysis indicates that trip-rate biases on shopping, leisure, and short trips are partly caused by the mixed-mode design; in contrast, quantities of time spent in the transportation system, trips made by car and public transportation, and commuting trips are hardly biased.

Quitlines are successful tools for smoking cessation, but no known study has examined whether type of phone service (cell phone only (CPO) vs. landline (LL)) impacts quitline utilization, quit attempts, and sustained cessation. This report details an observational study examining the association between phone service and quitline utilization and cessation among Ohio Appalachian adults willing to quit smoking and enrolled in a cessation trial from 2010 to 2014. A secondary analysis was conducted with data obtained from smokers enrolled in the Ohio Tobacco Quitline arm of a group randomized trial (n = 345). The intermediate outcome variables included number of calls, cumulative total call length, average call length, verified shipments of NRT, and 24-hour quit attempt. The primary outcome measure was biologically confirmed 7-day point prevalence abstinence from tobacco at 3, 6, and 12 months post treatment. Participants with LL service, on average, made almost one more call to the quitline and spoke 17.2 min longer over the course of treatment than those with CPO service. Those with LL service were more likely to receive a second 4-week supply of NRT. Phone service status was not associated with average quitline call length, receiving at least one NRT shipment, having made one quit attempt at the end of treatment, or biochemically confirmed abstinence at 3, 6, or 12-month follow-up. Participants with LL services completed more counseling calls, accrued a longer cumulative length, and received more NRT when compared with CPO service participants. However, type of phone service did not deter abstinence outcomes., Highlights • More calls for those with landline (LL) compared to cell only (CPO) phone access • Cumulative treatment call time higher for those with LL compared to CPO access • Receipt of 2nd 4-wk NRT supply more likely for those with LL compared to CPO access • Average quitline call length was not related to LL vs. CPO phone service access. • Abstinence 3, 6, and 12 months post-baseline were similar by LL vs. CPO phone access.

Little is known about the perceptions and practices of institutional users (IUs) and technical assistances (TAs) of electronic equipment, which participate in the WEEE stream as much as the individuals. That is why this study aims to analyze the relationships between these two sectors, the electronic equipment (EEs) and their waste, in Blumenau, Brazil in the years of 2010 and 2015. The seven most frequently used pieces of equipment were selected as follows: the central processing unit, computer monitor, keyboard, mouse, printer, cellular phone, and landline telephone. Questionnaires were used to register the perceptions of IUs and TAs on the useful life, reason to disposal of the EEs, and on their knowledge about the waste and related legislation. The results showed a downward trend for the useful life perception of the equipment. In both years, the most cited reason for the exchange/disposal was related to end-of-use of EEs and one of the highlighted aspects was the difficulty in elimination. For this reason, some IUs and TAs chose to stock their waste in the workplace or dispose them in the municipal solid waste collection. Moreover, the study identifies informal recycling companies of electronic waste (e-waste) as a market that has increased in Brazil. It was also observed that over time there has not been a major change in knowledge about laws of e-waste; therefore it is necessary to consolidate the country’s e-waste management with the implementation of a reverse logistics which includes electronic institutional users and technical assistances.

Before the Internet era, telephone penetration was the measure of U.S. progress in securing universal access to all its citizens (access to affordable telephone service). The telephone referred to herein was obviously the “landline”, which evolved from analog to digital throughout the second half of the 20th Century. By the mid-1990s, the notion of universal access had included access to computers and modems. Today, it encompasses a spectrum of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) devices, including desktop, laptop, handheld, wearable, and airborne devices, all of which connect to the Internet. And the term we use now to refer to the level of access pertinent to today's needs is Broadband Access.

Medical facilities may struggle to maintain effective communications during a major disaster. Natural and man-made disasters threaten connectivity by degrading or crippling Internet, cellular/mobile, and landline telephone services across wide areas. Communications among staff, between facilities, and to resources outside the disaster area may be lost for an extended time. A prototype communications system created by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) provides basic communication services that ensure essential connectivity in the face of widespread infrastructure loss. It leverages amateur radio to provide resilient email service to local users, enabling them to reach intact communications networks outside the disaster zone. Because amateur radio is inexpensive, always available, and sufficiently independent of terrestrial telecommunications infrastructure, it has often augmented telecommunications capabilities of medical facilities. NLM’s solution is unique in that it provides end-user to end-user direct email communications, without requiring the intervention of a radio operator in the handling of the messages. Medical staff can exchange email among themselves and with others outside the communications blackout zone. The technology is portable, is deployable on short notice, and can be powered in a variety of ways to adapt to the circumstances of each crisis. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2018;12:257–264)

In the process of building performance assessment, it is often necessary to resort to assumptions to fill in missing information. We address the issue of scarcity of information about the building properties by employing new sensing technology. The aim of this paper is to introduce an open-source, modular and low-cost wireless sensor network of building performance assessment, which is independent of an onsite landline internet connection. Due to its modularity, the WSN can be complemented with new sensors without altering the system. We present the design process, the deployment and monitoring results of an easily-deployable wireless sensor network (WSN) for in-situ performance assessment of occupied buildings. A case study of the deployment of the WSN in a single family home in Switzerland is presented. We demonstrate the quick installation of the WSN and live measurements over multiple months. We derive the thermal properties of the envelope (U-values) from the measured data, and compare them to the values used in the code-based assessment of the building., Energy Procedia, 122, ISSN:1876-6102, CISBAT 2017 International Conference Future Buildings & Districts – Energy Efficiency from Nano to Urban Scale

The Queensland preventive health survey is conducted annually to monitor the prevalence of behavioural risk factors in the north-east Australian state. Prompted by domestic and international trends in mobile telephone usage, the 2015 survey incorporated both mobile and landline telephone numbers from a list-based sampling frame. Estimates for landline-accessible and mobile-only respondents are compared to assess potential bias in landline-only surveys in the context of public health surveillance. Significant differences were found in subcategories of all health prevalence estimates considered (alcohol consumption, body mass index, smoking, and physical activity) from 2015 survey results. Results from Australian and international studies that have considered mobile telephone non-coverage bias are also summarised and discussed. We find that adjusting for sampling biases of telephone surveys by weighting does not fully compensate for the differences in prevalence estimates. However, predicted trends from previous years' surveys only differ significantly for the 2015 prevalence estimates of alcohol consumption. We conclude that the inclusion of mobile telephones into standard telephones surveys is important for obtaining valid, reliable and representative data to reduce bias in health prevalence estimates. Importantly, unlike some international experiences, the addition of mobiles telephones into the Queensland preventive health survey occurred before population trends were significantly affected., Highlights • There is a rapidly growing proportion of adults who are contactable via mobile-only. • Exclusion of mobile-only group leads to biases in health prevalence estimates. • Weighting and controlling for age differences does not correct for these biases. • A list-based survey yields representative statistics for public health policy.

The aim of this article is to propose a model for measuring customer satisfaction in users of telecommunications services. The methodological design is quantitative descriptive and explanatory type, using a survey as data collection tool, with a sample of 415 users of telecommunications services (landline telephone, television and Internet services) in the city of Medellin. Among the results, it is found that the service in the Call Centers and timely response to requests, inquiries, or complaints, and an effective service are among the factors that have the most influence in the satisfaction of users of telecommunications services. In addition, it is noted that the perception of a favorable cost-benefit services is influenced by the offered plans and promotions, and the proper settlement of claims and applications in their companies, showing that these are issues that need to be strengthened in telecommunication services companies.

PURPOSE Primary care visits for children with acute respiratory infections frequently result in antibiotic prescriptions, although antibiotics have limited benefits for common acute respiratory infections and can cause harms, including antibiotic resistance. Parental demands are often blamed for antibiotic prescription. We aimed to explore parents’ beliefs about antibiotic necessity, quantify their expectations of antibiotic benefit, and report experiences of other management options and exposure to and preferences for shared decision making. METHODS We conducted computer-assisted telephone interviews in an Australia-wide community sample of primary caregivers, hereafter referred to as parents, of children aged 1 to 12 years, using random digit dialing of household landline telephones. RESULTS Of the 14,505 telephone numbers called, 10,340 were eligible numbers; 589 potentially eligible parents were reached, of whom 401 were interviewed. Most believed antibiotics provide benefits for common acute respiratory infections, especially for acute otitis media (92%), although not using them, particularly for acute cough and sore throat, was sometimes acceptable. Parents grossly overestimated the mean benefit of antibiotics on illness symptom duration by 5 to 10 times, and believed they reduce the likelihood of complications. The majority, 78%, recognized antibiotics may cause harm. Recalling the most recent relevant doctor visit, 44% of parents reported at least some discussion about why antibiotics might be used; shared decision making about antibiotic use was inconsistent, while 75% wanted more involvement in future decisions. CONCLUSIONS Some parents have misperceptions about antibiotic use for acute respiratory infections, highlighting the need for improved communication during visits, including shared decision making to address overoptimistic expectations of antibiotics. Such communication should be one of several strategies that is used to reduce antibiotic use.

Breast density reduces the sensitivity of mammography and is a moderate independent risk factor for breast cancer. Virginia is one of 24 states that currently require notification of patients when they have dense breasts. However, little is known about what women in the general population know about breast density. This survey study assessed knowledge about breast density and about its impact on mammography and breast cancer risk.A random sample of 1024 Virginia women between ages 35 and 70 years without breast cancer, reached by landline and cell phone, who completed a 24-minute interview. Bivariate and multivariate analysis was performed.Thirty-six percent of respondents had been informed about their breast density. These women were more likely to be familiar with the term "breast density." Seventy-five percent of respondents reported being either somewhat or very familiar with risk factors for breast cancer, but1% spontaneously listed breast density as a risk factor. About half of women who had a mammogram in the last year were aware of their breast density. Overall, only one in five women were aware that density reduces the sensitivity of mammography and only one in eight were aware that density increases breast cancer risk. Very few respondents (5.3%) were able to correctly answer three density knowledge questions. Lower-education, African-American, and Jewish women were less knowledgeable about breast density.Although women are becoming aware of the term "breast density," they may not understand its relationship to cancer detection on mammography and, especially, its relationship to breast cancer risk.

In recent years, most RDD telephone surveys have introduced a cellphone frame to augment the landline sample to improve coverage and reduce variance. Due to a number of challenges it can be more expensive to complete cellphone interviews and often, for this reason, the proportion of the total sample allocated to the cell phone frame has been kept artificially small to reduce costs. As more people shift away from using landlines it becomes increasingly important to increase the allocation of RDD sample to the cellphone frame. We investigate the effectiveness of the Cell-Wins service provided by Marketing Systems Group which flags cellphone numbers that are actively being used by a person at the time the flag is applied. If accurate, this flag could reduce data collection costs by identifying nonworking numbers prior to data collection. This paper presents an assessment of this flag in the State of Ohio by which we (1) assess the under coverage rate if identified inactive telephone numbers were excluded from the sampling population and (2) determine the cost efficiency associated with excluding telephone numbers identified as inactive. We found that the accuracy of the Cell-Wins flag was high for telephone numbers identified as inactive and only introduced an under coverage rate of 2.4%. Furthermore, we determined that utilizing the Cell-Wins flag was cost efficient decreasing data collection costs a net 12%.

The Pacific Telecommunications Council - a non-profit dedicated to variety of ICT technologies - is about to celebrate its fortieth year. Earlier this year, a far-reaching "executive insight roundtable" discussion re-viewed the intersection of emerging trends in cloud, fog/edge, IoT, and networks. Participants spanned a variety of industries, including cloud SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS firms, mobile and landline operators, colocation and interconnection firms, open source soft-ware companies, and industry and financial analysts and investors.

Objective To document the use of contraception by a representative sample of Australian women aged 16–49 years and compare it with 2001–2002. Methods Women were asked about their use of contraception and method used or reason for non-use during computer-assisted telephone interviews in 2012–2013. Women were sampled by random digit dialling of landline and mobile phones (participation rate 67.2%). Results Of a weighted sample of 5654 heterosexually active women interviewed 81% were using a method of contraception including sterilisation; this amounts to 66% of all women aged 16–49. Of those who were not using a method, 42% were pregnant or wanted a baby, 25% said they or their partners were infertile, 5% were currently not having intercourse, 3% were past menopause and 25% were apparently at risk of unintended pregnancy. Of those who used a method, 33% used oral contraceptives, 30% condoms and 19% sterilisation as their primary method. Use of condoms, intrauterine devices, implants and emergency contraception has increased since 2002, and use of sterilisation has fallen. Method used varied by age group, location, occupational group, relationship status and parity. A third of women had ever used emergency contraception, with the highest rate among women in their 20s. Conclusion Australian women have access to a wide range of effective contraceptive methods. Implications Given the high levels of use, most unintended pregnancies in Australia are likely to be attributable to method failure or inconsistent use.

Exploring innovative cellular architectures to achieve enhanced system capacity and good coverage has become a critical issue towards realizing the next generation of wireless communications. In this context, this paper proposes a novel concept of Universal Intelligent Small Cell (UnISCell) for enabling the densification of the next generation of cellular networks. The proposed novel concept envisions an integrated platform of providing a strong linkage between different stakeholders such as\ud street lighting networks, landline telephone networks and future wireless networks, and is universal in nature being independent of the operating frequency bands and traffic types. The main motivating factors for the proposed small cell concept are the need of public infrastructure re-engineering, and the recent advances in several enabling technologies. First, we highlight the main concepts of the proposed UnISCell platform. Subsequently, we present two deployment scenarios for the proposed UnISCell concept considering infrastructure sharing and service sharing as important aspects. We then describe the key future\ud technologies for enabling the proposed UnISCell concept and present a use case example with the help of numerical results. Finally, we conclude this article by providing some interesting future recommendations.

Objective:To examine the pattern and correlates of public support for twelve public health interventions aimed at reducing sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption.Design:Cross-sectional population-based survey. Respondents were recruited using a random digit dialling procedure (landline telephone) and a random selection of telephone numbers (mobile telephone). Sampling quotas were applied for age, and the sample was stratified according to administrative regions.Setting:The province of Québec, Canada.Subjects:One thousand adults aged between 18 and 64 years and able to answer the survey questionnaire in French or English.Results:Support was observed for a number of public health interventions, but the more intrusive approaches were less supported. Support for taxation as well as for sale and access restriction was positively associated with the perceived relevance of the government intervention, perceived effectiveness, and perceived associations between SSB consumption and chronic diseases. Believing that SSB consumption is a personal choice and daily consumption were generally negatively associated with strong support and positively associated with strong opposition. Sparse associations between sociodemographic and socio-economic characteristics were observed, with the exception of sex and age: women were generally more likely to support the examined public health strategies, while younger respondents were less likely to express support.Conclusions:Increasing perceived effectiveness and government responsibility for addressing the issue of SSB consumption could lead to increased support for SSB interventions. Increasing the belief that SSB consumption could be associated with chronic diseases would increase support, but SSB consumers and younger individuals are expected to be resistant.