Attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccination of pregnant and lactating women in Hungary

Objectives: This study has three purposes. First, we explore the percentage of the population that is vaccinated and the factors that contribute to whether or not an individual takes up COVID-19 vaccination. Second, we also look at how pregnant and lactating women (PLW) take up vaccination. Third, we reveal what the public think about PLW receiving vaccines. Methods: Questionnaire data collection was carried out online using the quota method among Hungarians aged 18–65 with Internet access. The survey was carried out between 29th November and 11th December 2021. A total of 1,000 participants completed the questionnaire. Results: A total of 66.4% of the respondents aged 18–65 received vaccination. There were significant differences across sociodemographic variables in vaccination: men and individuals with more education, better perceived financial status, and personal experience with COVID-19 were more likely to be vaccinated. PLW were less likely to be vaccinated, partly due to their fear of vaccines’ side-effects. More than one third of the participants do not agree with PLW having COVID-19 vaccination. In general, attitudes toward vaccination of PLW differed significantly by social group. Men and individuals with tertiary educa- tion and better financial situation, who knew somebody who had died of COVID-19 infection, and who had been vaccinated were more likely to accept vaccination for both pregnant women and lactating mothers. Conclusions: Acceptance of receiving COVID-19 vaccina- tion depends on social status; thus, targeted campaigns are required. In addition, PLW are afraid of vaccines’ side effects, so they should be provided information, just as there is a need to increase public information on this topic

Attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccination of pregnant and lactating women in Hungary

Objectives: This study has three purposes. First, we explore the percentage of the population that is vaccinated and the factors that contribute to whether or not an individual takes up COVID-19 vaccination. Second, we also look at how pregnant and lactating women (PLW) take up vaccination. Third, we reveal what the public think about PLW receiving vaccines. Methods: Questionnaire data collection was carried out online using the quota method among Hungarians aged 18–65 with Internet access. The survey was carried out between 29th November and 11th December 2021. A total of 1,000 participants completed the questionnaire. Results: A total of 66.4% of the respondents aged 18–65 received vaccination. There were significant differences across sociodemographic variables in vaccination: men and individuals with more education, better perceived financial status, and personal experience with COVID-19 were more likely to be vaccinated. PLW were less likely to be vaccinated, partly due to their fear of vaccines’ side-effects. More than one third of the participants do not agree with PLW having COVID-19 vaccination. In general, attitudes toward vaccination of PLW differed significantly by social group. Men and individuals with tertiary educa- tion and better financial situation, who knew somebody who had died of COVID-19 infection, and who had been vaccinated were more likely to accept vaccination for both pregnant women and lactating mothers. Conclusions: Acceptance of receiving COVID-19 vaccina- tion depends on social status; thus, targeted campaigns are required. In addition, PLW are afraid of vaccines’ side effects, so they should be provided information, just as there is a need to increase public information on this topic

Érzékelő-értelmező topografikus számítógépek - természet motiválta architektúrák és elektronikai implementációk (multidiszciplináris tudományos iskola) = Sensing-understanding topographic computers - bioinspired architectures and electronic implementations

A tervezett multidiszciplináris kutatómunka a jelzett időszakban sok új elemmel bővült és az eredeti célkitűzéseken túl ma átfogja a következő tematikai elemeket: - a celluláris érzékelő hullám-számitógép architektúrák széles körét - a nanotechnológia, a mikroelektronika (beleértve a MEMS) és az optoelektronika területeit, - a nano-bio technológia és molekuláris biológia kapcsolódó elemeit, - a neurobiológiai (''konstrukciók'') funkcionális elemzését, - a multimodális érzékelésen és ennek elemzésén keresztül a szemantikus beágyazást és - a humán nyelvtechnológia új irányzatait. Az eredmények közül kiemeljük a celluláris vizuális mikroprocesszorral végzett munkákra vonatkozóakat a sokcsatornás emlős retina modellezés, az echokardiogáfiás diagnózis, immune válasz inspirálta sok célpontos azonositás, optikai folyam számitás, a többcélpontos elemzés és követés, valamint a multimodális fűzió és a téridőbeli kaotikus attraktorok azonositása területén. A nanoantennák terbezése, valamint a siketek mobiltelefonja és a humán nyelvtechnológia , továbbú a tapintás érzékelés terén is jelentős eredmények születtek. | The main fields of the doctoral school are as follows: - cellular wave-computer architectures - nanotechnology, microelectronics (including MEMS) and optoelectronics - nano-bio technology and related fields of molecular biology - neuromorphic functional modelling of some parts of the sensory organs and systems - multimodal sensing and fusion including the semantic embedding - key aspects and algorithms of human language technology The following results are some highlights among the main results, namely, the neuromorphic multichannel modeling of the mammalian retina, diagnostic tools for echocardiography, immune response inspired many-target identification, optical flow calculation, multitarget identification and tracking, multimodal fusion, spatial-temporal chaotic attractor identification. Important results were published in the fields on nano-antenna design, algorithms for mobile phone use for deaf people, and some key algorithms of human language technology

Knowledge and attitudes of female university students on menstrual cycle and contraception

Socioeconomic changes, as well as the development of new contraceptive modalities may influence women's preferences in the selection of a method of contraception. The aim of this study was to evaluate the knowledge, opinions and attitudes of female university students regarding the menstrual cycle, sexual health and contraception. A questionnaire-based survey was conducted among 2572 female university students in Hungary, Romania and Serbia, between November 2009 and January 2011. A higher proportion of students of health sciences than students of other faculties had appropriate knowledge of the fertile period within a menstrual cycle: 86.0%, 71.5% (p = .02) and 61.1% vs. 71.9% (p < .001), 59.8% and 43.2% (p < .001) in Hungary, Romania and Serbia, respectively. Overall, more than 69% of the female university students believed in the need for monthly menstruation in order to be healthy; however, merely 30 to 40% of them wished to have monthly bleeding. In general, the respondents were aware of the importance of menstruation in relation to sexual health; however, they wished to suppress the menstruation-related symptoms. Differences in the knowledge and attitudes of female university students of the three assessed countries may be explained in part by cultural differences, and in part by the nature of their studies

Spherical LDH−Ag-montmorillonite heterocoagulated system with pH-dependent sol-gel structure for controlled accessibility of AgNPs immobilised on the clay lamellae

BACKGROUND: Problems with memory and decline in cognitive abilities are common during development of dementia. Different kinds of technologies may be useful in supporting persons with dementia and their relatives in daily life. Tracking technologies have the potential to improve independence among persons with dementia. Consequently, the aim of the present study was to describe perceptions of a passive positioning alarm (PPA) among persons with mild dementia. METHODS: A repeated interview study was conducted in Sweden with a strategic sample of 11 persons with mild dementia. Roger's Diffusion of Innovation Theory was used to deductively analyse the data. RESULTS: Regarding the advantages of the PPA, participants described perceived safety and security for, both themselves, and their relatives, as well as freedom and independence. However, they also expressed concern about the cost of the PPA, reflected on who might be the receiver of the alarm from the PPA, emphasized the importance of opportunities to test the device before becoming a user and early introduction before their problems start, thus allowing them to decide for themselves. CONCLUSIONS: Supporting persons with dementia in their own homes using, e.g., a PPA may enable them and their relatives to remain longer in their own homes and be safer in their own neighbourhoods