The Future of Tobacco Industry Amidst of COVID-19 -A Case of Malawi Producing Country

Xuelian, Wu

doi:10.26717/bjstr.2020.27.004566

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“…Little did the world know that was just the beginning of the deadly viral disease and it would later bring the whole world to a halt. [1][2][3] The disease proved later to be highly contagious and traveled to the rest of the world at warp speed. On January 13, 2020, the first imported case was also reported in Thailand and after that cases were reported in Japan and many other countries.…”

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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Preventative Practices (KAPs) Towards COVID-19 Among International Students in China

Wu¹,

Munthali²

2021

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The study aimed to find out about the knowledge, attitudes, and preventative practices of COVID-19 among international students in China during the pandemic. Material and Methods: A cross-section survey was conducted among 300 international students from 13 different universities in Hubei province of China between March and April 2020 which relied upon convenience sampling method. Results: Out of 300 respondents, 153 (51%) of the respondents were female students, of which the majority were single, undergraduate students who were doing medicine (163, 54.3%) and engineering programs (68, 22.7%). The majority of international students had an impressive knowledge on the causes, risks, and spread of COVID-19, and that they were no misconception of the pandemic 229 (76%) to 281 (98%) respectively. These students also demonstrated a markedly positive attitude towards the virus and a feeling that they were almost completely safe being in China (264, 84%). Variations were found on Knowledge scores in age group (P<0.01) and majors (P=0.025), attitude scores on major of study (P=0.015), and experience (P<0.01). Furthermore, the results revealed that all the students (300, 100%) adhered to and practiced set preventive measures against COVID-19 and that there was a positive correlation between attitudes and preventative practices (r=0.219, P<0.01). Conclusion: This study found that social media platform was contributing enormously towards information dissemination and Chinese universities were commended for their continuous notifications on COVID-19 which helped students to have full knowledge. This, in turn, was instrumental in helping students to form good attitudes and practices towards COVID-19.

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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Preventative Practices (KAPs) Towards COVID-19 Among International Students in China

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2021

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“…This literature review paper was conducted in August 2020 by following PRISMA guidelines for conducting systematic literature reviews and other methodologies used by other researchers in conducting literature reviews [19][20][21]as shown in Figure 1…”

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Impact of One Belt,One Road Initiatives on African Infrastructure Development

Kayembe

Banda

Mbughi

et al. 2020

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Background: China is one of the developing countries that has witnessed tremendous growth in all sectors of development. One of the strategies that China is using is the reintroduction of the 21st Century Silk Road Economic Belt Development Initiative which moves across the world creating trade partners all around the world. Some of the African countries are among the beneficiaries se in this initiate especially in terms of infrastructure development which is ranked behind as compared to other developments. Aim of the study: This review was aimed at finding out the impacts of OBRI on infrastructure development in African countries. Methods: The data were retrieved from the databases of Scopus, Google Scholars, Web of science with papers that were written in English in the month of September to November 2020. Results: The results of the study indicated that OBRI has positively impacted many participating countries in Africa. However, it is also argued that many African countries over depend on the loans provided through this strategy which acts as a burden. Conclusion: This study recommends that African countries should be underrating clearly the terms of the agreements during the time of signing of the loan agreements by even assessing their capacity to pay back. Besides, African countries should civically educate people on the ownership of these projects for sustainability

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“…Coronavirus (COVID- 19) which started at the end of December 2019 in Wuhan China is still causing pervasive impacts in all the areas of life globally [1][2][3]. Until today, many scientists are still working on different types of therapy that could prove successful [4].…”

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Effects of Government Actions on Safety and Security Perceptions of International Students during COVID-19 Pandemic in China

Munthali

Xuelian

et al. 2021

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Introduction: International students’ safety and security matters as they are migrants and foreigners belonging to a special minority group of people that need to be protected each and every time based on diplomatic ties on international endeavors. This study examines the effects of government actions in regards to safety and security perceptions of international students in Hubei Province, China during COVID-19 Pandemic. Materials and Methods: A cross- sectional survey design was conducted in March 2020 involving 13 different universities in Hubei province of China. Data was collected through an online Microsoft questionnaire which was sent to selected universities that were purposively and conveniently sampled. Results: 300 questionnaires were received out of 392, representing a response rate of 76.5%. Majority of the respondents were in the age group of <30 years representing 92.3%, almost 96% were single. 79% were undergraduate students, and among these, 64% had stayed in China for over 2 years. It was also revealed that more than half (51.7%) were Christians and more than one third (37%) were muslims. There was a positive correlation between social distance measures and safety and security perceptions while no correlation was found between information dissemination and safety and security perception. Lastly, students were materially supported with their respective authorities and that the political will was good. Conclusion: The actions of the government especially through the social distance measures have proved to positively increase international students’ safety and security perceptions. Further, authorities tried to facilitate material and social support to the students. We recommend authorities to continue putting the safety and security of international students at their heart as demonstrated in China.

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The Future of Tobacco Industry Amidst of COVID-19 -A Case of Malawi Producing Country

Cited by 14 publications

References 13 publications

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Preventative Practices (KAPs) Towards COVID-19 Among International Students in China

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Preventative Practices (KAPs) Towards COVID-19 Among International Students in China

Impact of One Belt,One Road Initiatives on African Infrastructure Development

Effects of Government Actions on Safety and Security Perceptions of International Students during COVID-19 Pandemic in China

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