PURPOSE to evaluate the proportion of self-referred screening participants having various psychological barriers and the factors associated with these barriers. METHODS A territory-wide bowel cancer screening centre sent an invitation via the media to all Hong Kong residents aged 50-70 years who were asymptomatic of CRC to join a free screening programme. Upon attendance they were requested t...

This study examined Mexican American college students' perceptions of career-related barriers and the relationship between perceptions and the students' sense of control over and responsibility for career decision making. Mexican American students (57 men and 68 women) at a state-supported university in the Southwest completed a demographic questionnaire and two career assessments: the Career B...

BACKGROUND The complexity of malaria and public health policy responses presents social, financial, cultural, and institutional barriers to policymaking at multiple stages in the policy process. These barriers reduce the effectiveness of health policy in achieving national goals. METHODS We conducted a structured literature review to characterize malaria policy barriers, and we engaged stakeh...

this study aimed to identify barriers of hydrothermal fish business in golestan province. study was a descriptive survey. t he statistical population of the study consisted of all 147 aquaculture hydrothermal fish growers and all of them were selected using census method. information was gathered through a questionnaire which its face validity was confirmed by experts of agricultural extension ...

Exporters and multinationals are larger and more productive than their domestic counterparts. In addition to productivity, financial constraints and labor market constraints might constitute barriers to entry into foreign markets. We present new empirical evidence on the extensive and intensive margin of exports and FDI based on detailed micro-level data of German firms. Our paper has three mai...