… Study population and data collection This was a cross-sectional survey of a random sample
of civil servants … Civil servants in the present study refer to those who perform public duties …

… , SD 8.5) [30], as observed in the population of civil servants in this study. Previous studies
have shown that low numeracy reduces adherence to medication, skews perceptions of the …

… no prior study that has been conducted in the current study area. … government civil servants
in urban pastoralist areas is essential to verify the extent of the problem. Therefore, this study …

… of this study need to be addressed. First, because our study is a cross-sectional study, the
causal … Second, because the response rate in our study was rather low, our subjects might not …

… among civil servants. For example, one … one cross-sectional survey that was conducted
among 141 adult male and female staff of one public university in Ghana [14]. Although this study …

… This cross-sectional study among Ghanaian civil servants showed a central obesity
prevalence of 31.2%. This is consistent with the findings of Owiredu et al., [9] among Ghanaian …

… civil servants in this study was extremely low, which could be related to the fact that inflation
has a significant impact on civil servants … fact that the public civil servants in this study had a …

… The study involved a cross‐sectional survey carried out from October 2015 to February
2016 among 1504 subjects aged from 18 to 75 years of age. Receiver operating characteristic (…

… data for some of the study variables. The cross-sectional design excludes cohort members
who had … Finally, the cross-sectional design is not ideal for this analysis, as it excludes cohort …

… was conducted and written permission was received from the affiliated hospital before starting
this study. After the nurses and civil servants received explanation on the aim of the study, …