Case Assignment: Current Knowledge

Case Assignment: Current Knowledge
Case Assignment: Current Knowledge
Case Assignment: Current Knowledge
Week 2 discussion Experiences With Healthcare Information Systems Share your experiences with healthcare information systems, past or present. Has it been an easy transition or difficult? Why do you believe your experience has been positive or negative? If you are currently not working, how has the medical record exposure in nursing school impacted your current knowledge?
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Diarrhoea incidence has been increasing progressively over the past years in developed countries, including Singapore, despite the accessibility and availability to clean water, well-established sanitation infrastructures and regular hygiene promotion. The aim of this study is to determine the current knowledge, attitude and behaviour of hand and food hygiene, and the potential risk factors of diarrhoea in a residential community of Singapore.
Methods
A cross-sectional study was conducted within a residential area in the west of Singapore from June to August 2013. A total of 1,156 household units were randomly sampled and invited to participate in an interviewer-assisted survey using standardised questionnaires. Descriptive, univariate and multivariate analyses were performed using descriptive statistics, Fisher’s Exact test and multivariate logistic regression modelling, respectively. R program was used for all statistical analysis. All tests were conducted at 5 % level of significance with 95 % confidence intervals (CI) reported where applicable.
Results
A total of 240 units (20.8 %) consented and responded to the survey invitation. About 77 % of the expected knowledge and attitude were observed in at least 80 % of the participants, compared to only about 31 % of the expected behaviours and practises. Being single [adjusted odds ratio (AOR)?=?2.29; 95 % CI?=?1.16-4.48], having flu in the past six month (AOR?=?3.24; 95 % CI?=?1.74-6.06), preferred self-medication (AOR?=?2.07; 95 % CI?=?1.06–4.12) were risk factors of diarrhoea. Washing hands with water before attending to children or sick persons (AOR?=?0.30; 95 % CI?=?0.11–0.82), washing hands with water (AOR?=?0.16; 95 % CI?=?0.05–0.45) and water with soap (AOR?=?0.29; 95 % CI?=?0.12–0.72) after attending to children or sick persons, and hand washing between 30 s to a minute (AOR?=?0.44; 95 % CI?=?0.20-0.90) were protective factors against diarrhoea.Case Assignment: Current Knowledge