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Objective To evaluate the effect of information-knowledge-attitude-practice (IKAP) theory-based health education interventions on clonorchiasis control among community residents and primary school students in Torch High-tech Development Zone of Zhongshan City, so as to provide insights into formulation of clonorchiasis control strategies among different types of populations. Methods Residents were randomly sampled from two communities and students from two primary schools using a random cluster sampling method in Torch High-tech Development Zone, Zhongshan City from 2019 to 2021, and health education pertaining to clonorchiasis control was performed based on the IKAP theory. The changes in the awareness of basic clonorchiasis control knowledge and belief, self-reported risk of Clonorchis sinensis infections and dietary behaviors were compared among community residents and primary school students before and after health education interventions. Results The participants included 146 male and 151 female community residents and 158 male and 153 female primary school students, with no significant difference detected in gender distribution (χ2 = 0.16, P > 0.05). The mean awareness of basic clonorchiasis control knowledge increased by 44.71% and 43.28% among primary school students and community residents 6 months following health education, and there were significant differences in the awareness of each item of basic clonorchiasis control knowledge before and after health education (χ2 = 41.53 to 284.44, all P values < 0.05). The proportions of primary school students and community residents thinking very high and high risks of C. sinensis infections increased from 9.35% and 6.71% before health education to 22.15% and 37.75% after health education, but only the difference of the attitudes in community residents achieve statistical significance (χ2 = 92.18, P < 0.05). The frequency of separation of raw and cooked foods with chopping board and knife significantly increased among community residents and primary school students following health education (χ2 = 16.04 to 62.65, all P values < 0.05). The frequency of eating raw freshwater fish (χ2 = 32.85, P < 0.05), fish congee (χ2 = 7.02, P < 0.05) and fish fillet hot pot (χ2 = 4.88, P < 0.05) significantly reduced among primary school students following health education, while only the frequency and proportions of eating raw freshwater fish have significantly reduced in community residents (χ2 = 11.77, P < 0.05). Conclusions Health education interventions based on the IKAP theory are effective to increase the awareness of clonorchiasis control knowledge and improve dietary behaviors associated with C. sinensis infections among community residents and primary school students in Zhongshan City.
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Background:During the outbreak of the deadly respiratory coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the 20192022 period, many South African institutions of higher learning adopted online learning management systems (LMS) to share information and salvage the academic project. This adoption was fraught with challenges including a lack or preparedness, resources and strategy on how to manage change. Objectives: The study examined the challenges faced while using an online LMS as an information sharing platform in academia, specifically in a rural-based university in South Africa during (COVID-19) lockdown period. In addition, the study also explored the state of readiness of the rural-based university to transition to an online LMS. Method: A quantitative research methodology was used to collect data through the administration of a survey to respondents from a rural-based university. The target population for the study was students and academic staff. Results: The study revealed that online learning management provided a collaborative knowledge and information sharing platform. This study established that LMS enabled the university to continue sharing knowledge and interact with their students, staff, and stakeholders to continue to facilitate teaching and learning. Internet connectivity, a lack of preparedness and data costs were cited as key challenges. Conclusion: This study highlighted how an online LMS was used as a collaborative and knowledge sharing platform during a global crisis. Contribution: The study contributes to information and knowledge sharing disciplines to create awareness to authorities on the importance of technology during a crisis.
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Humans , Male , Female , COVID-19ABSTRACT
Health librarians in the role of a knowledge broker can encourage health care workers to use evidence based health information. The knowledge broker role is an intervention dedicated to translating knowledge into action originating from the evidence-based medicine campaign. The Chitambo Emergency Care Communications Project through its knowledge component work strand has visualisations of converting knowledge into action to improve emergency care response by health workers, through the implementation of the knowledge broker role for health care workers in Chitambo district, Central Zambia. Implementation of the knowledge broker activity for Chitambo adopted a framework purposefully designed to build capacity for health librarians by the National Health Service Education for Scotland. The knowledge to action model can be useful in providing the relevant information to improve patient outcomes for healthcare workers. These knowledge gaps can be alleviated by knowledge brokering as it straddles through any knowledge gaps between the health workers' knowledge and their service delivery practice.
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Librarians , Knowledge , Delivery of Health Care , Evidence-Based Practice , Libraries, Medical , Decision Support Systems, Clinical , Emergency Medical ServicesABSTRACT
Introducing information-knowledge-wisdom transformation law and its four sub processes including information acquisition,recognition,decision and implementation,the paper summarizes the process of Evidence-based Medicine (EBM) information services,analyzes the scope of carrying out EBM information services by the hospital library under the guidance of new perspective,and discusses the specific forms of EBM information services by exampling the practice of EBM information services carried out by the library of the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing University of Medical Sciences.
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The information-knowledge-intelligence transformation rules were introduced as the theory for the transformation of information service main body for evidence-based medicine according to the analysis of domestic and foreign institutional main body and personal main body for the information service of evidence-based medicine.It was proposed that medical library as the institutional main body should be transformed into information repository + thinking library and clinical medical librarians as the personal main body should be transformed into evidence witness + decision making adviser with associated literacy.
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Este trabalho, utilizando-se de metodologia colaborativa, apresenta estudo exploratório sobre saberes informacionais de alunos ingressantes do curso de Biblioteconomia, da Escola de Comunicações e Artes da Universidade de São Paulo, que cursaram a disciplina "Fundamentos de Biblioteconomia, Documentação e Ciência da Informação no primeiro semestre de 2008. O estudo constou de acompanhamento da preparação e da apresentação de seminários pelos grupos de alunos. A pesquisa permitiu verificar que a maioria dos estudantes possui domínio de alguns saberes informacionais, mas que, em geral, estes não orgânica e suficientemente desenvolvidos, tendo em vista exigências da construção de conhecimentos acadêmicos solidamente fundamentados. Além de concluir sobre a importância do apoio dado pelo pesquisador/mediador ao grupo, o trabalho concluiu também que os saberes informacionais são de ordem relacional e sua apropriação envolve, em permanente e complexa dinâmica, não apenas habilidades e competências, mas especialmente atitudes e valores frente ao conhecimento...
This research utilizes a collaborative methodology to present an exploratory study about information knowledge of students enrolling in the biblioteconomy course at the School of Comunication an Arts (Escola de Comunicações de Artes) of the University of São Paulo and who had already studied the discipline "The Fundamentals of Biblioteconomy, Documentation and Information Science" (Fundamentos de Biblioteconomia, Documentação e Ciência da Informação) during the first semester of 2008. The research consisted in monitoring the preparation and presentation of seminary by the students groups. The research permitted the verification that most students had some informational knowledge dominance, but in general, the knowledge is not actively and sufficiently developed, considering the requirements of construction of solidy founded academic knowledge. Besides concluding about the importance of the support offered to the group by the researcher/facilitator, on the other hand, it also concludes that informational knowledge is relational and its appropriation, in permanent and complex dynamic, not only involves abilities and competencies, but also the overall knowledge attitudes and values...