Knowledge and Attitude Towards ICT Among Medical Record Unit Workers, Northwest Ethiopia, 2018: Institutional Based Cross-Sectional Study
Maru Meseret,
Mihret Tesfu,
Mulunesh Alemayehu,
Yihalem Abebe
Issue:
Volume 8, Issue 1, June 2020
Pages:
1-8
Received:
30 March 2020
Accepted:
14 April 2020
Published:
14 May 2020
Abstract: Background: - In Ethiopian medical care system, medical record unit is an entry to medical care services which is 100% run by non-medical health care workers. Therefore, looking at their knowledge and attitude towards ICT as a pre-requisite to electronic medical record system is mandatory. Methods: Institutional based cross-sectional study design was conducted from November 15, 2017 to 30, and 2017 G. C. Descriptive statistics like frequency tables and percentages were used to present descriptive data. At bivariable analysis, the effect of each independent variable was tested at individual level holding other variables constant against the dependent variable. Finally, variables with p-value<0.2 were taken to multivariate analysis and existence of association was declared for variables with p-value<0.05 at 95% confidence interval. Result: A total of 261 study participants were involved in the study with a response rate of 91.3%. The mean age of the participants was 26 (SD=±6.8) and 111 (42.5%) of their age group was ≤25 years of old. Of all the study participants, 169 (64.8%) of them had adequate knowledge. However, only 141 (54%) of the study participants had favorable attitude towards ICT. At multivariate analysis only residence (AOR=2.56, 95% CI [1.28, 5.10]), workload (AOR=3.67, 95% CI [1.92, 7.00]) and basic computer training (AOR=14.5, 95% CI [6.82, 30.9]) were identified as factors affecting knowledge towards ICT while residence (AOR=7.04, 95% CI [3.5, 14.17]), experience (AOR=1.99, 95% CI [1.06, 3.72]), workload (AOR=2.84, 95% CI [1.5, 5.38]) and availability of a computer (AOR=9.16, 95% CI [4.17, 20.11]) were factors affecting attitude towards ICT. Conclusion and recommendations: The level of knowledge and attitude towards ICT among non-health care provider medical unit workers was very low as per expectations and compared to literatures reviewed in this research. Recruiting additional medical record unit workers, giving training, availing computer, creating a mechanism experience sharing and on job training were recommended to improve the problem.
Abstract: Background: - In Ethiopian medical care system, medical record unit is an entry to medical care services which is 100% run by non-medical health care workers. Therefore, looking at their knowledge and attitude towards ICT as a pre-requisite to electronic medical record system is mandatory. Methods: Institutional based cross-sectional study design w...
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New Orthogonal Binary Sequences Using Quotient Rings Z/nZ Where n Is a Multiple of Some Prime Numbers
Issue:
Volume 8, Issue 1, June 2020
Pages:
9-17
Received:
17 July 2020
Accepted:
27 September 2020
Published:
14 October 2020
Abstract: Orthogonal Sequences (as M-Sequences, Walsh Sequences,…) are used widely at the forward links of communication channels to mix the information on connecting to and at the backward links of these channels to sift through this information is transmitted to reach the receivers this information in a correct form, especially in the pilot channels, the Sync channels, and the Traffic channel. This research is useful to generate new sets of orthogonal sequences (with the bigger lengths and the bigger minimum distance that assists to increase secrecy of these information and increase the possibility of correcting mistakes resulting in the channels of communication) from quotient rings Z/nZ, where Z is the integers and n is not of the form pm, where p is prime, replacing each event number by zero and each odd number by one, also, the increase in the natural number does not necessarily lead to an increase in the size of the biggest orthogonal set in the corresponding quotient ring. The length of any sequence in a biggest orthogonal set in the quotient ring Z/nZ is n and the minimum distance is between (n-3)/2 and (n-1)/2 and the sequences can be used as keywords or passwords for secret messages.
Abstract: Orthogonal Sequences (as M-Sequences, Walsh Sequences,…) are used widely at the forward links of communication channels to mix the information on connecting to and at the backward links of these channels to sift through this information is transmitted to reach the receivers this information in a correct form, especially in the pilot channels, the S...
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