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| Title |
What is cholera? A preliminary study on caretakers’ knowledge in Bangladesh
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| Published in |
Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, February 2016
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| DOI | 10.1186/s41043-016-0040-6 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Charlotte C. Tamason, Suhella M. Tulsiani, A. K. Siddique, Bilqis A. Hoque, Peter K. Mackie Jensen |
| Abstract |
Cholera has afflicted the Indian sub-continent for centuries, predominantly in West Bengal and modern-day Bangladesh. This preliminary study aims to understand the current level of knowledge of cholera in female Bangladeshi caretakers, which is important in the outcome of the disease and its spread. A pilot study was conducted among 85 women in Bangladesh using qualitative questionnaires to explore the ability of female caretakers in identifying cholera and its transmission. The survey revealed that though all the female caretakers were aware of the term "cholera," nearly a third of the respondents did not associate diarrhea with cholera or mentioned symptoms that could not be caused by cholera (29 %). Approximately half of the respondents associated water with the cause of cholera (56 %) and only 8 % associated cholera with sanitation or hygiene. Shame and stigma (54 %) were more commonly described than death (47 %) as negative effects of cholera. The results from this study are suggestive of a need for reformulation of cholera and diarrhea communication. Messaging should be based on signs of dehydration, foregoing the use of medical terminology. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 6 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 17% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 17% |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 17% |
| Denmark | 1 | 17% |
| Unknown | 2 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 33% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 33% |
| Scientists | 2 | 33% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 47 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 47 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 15% |
| Researcher | 7 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 7 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 4 | 9% |
| Lecturer | 2 | 4% |
| Other | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 19 | 40% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 4 | 9% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 3 | 6% |
| Engineering | 3 | 6% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 4% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 4% |
| Other | 11 | 23% |
| Unknown | 22 | 47% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 5. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 08 December 2016.
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#7,263,349
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#186
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#111,607
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#2
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So far Altmetric has tracked 622 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a little more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 7.1. This one has gotten more attention than average, scoring higher than 70% of its peers.
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