MRSA model of learning and adaptation: a qualitative study among the general public.

ABSTRACT:

Background

More people in the US now die from Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections than from HIV/AIDS. Often acquired in healthcare facilities or during healthcare procedures, the extremely high incidence of MRSA infections and the dangerously low levels of literacy regarding antibiotic resistance in the general public are on a collision course. Traditional medical approaches to infection control and the conventional attitude healthcare practitioners adopt toward public education are no longer adequate to avoid this collision. This study helps us understand how people acquire and process new information and then adapt behaviours based on learning.

Methods

Using constructivist theory, semi-structured face-to-face and phone interviews were conducted to

SUBMITTER: Rohde RE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3342089 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature