Prediction of diseases would help physicians to make informal decision regarding the type of trea... more Prediction of diseases would help physicians to make informal decision regarding the type of treatment. Jaundice is the most common condition that requires medical attention in newborn babies. Although most newborns develop some degree of jaundice, a high level bilirubin puts a newborn at risk of bilirubin encephalopathy and kernicterus, which are rare but still occur in Egypt. This paper presents a new weighted rough set framework for early intervention and prevention of neurological dysfunction and kernicterus that are catastrophic sequels of neonatal jaundice. The obtained results illustrate that the weighted rough set can provide significantly more accurate and reliable predictive accuracy than well known algorithms such as weighted SVM and decision tree considering the fact that physicians do not have any estimation about probability of jaundice appearance.
Breastfeeding is a key public health measure to protect and promote the health of one of the most... more Breastfeeding is a key public health measure to protect and promote the health of one of the most vulnerable groups of the population*infants and children. Northern Ireland, however, has one of the lowest breastfeeding rates in the world. This paper reports the results of a questionnaire survey of 120 mothers attending mother and toddler groups in a socio-economically deprived area of Belfast Northern Ireland. Mothers' attitudes to breastfeeding were measured by the Iowa Infant Feeding Attitude Scale (IIFAS). In line with previous research, mothers who were older, had a husband or partner, who were of higher social class and who had themselves been breastfed as a child were more likely to breastfeed their own children. It was found that high scores on the IIFAS were significantly associated with breastfeeding and exclusive breastfeeding. However, of the 57% of study participants who reported that they had initiated breastfeeding, the majority (85.4%) reported that they had breastfed for less than the six months recommended by the World Health Organisation. Breastfeeding mothers reported that health benefits and information were the main reasons for their choice of feeding method and were more likely to rate information received from health professionals positively. Bottlefeeding mothers rated convenience, experience and ''the norm'' as the main reasons for choice of feeding and were more likely to rate information from health professionals negatively. The authors conclude that Northern Irish society needs to proactively encourage a positive breastfeeding culture and that the IIFAS may be useful in targeting interventions.
Prediction of diseases would help physicians to make informal decision regarding the type of trea... more Prediction of diseases would help physicians to make informal decision regarding the type of treatment. Jaundice is the most common condition that requires medical attention in newborn babies. Although most newborns develop some degree of jaundice, a high level bilirubin puts a newborn at risk of bilirubin encephalopathy and kernicterus, which are rare but still occur in Egypt. This paper presents a new weighted rough set framework for early intervention and prevention of neurological dysfunction and kernicterus that are catastrophic sequels of neonatal jaundice. The obtained results illustrate that the weighted rough set can provide significantly more accurate and reliable predictive accuracy than well known algorithms such as weighted SVM and decision tree considering the fact that physicians do not have any estimation about probability of jaundice appearance.
Breastfeeding is a key public health measure to protect and promote the health of one of the most... more Breastfeeding is a key public health measure to protect and promote the health of one of the most vulnerable groups of the population*infants and children. Northern Ireland, however, has one of the lowest breastfeeding rates in the world. This paper reports the results of a questionnaire survey of 120 mothers attending mother and toddler groups in a socio-economically deprived area of Belfast Northern Ireland. Mothers' attitudes to breastfeeding were measured by the Iowa Infant Feeding Attitude Scale (IIFAS). In line with previous research, mothers who were older, had a husband or partner, who were of higher social class and who had themselves been breastfed as a child were more likely to breastfeed their own children. It was found that high scores on the IIFAS were significantly associated with breastfeeding and exclusive breastfeeding. However, of the 57% of study participants who reported that they had initiated breastfeeding, the majority (85.4%) reported that they had breastfed for less than the six months recommended by the World Health Organisation. Breastfeeding mothers reported that health benefits and information were the main reasons for their choice of feeding method and were more likely to rate information received from health professionals positively. Bottlefeeding mothers rated convenience, experience and ''the norm'' as the main reasons for choice of feeding and were more likely to rate information from health professionals negatively. The authors conclude that Northern Irish society needs to proactively encourage a positive breastfeeding culture and that the IIFAS may be useful in targeting interventions.
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