Assignment:
Purpose: Comment the Discussion
Thing to Remember:
• Answer this discussion with opinions/ideas creatively and clearly. Supports post using several outside, peer-reviewed sources.
• 1 References, find resources that are 5 years or less
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Topic 1: Define and Describe Your Foreground and Background Information
My original PICOT questions looked at young females ages 16-25 that get annual STD checks compared to those that do not and the effect it has on their sexual behavior/practices after a year. I decided to add to my intervention getting STD checks as well as counseling and change the age range of the females to 15-29 years olds. I think educating young people on STD's and the importance of safe sex can have an impact on their behavior. According to Folasayo et al (2017) study on university students in Malaysia, they found that risky sexual behavior among students was alarming and that many did not practice safe sex. This means that an appropriate intervention would be to implement and revisit STD education in both schools and universities. In my patient population, the reason I am picking specifically female is because STD's are highest among 15-29 years olds with women very vulnerable because a lot of STD's are silent and if not treated can cause many problems like infertility, cancer, and ectopic pregnancies (Forrester 1994).
When taking a clinical problem and trying to research the best way to design a PICOT question we must look at our background information and foreground information (Melynk & Fineout-Overhault 2015). The background questions in this case would be the what, where, when why and how. In this case the general questions would be how does STD education for young people effect their sexual behavior. This would then lead to the foreground questions, which are more specific and can be answered from scientific evidence. The foreground question would look something like how does annual STD checks/counseling affect safe sex practices among young people compared to those young people that don't get annual check ups and counseling.
References
Folasayo, A. T., Oluwasegun, A. J., Samsudin, S., Saudi, S. S., Osman, M., & Hamat, R. A. (2017). Assessing the Knowledge Level, Attitudes, Risky Behaviors and Preventive Practices on Sexually Transmitted Diseases among University Students as Future Healthcare Providers in the Central Zone of Malaysia: A Cross-Sectional Study. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health, 14(2), doi:10.3390/ijerph1402015
Forrester, C. (1994). STD education for female TAFE STUDENTS. Youth Studies Australia, 13(4), 45.
Melynk, B. & Fineout-Overholt, E. (2015). Asking Compelling, Clinical Questions. In Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing & Healthcare: A Guide to Best Practice (3rd ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer Health.