Melaku Wale, Solomon Gedefaw
Prevalence of Intestinal Protozoa and Soil Transmitted Helminths Infections among School Children in Jaragedo Town, South Gondar Zone of Ethiopia
Journal of tropical medicine
effectively practice evidencebased medicine surgeons need understand able communicate healthrelevant numerical information present first study examining risk literacy surgeons assessing numeracy surgical risk comprehension study also investigated whether visual aids improve risk comprehension surgeons limited numeracy participants 292 surgeons 60 countries completed instrument measuring numeracy evaluated results randomized controlled trial including postsurgical sideeffects half surgeons received information numbers half received information represented visually accuracy risk estimation reading latency estimate latency ie deliberation assessed surgeons low numeracy could correctly interpret surgical risks without additional support visual aids made risks transparent eliminated differences risk understanding less numerate surgeons increasing amount time less numerate surgeons spent deliberating risks visual aids efficient inexpensive means improving risk comprehension clinical judgement surgeons low numerical statistical skills programs designed help professionals represent communicate healthrelevant numerical information simple transparent graphs may unobtrusively promote informed decision making