| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立雲林科技大學 === 資訊管理系 === 104 === Otitis media is a common complication caused by the common cold, otitis media, mainly due to Streptococcus Pneumoniae, or non-typical Haemophilus infecting the auditory canal. In general, 75% of children are found to be suffering from Otitis Media. Younger children are more susceptible to the Trans-Eustachian Tube being infected by Otitis Media, but this is usually ignored by the parents. An Ethnographic Decision Tree in terms of both qualitative and quantitative data, is specifically adopted as the first step in this study using in-depth interviews to find the critical factors of the decision-making from the parent’s perspectives. Following is testing and analyzing data collected to help explain the decision tree model.
There were three stages in the research. First, was an in-depth analyzation of the self-reported information and fifteen decisive principles were used to build up a preliminary decisive model. The frequency of the quotations in the Decision Tree was used to modify the contents of the questions to create a formal questionnaire. Four decisive rules were found including the middle ear being invaded by bacteria, recurrent infection, effects on hearing and post-nasal drip. Then, 155 interviews were conducted, face to face. This resulted in fourteen decisive pathways for analysis and verification. The procedure of building up a successful model was achieved at a rate of the periodical achievements up to 91% in more than 85% of the criteria.
Through this study, it is found that generally parents do not know that the main cause of Otitis Media is bacteria invading the middle ear. Bacteria are ubiquitous in the human body. When the body is weakened the bacteria are more likely to grow and cause issues. Parents should be made aware of the causes and complications and dangers of such an infection.
Keywords: Otitis Media, Ethnographic Decision Tree, bacterial invasion.
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