在资源有限的环境中,初级保健医生之间的遗传素养
Pascale E Karam1,2, Lina Hamad3, Mohamed Elsherif4
1Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
BMC medical education
|February 13, 2024
概括
黎巴嫩的初级保健提供者表现出低基因素养,尽管38%的人自认为知识博,但只有6%的人拥有足够的知识. 这凸显了遗传学持续专业发展的关键需求,特别是在非学术和偏远地区.
科学领域:
- 医学遗传学 医学遗传学
- 基因组医学是基因组医学.
- 初级医疗保健是一项主要的医疗保健服务.
背景情况:
- 由于遗传和基因组医学的进步,遗传素养对初级医疗保健提供者至关重要.
- 在资源有限的中东和北非 (MENA) 国家的遗传素养数据有限.
- 黎巴嫩面临着大量遗传疾病的负担,血缘关系加剧了这种负担.
研究的目的:
- 评估黎巴嫩的初级保健提供者的遗传素养,知识和实践.
- 确定教育需求并提出继续教育计划.
- 为其他资源有限的中东和北非国家提供榜样.
主要方法:
- 在123名家庭医生,产妇科医生和儿科医生中,使用自我管理的问卷进行了一项横截面调查.
- 调查问卷涵盖了人口统计数据,对遗传测试的熟悉程度,自我报告和实际知识,遗传实践和教育需求.
- 统计分析包括奇平方测试,配对t测试,ANOVA和多重线性回归.
主要成果:
- 只有6%的医生表现出足够的遗传知识,而38%的医生认为他们的知识很好.
- 在学术和城市环境中的医生表现出更好的知识分数 (p<0.05).
- 三分之一的医生从未订购过基因测试,主要是由于知识不足;98%表示愿意参加持续的专业发展.
结论:
- 在黎巴嫩的初级保健提供者中,基因素养存在显著差距,需要有针对性的干预.
- 遗传学领域的持续专业发展应专注于非学术和偏远的领域,作为中东和北非地区的典范.
- 遗传学专家可以在实施有效,基于证据的遗传学教育计划中发挥关键作用.
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