隐形和低估:对实验室工作者的经验和对塞拉利昂实验室加强的看法进行定性研究
Mohamed B Jalloh1,2, Eva Vernooij3,4, Alice Street3
1Research Unit, Joint Medical Unit, Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces, Freetown, Sierra Leone.
African journal of laboratory medicine
|June 6, 2024
概括
塞拉利昂的实验室工作人员感到被低估和不被认可,尽管在埃博拉疫情爆发后进行了投资. 可持续的加强需要将人员支持与技术和基础设施投资相匹配.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 实验室科学 实验室科学
- 全球健康 全球健康
背景情况:
- 2013-2016年西非埃博拉疫情暴露了实验室应对疫情能力的关键差距.
- 这一事件激发了各种医疗保健机构对实验室服务的重大国际投资.
研究的目的:
- 调查塞拉利昂医院临床实验室工作人员的日常工作经验和感知.
- 评估最近实验室加强投资对这些工人的环境的影响.
主要方法:
- 一项定性研究采用了对八名实验室工作人员的深入采访.
- 在弗里敦的第三级转诊医院参与者观察实验室实践 (2019年4月至12月).
- 使用反射主题方法进行数据分析.
主要成果:
- 国际投资集中在自动化设备,生物安全培训和新实验室,但忽视了日常工作基础设施和维护.
- 实验室工作人员认为他们的贡献被政府,管理层和临床医生所低估和低估.
- 临床医生对实验室服务的利用不足加剧了这些看法.
结论:
- 了解实验室技术人员的观点对于有效和可持续的实验室强化举措至关重要.
- 未来的投资必须平衡技术和基础设施的升级与必要的人员支持和认可.
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