南非初级医疗保健工作人员对乙型肝炎的知识,态度和做法
Atlegang Mashilo1, Itumeleng Mompati, Refilwe Ramakatane
1Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein. atlegangmashilo@gmail.com.
African journal of primary health care & family medicine
|February 12, 2025
概括
布洛姆福因特的初级卫生保健工作者在乙型肝炎病毒 (HBV) 知识方面存在重大差距,特别是在管理和预防方面. 加强培训对于改善HBV诊断,护理和控制工作至关重要.
科学领域:
- 肝病学和传染病的研究
- 公共卫生和流行病学
- 医疗保健工作者教育教育
背景情况:
- 乙型肝炎病毒 (HBV) 是一个全球性的健康问题,是世卫组织到2030年消除的目标.
- 有效的HBV控制依赖于卫生保健工作者 (HCW) 拥有足够的识别,管理和预防知识.
- 了解HCW知识,态度和实践 (KAP) 对于有针对性的干预至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 调查初级卫生保健工作者对乙型肝炎病毒 (HBV) 的知识,态度和实践 (KAP).
- 确定需要提高认识的具体领域,并为HCW制定有效的HBV培训计划提供信息.
主要方法:
- 在南非布隆芬泰恩的18个初级医疗保健机构进行了一项横截面研究.
- 匿名,自行管理的问卷被用来收集HCW的数据.
- 数据被统计分析,以评估有关HBV的KAP水平.
主要成果:
- 参与者 (n=88) 达到了88%的高响应率.
- 医疗保健工作者在HBV流行病学和传播方面表现出很强的知识 (83%),但在临床图像 (50%),实验室诊断 (44%),管理 (40%) 和预防 (40%) 上得分较低.
- 根据多年的经验,没有观察到KAP的显著差异.
结论:
- 在Bloemfontein的初级HCW中发现了与HBV相关的知识,态度和实践的重大差距.
- 需要加强HCW的教育和培训,以改善HBV诊断,管理和预防策略.
- 建议进行进一步的大规模研究,以评估南非HCW中的HBV KAP,以指导国家培训计划.
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