马拉维中耳炎的知识,信仰和治疗实践:社区评估
Enittah Chikuse1, Derek Jacobs2, Angella Banda1
1ABC Hearing Clinic and Training Centre, African Bible College, Area 47, Lilongwe, Malawi.
Audiology research
|April 25, 2025
概括
马拉维的许多人有听力损失和中耳炎 (OM). 社区对听力健康和有效的OM治疗的教育至关重要,特别是在资源有限的地区.
科学领域:
- 全球卫生健康 全球卫生健康
- 耳鼻喉科 耳鼻喉科 耳鼻喉科
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 听力相关疾病是全球残疾的主要原因之一.
- 在资源有限的环境中,预防和早期检测至关重要.
- 了解社区的知识和信仰是有针对性的干预的关键.
研究的目的:
- 评估社区对听力健康的认识.
- 评估有关中耳炎 (OM) 治疗方法的知识,包括传统疗法.
- 为制定有效的教育计划提供信息.
主要方法:
- 马拉维52名OM患者的临床记录的回顾性审查.
- 调查评估了对OM原因和治疗方法 (家庭疗法,传统,现代) 的知识.
- 世界卫生组织调整的听力知识调查.
主要成果:
- 在60%的参与者中发现听力损失.
- 观察到耳 (69%) 和穿孔 (73%) 的高率.
- 54%的人使用无效的家庭疗法;只有2个由草药学家推.
结论:
- 听力损失是严重的残疾,特别是在资源有限的地区.
- 教育活动和与社区领袖/治疗师的合作关系至关重要.
- 建议探索低成本的非抗生素治疗方法,并加强患者和医疗服务提供者的联盟.
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