Perceptions of COVID-19 among frontline health workers in Burkina Faso.

Autor:	Yaya Bocoum F; Département Biomédical et Santé Publique, Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.; African Population Health Research Center, WARO, Dakar, Senegal., Kadio K; Département Biomédical et Santé Publique, Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.; Fellow Pilote African Postdoctrorat Academy - PAPA, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany., Some T; Département Biomédical et Santé Publique, Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso., Ouedraogo A; Département Biomédical et Santé Publique, Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso., Drabo M; Département Biomédical et Santé Publique, Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso., Kouanda S; Département Biomédical et Santé Publique, Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.; Institut Africain de Santé Publique (IASP), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Frontiers in sociology [Front Sociol] 2023 Jan 11; Vol. 7, pp. 963817. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jan 11 (Print Publication: 2022).
DOI:	10.3389/fsoc.2022.963817
Abstrakt:	Introduction: In Burkina Faso, the first cases of COVID-19 were reported in March 2020. Health personnel are on the front line of COVID-19 control, and it is important to understand their perceptions and knowledge of the disease. The objective was to determine the knowledge and perceptions of healthcare personnel of COVID-19 in the city of Ouagadougou. Method: The study was conducted in five plots in the city of Ouagadougou. A total of 20 health workers from public and private health centers in the city of Ouagadougou were selected during May 2020. In-depth individual interviews were conducted, and a thematic analysis was performed using NVIVO. Results and Discussion: The routes of transmission identified were promiscuity, respiratory tract, and physical contact. Various symptoms have been noted, such as fever, cough, and runny nose. However, they recognize that these symptoms are not sufficient to make a diagnosis of COVID-19. Similarly, the treatments mentioned are modern medicine and phytomedicine. Conclusion: The research has generated information on healthcare workers' knowledge and perceptions of COVID-19. Therefore, they are useful for decision-making regarding protective measures for health workers in the management of COVID-19. Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. (Copyright © 2023 Yaya Bocoum, Kadio, Some, Ouedraogo, Drabo and Kouanda.)
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