Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of health care professionals regarding dengue fever: need for training and provision of diagnostic equipment in Togo in 2022, a cross-sectional study.

Autor:	Togan RM; Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Lomé, Lomé, Togo.; African Centre for Research in Epidemiology and Public Health (ACREPH), Lomé, Togo.; Institute of Health and Development (ISED), Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar, Senegal.; Training and Research Centre in Public Health, University of Lomé, Lomé, Togo., Diallo AI; Institute of Health and Development (ISED), Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar, Senegal., Zida-Compaoré WIC; Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Lomé, Lomé, Togo.; African Centre for Research in Epidemiology and Public Health (ACREPH), Lomé, Togo., Ba MF; Institute of Health and Development (ISED), Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar, Senegal., Sadio AJ; Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Lomé, Lomé, Togo.; African Centre for Research in Epidemiology and Public Health (ACREPH), Lomé, Togo.; Training and Research Centre in Public Health, University of Lomé, Lomé, Togo.; Unit 1219 - Global Health in Global South (GHiGS), Bordeaux Population Health Research Center (BPH), French National Health and Medical Research Institute (Inserm), French Research Institute for Development (IRD), University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France., Konu RY; Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Lomé, Lomé, Togo.; African Centre for Research in Epidemiology and Public Health (ACREPH), Lomé, Togo.; Training and Research Centre in Public Health, University of Lomé, Lomé, Togo.; Unit 1219 - Global Health in Global South (GHiGS), Bordeaux Population Health Research Center (BPH), French National Health and Medical Research Institute (Inserm), French Research Institute for Development (IRD), University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France., Bakoubayi AW; Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Lomé, Lomé, Togo.; African Centre for Research in Epidemiology and Public Health (ACREPH), Lomé, Togo., Tchankoni MK; Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Lomé, Lomé, Togo.; African Centre for Research in Epidemiology and Public Health (ACREPH), Lomé, Togo.; Training and Research Centre in Public Health, University of Lomé, Lomé, Togo., Gnatou GY; Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Lomé, Lomé, Togo.; African Centre for Research in Epidemiology and Public Health (ACREPH), Lomé, Togo., Gbeasor-Komlanvi FA; Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Lomé, Lomé, Togo.; African Centre for Research in Epidemiology and Public Health (ACREPH), Lomé, Togo.; Training and Research Centre in Public Health, University of Lomé, Lomé, Togo., Diongue FB; Institute of Health and Development (ISED), Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar, Senegal., Tine JAD; Institute of Health and Development (ISED), Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar, Senegal., Faye A; Institute of Health and Development (ISED), Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar, Senegal., Ekouévi DK; Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Lomé, Lomé, Togo.; African Centre for Research in Epidemiology and Public Health (ACREPH), Lomé, Togo.; Training and Research Centre in Public Health, University of Lomé, Lomé, Togo.; Unit 1219 - Global Health in Global South (GHiGS), Bordeaux Population Health Research Center (BPH), French National Health and Medical Research Institute (Inserm), French Research Institute for Development (IRD), University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Frontiers in public health [Front Public Health] 2024 Jun 10; Vol. 12, pp. 1375773. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jun 10 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI:	10.3389/fpubh.2024.1375773
Abstrakt:	Background: Health statistics on dengue are virtually non-existent, despite the fact that the virus is circulating in Togo. This study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of health professionals in the Kara health region. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from March to June 2022 among healthcare professionals who had worked in the Kara region of northern Togo were selected using an exhaustive recruitment method. Data were collected by trained resident doctors with a face-to-face interview using a standardized, pretested questionnaire based on the WHO 2009 dengue guide. Three multivariate regression models were utilized to investigate factors associated with knowledge, attitudes and, and practices. Results: A total of 464 respondents (37.1% female), median age 35 years, interquartile range (29-43 years) were included. Only (3.0%) of the participants had received training on dengue fever diagnosis, treatment and prevention in the last 3 years, and 10.3% had dengue rapid diagnostic tests available at their hospital. Half of the respondents (49.1%) had good knowledge of dengue fever, compared with 30.0% who had positive attitudes. Of a total of 256 professionals who had encountered a case of dengue fever in their practice, only 24 (9.4%) had appropriate practices for diagnosing and treating dengue fever. In multivariate analysis, the healthcare professionals who had taken part in ongoing training on dengue fever were more likely to have adequate dengue diagnosis and treatment practice aOR = 8.1; CI 95% = [1.7-36.0]. Conclusion: Strengthening healthcare professionals' dengue-related skills through ongoing training and the provision of dengue diagnostic tests could help improve early detection practices and management of dengue fever in Togo. 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 © 2024 Togan, Diallo, Zida-Compaoré, Ba, Sadio, Konu, Bakoubayi, Tchankoni, Gnatou, Gbeasor-Komlanvi, Diongue, Tine, Faye and Ekouévi.)
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