Insuficiencias cognoscitivas para el diagnóstico microscópico de la malaria de técnicos de la red laboratorios de Luanda, Angola
Autor: | Lázara Rojas, Fidel Angel Núñez, García Nazaré-Pembele |
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Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Zdroj: | Biomédica. 36 |
ISSN: | 0120-4157 |
DOI: | 10.7705/biomedica.v36i1.2623 |
Popis: | Introduction: Malaria is still one of the most important public health problems worldwide. The diagnosis of this disease is still mainly based on thick blood films. Objective: To evaluate the knowledge about malaria diagnosis of the technicians of the public health network in Luanda, Angola, by means of a survey. Materials and methods: This survey was carried out in three phases. In the first one, open interviews were done to technicians related with the different procedures for malaria diagnosis. In the second one, a preliminary questionnaire was prepared and evaluated. In the third phase, a definitive questionnaire was applied to 120 technicians from Luanda between April and July, 2013. The proportions of correct and incorrect answers were compared for every question of the survey. Results: Significantly higher proportions of incorrect answers (p |
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