Assessment of Knowledges, Attitudes, and Practices of Health Personnel with Regard to Hypertension During Pregnancy in Hospitals of Bujumbura
| Autor: | Patrice Barasukana, Eugene Ndirahisha, Sebastien Manirakiza, Elysee Baransaka, Joseph Nyandwi, Hermenegilde Nahayo |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Pregnancy
medicine.medical_specialty 030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine business.industry Energy Engineering and Power Technology 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology medicine.disease 03 medical and health sciences Health personnel 0302 clinical medicine Fuel Technology Family medicine medicine business |
| Zdroj: | Indian Journal of Clinical Cardiology. 3:12-15 |
| ISSN: | 2632-4644 2632-4636 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/26324636211003448 |
| Popis: | Objective: To assess knowledges, attitudes, and practices of health personnel in Bujumbura hospitals with regard to hypertension during pregnancy. Methodology: This study has been conducted on health personnel of gynecology and obstetrics department of three national referral hospitals in Bujumbura. It is a descriptive cross-sectional study to assess knowledge, attitudes, and practices. Data were collected by a questionnaire and analyzed by Epi Info 7.2. Results: In a total of ninety-seven health workers participated in our study and 78.3% were paramedics with 53.6% of nurses and 24.7% of midwives. Medical doctors represented 21.6% of the participants. The sex ratio was 1.4 in favor of women. The professional experience was more than 5 years for 64.9% of participants. Concerning knowledge about hypertension; 74.2% of participants correctly defined hypertension during pregnancy. Despite this, only 48.4% respected conditions about its measurement. concerning attitude toword hypertension; 94.8% of participants informed their patients about the risks linked to hypertension in pregnancy before any therapeutic strategy. The antihypertensive drugs contraindicated during pregnancy were known by 54.6% of participants. To prevent preeclampsia, low doses of aspirin and calcium were prescribed by 42.2% of participants. Conclusion: Hypertension during pregnancy is a worrying situation for health personnel, which still has many theoretical and practical gaps. |
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