Knowledge, attitude and practices of snakebite management amongst health workers in Cameroon : need for continuous training and capacity building

Autor: Julien Potet, Désiré Tchoffo, Raphael Medang, Matthew Lebreton, Laura Tondeur, Ellen Einterz, Françoise Ngnedjou Nwabufo Foute, Gabriel Alcoba, Timothée Dub, Yoann Madec, Eric Comte, Jean-Philippe Chippaux, Armand Seraphin Nkwescheu, Fabien Taieb
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
Předmět:
Male
Health Knowledge
Attitudes
Practice
Medical Doctors
Health Care Providers
Nurses
Snake Bites
Global Health
Geographical Locations
0302 clinical medicine
Health care
Global health
Medicine and Health Sciences
Public and Occupational Health
030212 general & internal medicine
Snakebite
Cameroon
Medical Personnel
Allied Health Care Professionals
education.field_of_study
lcsh:Public aspects of medicine
Capacity building
Disease Management
Middle Aged
Continuous training
3. Good health
Professions
Infectious Diseases
Health Education and Awareness
Preceptorship
Female
Research Article
Neglected Tropical Diseases
Adult
Capacity Building
lcsh:Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
Attitude of Health Personnel
lcsh:RC955-962
Health Personnel
030231 tropical medicine
Population
education
Context (language use)
03 medical and health sciences
Nursing
medicine
Humans
ddc:613
business.industry
Public Health
Environmental and Occupational Health
Tropical disease
lcsh:RA1-1270
medicine.disease
Tropical Diseases
Health Care
Capital city
People and Places
Africa
Population Groupings
business
Zdroj: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 12, Iss 10, p e0006716 (2018)
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol. 12, No 10 (2018) P. e0006716
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
ISSN: 1935-2727
Popis: Background Snakebite has only recently been recognized as a neglected tropical disease by the WHO. Knowledge regarding snakebites and its care is poor both at the population level, and at the health care staff level. The goal of this study was to describe the level of knowledge and clinical practice regarding snakebite among health care staff from Cameroon. Methods A two-day training dedicated to snakebite and its care was organized in 2015 in Yaoundé, capital city of Cameroon. A total of 98 health care staff from all over Cameroon attended the training. Prior to and after the training, an evaluation quantified the attendees’ level of knowledge. Pre- and post-training evaluations were compared to assess knowledge improvement. Results Overall, prior to the training knowledge regarding snakebite and care was poor, and wrong beliefs that “pierre noire” or tourniquet were useful in case of snakebite were common. Knowledge was statistically improved after the training. Conclusion Trainings dedicated to all type of health care staff towards snakebite to improve care are needed, this training must take into consideration the context and the targeted population.
Author summary In this manuscript, I report the general knowledge regarding snakebite envenomation and its care before and after a two-day course that was organized in Yaounde, the capital city of Cameroon, in late 2015. Snakebite is a public health issue, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, where access to antivenoms is dramatically insufficient. Anticipating the decision of the World Health Organization that added snakebite envenomations to the list of neglected tropical diseases in June 2017, Cameroon has joined the African Society of Venimology and several Non-Governmental Organizations, including Médecins sans Frontières, to put in place a national snakebite envenomation control strategy. The article describes the state of knowledge of health care workers who participated in the training about snakebite envenomations in Cameroon at the time of the launching of the National Snakebite Envenomation Control Program. It also describes the improvement of knowledge thanks to the training. In conclusion, the results obtained highlight the need for continuous training of the health care staff and capacity building over the next few years.
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