IntroductionTuberculosis infection may remain latent, but the disease is nevertheless a serious public health issue. Various epidemiological studies on pulmonary tuberculosis have considered the spatial component and taken it into account, revealing the tendency of this disease to cluster in particular locations. The aim was to assess the contribution of Knowledge Attitude and Practice (KAP) to the distribution of tuberculosis and to provide information for the improvement of the National Tuberculosis Program.MethodsWe investigated the role of KAP to distribution patterns of pulmonary tuberculosis in Antananarivo. First, we performed spatial scanning of tuberculosis aggregation among permanent cases resident in Antananarivo Urban Township using the Kulldorff method, and then we carried out a quantitative study on KAP, involving TB patients. The KAP study in the population was based on qualitative methods with focus groups.ResultsThe disease still clusters in the same districts identified in the previous study. The principal cluster covered 22 neighborhoods. Most of them are part of the first district. A secondary cluster was found, involving 18 neighborhoods in the sixth district and two neighborhoods in the fifth. The relative risk was respectively 1.7 (p<10−6) in the principal cluster and 1.6 (p<10−3) in the secondary cluster. Our study showed that more was known about TB symptoms than about the duration of the disease or free treatment. Knowledge about TB was limited to that acquired at school or from relatives with TB. The attitude and practices of patients and the population in general indicated that there is still a stigma attached to tuberculosis.ConclusionThis type of survey can be conducted in remote zones where the tuberculosis-related KAP of the TB patients and the general population is less known or not documented; the findings could be used to adapt control measures to the local particularities.
Introduction
Cette étude se propose d’évaluer l’adhérence des professionnels de santé du secteur privé à l'utilisation du TDR-palu (Test de Diagnostic Rapide-palu) et à la prescription de l’ACT (Artemisinin-based combination therapy) en cas de paludisme simple.
Méthodes
Une approche évaluative rétrospective et transversale a été menée en septembre et octobre 2015 auprès de 11 districts sanitaires repartis dans les quatre faciès épidémiologiques existant à Madagascar. Au total, 43 prestataires de soins issus de 39 formations sanitaires privées (FSP) ont été interviewés et visités.
Résultats
Les prestataires déclarent avoir lu le manuel de prise en charge du paludisme dans 16,3% des cas (4/43). Seul le quart (25,6%) des prestataires dispose de TDR dans leur bureau. L’ACT a été cité par 83,7% des prestataires comme médicament de première intention pour traiter le paludisme simple. Dans la pratique, 55,6% des prestataires émettent des doutes sur les résultats des TDR. L’utilisation des antipaludéens malgré les résultats négatifs des TDR (38,2%) est plus fréquente chez ceux ayant émis des doutes (p = 0,03). Inversement, malgré un TDR positif, la moitié des prestataires ne prescrit pas d’ACT (50%). La non-participation aux revues périodiques du District sanitaire (p = 0,05) influence négativement l’adhérence aux politiques.
Conclusion
La faible adhérence des prestataires de soin du secteur privé aux directives nationales sur la prise en charge des cas de paludisme simple interpelle sur l’intérêt d’encadrer davantage ce secteur.
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