Knowledge, attitudes and practices in mental health of health professionals at the end of their curriculum in Burkina Faso: A pilot study

Sawadogo, Konsam Cédric Christel; Lameyre, Valérie; Gérard, Daniel; Bruand, Pierre‐Emile; Preux, Pierre‐Marie

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“…In our study, higher scores of knowledges were associated with being a fourth-year medical student which coincides with the introduction of psychiatry in the curriculum at this level. This is similar to other studies that reported an increase in knowledge of medical students on mental health with age and year of study [30][31][32][33]. It is also found that students in third year onwards are exposed to information on mental health directly or indirectly especially as they begin to interface with the management of patients [31].…”

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“…This study, as compared to a similar one among university students in Indonesia whose knowledge on mental health was found to be 50.23%, showed that a larger proportion as high as 77.72% was knowledgeable [30]. Lower statistics were also noted in Burkina Faso 2 Unadjusted linear regression analysis displaying factors associated with knowledge, attitudes and perceptions of participants towards mental illness where they reported average knowledge [32]. The difference may be because the study in Indonesia also included non-medical students who are not taught about mental health, despite using similar questions in assessment of knowledge [30].…”

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Knowledge, attitude and perceptions of medical students towards mental health in a university in Uganda

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Background The prevalence of mental illness among medical students is high. A gap remains on what knowledge should be given to improve the attitudes and perceptions towards mental health. Despite the vast body of literature globally, no study has been conducted in Uganda to assess the levels of knowledge, attitude, and perception among medical students in Uganda. Objective To determine the level of knowledge, attitude, and perception and their associated factors among medical students in Uganda. Methods A cross-sectional study was done among 259 undergraduate medical students in a public university capturing information on knowledge, attitude, and perception towards mental health. Linear regression analysis was used to determine the factors associated with knowledge, attitude, and perception. Results About 77.72% had high knowledge, 49.29% had positive attitudes, and 46.92% had good perceptions of mental health. There was a significant positive relationship between attitude and perceptions towards mental illness. At multilevel analysis, being in year 4 increased the level of knowledge (β = 1.50 [95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.46–2.54], p = 0.005) while a positive history of mental illness worsened perceptions towards mental illness (β = -4.23 [95% CI = −7.44–1.03], p = 0.010). Conclusion Medical students have a high level of knowledge about mental illness but the majority had poor attitudes and perceptions of mental illness. Exposure to psychiatry knowledge about mental illness in year four increased students’ knowledge while prior experience with mental illness conditions was associated with poorer perceptions. The information present in this study can be used by policymakers and future researchers to design future studies and interventions to improve knowledge, perceptions, and attitudes especially among students who have a history of mental illness. Improvements in knowledge, attitude, and perception may improve the mental health services for the future patients of these medical students.

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Knowledge, attitude and perceptions of medical students towards mental health in a university in Uganda

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“…In addition, this can be explained by the fact that the study population in this study was limited to Burera District while for the other studies, they covered the whole countries. The finding showed that 57.4% have low knowledge in complementary/alternative therapy /psychotherapy and this is associated with education curriculum in school of health sciences as it is in line with the study done by The second objective of this study was to assess the level of attitude among HCPs toward PM+ in Burera District [16]. The findings of this research revealed that 51.8 percent of respondents have positive attitude, which is different from the study conducted in Malaysia where 4.6% of participants had negative attitudes towards CAM [17].…”

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Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices towards Problem Management Plus among Health Care Professionals in Burera District, Rwanda: A cross – Sectional Study.

2023

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Introduction Globally mental health disorders have become the leading cause of disability adjusted life where 183.9% millions of people are affected by mental health disorders and substance use. In Rwanda mental health disorder has increased and been classified among the top 10 causes of YLDs. To cope with it, since 2012 Partners in Health (PIH) in collaboration with Rwandan Ministry of Health implemented mentorship initiative namely MESH at Health Centers level in Burera District. The intervention started with pharmacotherapy and completed with Problem Management Plus in 2017 as all patients did not respond to it. However, there is no study done and published on knowledge, attitude and practice of PM+ since its implementation despite the increasing number of mental health disorders. Methods A cross-sectional study design with quantitative approach was conducted in July 2022. The sample was 205 participants (HCPs) from Burera District health facilities. The interviews were conducted and structured questionnaires were filled for quantitative and an interview guide for qualitative approach to collect data before entering and analyzing data into SPSS. Descriptive statistics analysis was used to determine percentages and frequencies while multivariate seconded the bivariate regression analysis to determine the factors associated with PM+ practices. Results the majority of respondents 118(60.5%) were females and their age is between 19 and 50, 136 (69.7%). Majority of them have bachelor’s degree 98(50.3%). (57.4%) of HCPs have low level of knowledge on PM+ intervention, (48.2%) of them have negative attitudes and (82.1 %) of HCPs have poor practices towards PM+. The male respondents were three times more likely to have good practice of PM+ intervention compared to females (AOR=3.277; 95% CI: [1.358- 7.665], p=0.008). The odds of practicing PM+ intervention among respondents who did not know it than those who knew it were 1.771 times (AOR=1.771; 95%CI: [0.534-5.872], p=0.041). The odds of applying PM+ were 12.749 times (AOR=12.749; 95%CI: 0.751-216.377, p=0.028) among HCPs who did not know how to use the screening tool compared to those who said that they knew how to use it. Conclusion The knowledge, attitudes and practices among HCPs have great impact on mental health project implementation and training of health care providers on PM+ will be crucial

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“…The questionnaire is based on the World Health Organization (WHO) guide on "Assessment and management of conditions speci cally related to stress: mhGAP Intervention Guide Module" (6) and the study by Sawadogo et al (7). This is a 32-item self-questionnaire: the rst 10 items concern sociodemographic characteristics and general information on psychotrauma.…”

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“…The next 21 items relate to questions on knowledge of psychotrauma. They were scored according to the methodology used by Sawadogo et al (7). The last item corresponds to the average knowledge score.…”

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General practitioners' knowledge of psychotrauma in Burkina Faso in a context of security challenges

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BAGUE,

Adama

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Post-traumatic stress disorders are psychiatric disorders that arise after a traumatic event. They result in moral suffering and physical complications that profoundly alter personal, social and professional life. Our main objective was to study general practitioners' knowledge of psychotrauma. This was a descriptive, cross-sectional study whose data collection took place from January 15 to September 15, 2023 in Burkina Faso. General practitioners practicing in Burkina Faso were included. The minimum number of subjects to be included was 422. A Google Form ® questionnaire was administered to participants. Our study sample comprised 427 general practitioners, 67% of whom were men (284/427). The mean age of the doctors was 32.4 ± 3.5 years. Doctors were married in 49% of cases (208/427) and single in 41% (174/427). Average professional experience was 3.8±2.6 years. The largest number of GPs (120) came from the Centre region. A minority of GPs practiced in rural areas (7%). The majority of GPs (63%) thought they had already dealt with a case of psychotrauma. Our sample had received training in psychotrauma during their medical studies in 26.9% of cases, and 17.8% had received continuing education. Considering the grading of GPs' knowledge of psychotrauma, 182 had an average score of 10 or above, i.e. 43% of our sample. Our study did not reveal any factors associated with better knowledge of psychotrauma. A study on a larger population including nurses could enable us to better assess the level of knowledge in pychotrauma.

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Knowledge, attitudes and practices in mental health of health professionals at the end of their curriculum in Burkina Faso: A pilot study

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Knowledge, attitude and perceptions of medical students towards mental health in a university in Uganda

Knowledge, attitude and perceptions of medical students towards mental health in a university in Uganda

Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices towards Problem Management Plus among Health Care Professionals in Burera District, Rwanda: A cross – Sectional Study.

General practitioners' knowledge of psychotrauma in Burkina Faso in a context of security challenges

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