Perception des lésions oculaires cécitantes de la drépanocytose par les praticiens hospitalo-universitaire de Dakar

Wane, A.M.; Ka, A.M.; Diagne, J.P.; Bengue, G. Mouen; Sow, Adjaratou Dieynabou; Roth, P.A. Ndoye; Ba, E.A.; Medeiros, Marta Eloísa; Kane, H.; Ndiaye, J.M.; Diallo, Hamidou; Ndiaye, Pap; Ndiaye, Matar

doi:10.1016/j.jfo.2017.11.024

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“…The participation rate was 48%, as observed for similar surveys [ 16 , 17 ]. However, it took over a year to reach this participation rate, requiring diligent follow-up and several reminders.…”

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Sickle Cell Disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Assessing Physicians’ Knowledge and Practices

2020

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Background: Sickle cell disease is a major public health issue in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), but it is still poorly understood by health professionals. The objective of this study was to assess the knowledge and practices of Congolese physicians treating sickle cell disease (SCD), in order to identify the areas for improvement in clinical care. Methods: This was a descriptive observational study conducted among Congolese physicians using a questionnaire. Participants were evaluated using a pre-established answer grid. Results: A total of 460 physicians participated, including 81 women (18%), with an average age of 35 years (range 25–60 years). Most physicians were general practitioners. Although self-assessment of their level of knowledge on SCD was estimated as average to good, less than half of the participants (n = 460; 46%) reported adequate management of vaso-occlusive crises, and only 1% of them had received specific training on SCD. Most physicians reported difficulties both in terms of diagnostic (65%) and management (79%) options of SCD patients. This study also showed that 85% of these physicians did not have access to the diagnostic tools for SCD. Conclusions: Insufficient knowledge on SCD and poor diagnostic and treatment options might contribute to increased morbidity and mortality of patients living in the DRC. Interventions aiming to improve physicians’ knowledge, patient follow-up, and treatment access are needed. Specific training alongside existing programs (HIV, malaria), early diagnosis of the disease, and the creation of patient advocacy groups should be implemented to improve SCD patient care.

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Sickle Cell Disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Assessing Physicians’ Knowledge and Practices

2020

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“…The participation rate was 48% as observed for similar surveys [16,17]. However, it took over a year to reach this participation rate at the cost of diligent follow-up and several reminders.…”

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Sickle Cell Disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Assessing Physicians’ Knowledge and Practices

Mbiya-Mukinayi¹,

Disashi²,

Gulbis³

2020

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Background: Sickle cell disease is a major public health issue in the DRC while it is still poorly understood by health professionals. The objective of this study was to assess the knowledge and practices of Congolese physicians treating sickle cell disease (SCD) in order to identify areas for improvement in clinical care. Methods: This is a descriptive observational study conducted on Congolese physicians using a questionnaire. Participants were evaluated on a pre-established answer grid. Results: A total of 460 physicians participated, including 81 women (18%) with an average age of 35 years (range 25–60 years). Most physicians were general practitioners. Although self-assessment of their level of knowledge on SCD was estimated as average to good, less than half of the participants (n= 460; 46%) reported adequate management of vaso-occlusive crisis but only 1% of them had received specific training on SCD. Most physicians reported difficulties both in terms of diagnostic (65%) and management (79%) options of SCD patients. This study showed also that 85% of them did not have access to diagnostic tools for SCD. Conclusions: Insufficient knowledge on SCD, poor diagnostic and treatment options may contribute to morbidity and mortality of patients living in the DRC. Interventions aiming at improving physician’s knowledge, patient’s follow-up and treatment access are needed. Specific training alongside existing programs (HIV, malaria), early diagnosis of the disease, and creation of patients’ advocacy groups should improve SCD patient’s care.

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Perception des lésions oculaires cécitantes de la drépanocytose par les praticiens hospitalo-universitaire de Dakar

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Sickle Cell Disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Assessing Physicians’ Knowledge and Practices

Sickle Cell Disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Assessing Physicians’ Knowledge and Practices

Sickle Cell Disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Assessing Physicians’ Knowledge and Practices

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