埃及开罗大学医学和护理专业学生对被忽视热带病认知的横断面研究。
The awareness of neglected tropical diseases in a sample of medical and nursing students in Cairo University, Egypt: A cross-sectional study.
机构信息
Public Health and Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt.
出版信息
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2020 Nov 18;14(11):e0008826. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008826. eCollection 2020 Nov.
Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a group of chronic diseases affecting 1.2 billion people worldwide, with more burden in the developing communities. Improving awareness about NTDs is a powerful affordable long-term intervention for infection control. In literature, there is a limited number of studies in the developing countries assessing the awareness of healthcare providers regarding these diseases. The present study aimed at assessing the awareness of a sample of Cairo University medical and nursing students regarding NTDs. A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on 184 medical and nursing students in Cairo University. An anonymous self-administered questionnaire in English language with an estimated completion time of 15 minutes was used for evaluation. It included question categories which cover the knowledge about NTDs and control measures as well as the willingness to participate in NTDs control activities. Content analysis was performed on the materials and specifications of the epidemiology course given to medical and nursing students. Out of the study participants, 26% knew the meaning of NTDs. The main source of their knowledge was social media followed by the epidemiology course. A percentage of 33% of the students agreed that NTDs are of public health importance in Egypt. Thirty four percent of the participants expressed their willingness to participate in control activities for NTDs. Comparing medical and nursing students, a higher percentage of the nursing students stated that NTDs are causing a public health problem in Egypt with a statistically significant difference (P value < 0.001), while a statistically significant higher percentage of medical students believed that the awareness level regarding NTDs in Egypt is low (P value = 0.002). Cairo University medical and nursing students in this study showed a gap in the level of knowledge regarding NTDs and their control activities which represents a great threat to the control of these diseases.
被忽视的热带病（NTDs）是一组影响全球 12 亿人患有慢性疾病，发展中社区的负担更重。提高对 NTDs 的认识是一种强大的、负担得起的长期感染控制干预措施。在文献中，发展中国家评估医疗保健提供者对这些疾病认识的研究数量有限。本研究旨在评估开罗大学医学生和护生对 NTDs 的认识。在开罗大学对 184 名医学生和护生进行了横断面描述性研究。使用一份以英语编写的匿名自我管理问卷进行评估，估计完成时间为 15 分钟。它包括涵盖 NTDs 知识和控制措施以及参与 NTDs 控制活动意愿的问题类别。对医学生和护生的流行病学课程的材料和规范进行了内容分析。在研究参与者中，26%的人知道 NTDs 的含义。他们的主要知识来源是社交媒体，其次是流行病学课程。33%的学生认为 NTDs 在埃及具有公共卫生重要性。34%的参与者表示愿意参加 NTDs 控制活动。将医学生和护生进行比较，护理学生中表示 NTDs 在埃及造成公共卫生问题的比例更高，差异具有统计学意义（P 值<0.001），而医学生中认为埃及 NTDs 意识水平较低的比例更高，差异具有统计学意义（P 值=0.002）。在这项研究中，开罗大学的医学生和护生在 NTDs 及其控制活动的知识水平上存在差距，这对这些疾病的控制构成了巨大威胁。
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