Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria.
Pan Afr Med J. 2022 Jan 10;41:21. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2022.41.21.29932. eCollection 2022.
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma are the commonest of the group of Chronic Respiratory Diseases. Primary Health Care workers play a role in the prevention of these diseases. The aim of this study was to determine the knowledge and diagnostic skills of PHC workers on COPD and asthma in a local government area of Plateau State, Nigeria.
it was a cross-sectional study conducted among 146 primary healthcare workers selected through a multistage sampling technique. Data was collected through a self -administered questionnaire. Data processing and analysis were done with Epi-Info epidemiological software. The categories of knowledge that were of interest were scored and graded. A confidence level of 95% was used and a p-value of <0.05 was considered significant for this study.
the mean age of respondents was 41.4 ± 10.1 years, junior community health extension workers made up the largest group and the mean years of service was 14.9 ± 8.9 years. The overall knowledge of COPD and asthma was fair in 68.5 % of health workers though the mean knowledge scores of asthma were statistically significantly higher than that of COPD (p = 0.000). Knowledge was found to be statistically significantly associated with age, sex and cadre. None of the respondents was able to operate a peak flow meter.
the study concluded that though there was fair level of knowledge among the respondents on COPD and asthma, they lacked the necessary skills to screen for and diagnose these diseases.
慢性阻塞性肺疾病和哮喘是最常见的慢性呼吸道疾病。初级卫生保健工作者在预防这些疾病方面发挥着作用。本研究旨在确定尼日利亚高原州一个地方政府地区初级卫生保健工作者对 COPD 和哮喘的知识和诊断技能。
这是一项横断面研究，在通过多阶段抽样技术选择的 146 名初级卫生保健工作者中进行。通过自我管理问卷收集数据。使用 Epi-Info 流行病学软件进行数据处理和分析。感兴趣的知识类别进行评分和分级。本研究使用 95%置信水平和 p 值 <0.05。
受访者的平均年龄为 41.4 ± 10.1 岁，初级社区卫生推广工作者构成最大群体，平均服务年限为 14.9 ± 8.9 年。尽管哮喘的平均知识得分在统计学上明显高于 COPD（p = 0.000），但 68.5%的卫生工作者对 COPD 和哮喘的总体知识都很好。知识与年龄、性别和干部有关。没有一个受访者能够操作峰值流量计。
研究得出的结论是，尽管受访者对 COPD 和哮喘有一定的了解，但他们缺乏筛查和诊断这些疾病的必要技能。
