Department of Paediatrics, Edo State University, Uzairue, Edo State. Tel: +2348035673681; Email:
Med-Vical Medical Centre, Benin City, Edo State.
West Afr J Med. 2024 Jun 28;41(6):721-726.
Neonatal deaths contribute up to 32% of early childhood deaths in Nigeria. Most neonatal deaths (75%) occur during the first week of life. Helping Babies Breathe (HBB) programme is an intervention launched in 2010 by The American Academy of Paediatrics and found to be effective in reducing neonatal mortality by 47%. The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge of HBB training programme and their determinants among Health Care Workers (HCWs) attending a training programme in Benin City.
This was a cross-sectional study involving 134 HCWs attending a HBB training programme in Edo State. A standardized questionnaire was used to assess knowledge of trainees prior to and at post-training. Chi-square and binary logistic regression were used to test association and identify determinants of HBB knowledge.
A total of 134 trainees participated in the study. The majority of The HCWs (62.7%) had good knowledge. Following training, all HCWs (100%) had good knowledge of HBB training Programme. Job title/Profession (p=0.007) and qualification (p=0.030) of HCWs were significant determinants of knowledge of HBB. However, after controlling for confounders; Job title was the only significant determinant of knowledge of HBB (OR: 0.603; p=0.014; CI:0.403-0.902), with medical officers more likely to have good knowledge, compared to other HCWs, including paediatric resident doctors. Community health extension workers and nurse assistants had very poor knowledge compared to other HCWs.
Job title was the only significant determinant of knowledge of HBB, as doctors working as medical officers are more likely to have good knowledge than other HCWs, including paediatric resident doctors. Community health extension workers and nurse assistants had very poor knowledge compared to other HCWs.
在尼日利亚，新生儿死亡占儿童早期死亡的 32%。大多数新生儿死亡（75%）发生在生命的第一周。“帮助婴儿呼吸”（HBB）计划是美国儿科学会于 2010 年发起的一项干预措施，事实证明该计划可有效降低 47%的新生儿死亡率。本研究旨在评估接受贝宁市 HBB 培训计划的卫生保健工作者（HCWs）对 HBB 培训计划的了解及其决定因素。
这是一项横断面研究，涉及 134 名参加埃多州 HBB 培训计划的 HCWs。在培训前后使用标准化问卷评估受训者的知识。卡方检验和二元逻辑回归用于检验关联并确定 HBB 知识的决定因素。
共有 134 名受训者参加了研究。大多数 HCWs（62.7%）具有良好的知识。经过培训，所有 HCWs（100%）都对 HBB 培训计划有很好的了解。HCWs 的职称/职业（p=0.007）和资格（p=0.030）是 HBB 知识的重要决定因素。然而，在控制混杂因素后；职称是 HBB 知识的唯一显著决定因素（OR：0.603；p=0.014；CI：0.403-0.902），与其他 HCWs 相比，医生更有可能具有良好的知识，包括儿科住院医生。与其他 HCWs 相比，社区卫生推广工作者和护士助理的知识非常差。
职称是 HBB 知识的唯一显著决定因素，因为作为医生的医疗官比其他 HCWs，包括儿科住院医生，更有可能具有良好的知识。与其他 HCWs 相比，社区卫生推广工作者和护士助理的知识非常差。
