Aka Kadjo Claude Valery Cedric, Nancy Essoin-de Souza Tamia, Muriel Amon-Tanoh, Cedric Agbo-Panzo, Delors Offoumou Fiacre, Arlette Desirée Aka, Davide Baugnan, Axel Toa Bi, Constance Yapo-Ehounoud, Christian Tanoh, Evelyne Aka-Diarra, Berthe Assi
Université Félix Houphouet Boigny, Service de Neurologie CHU de Cocody (Abidjan/Cote d'Ivoire)/félix Houphouet Boigny University, Neurology Department, Cocody University Hospital, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.
Université Félix Houphouet Boigny, Service de Neurologie CHU de Treichville (Abidjan/ Cote d'Ivoire)/félix houphouet Boigny University, Neurology Department, Treichville University Hospital, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.
eNeurologicalSci. 2025 Apr 15;39:100566. doi: 10.1016/j.ensci.2025.100566. eCollection 2025 Jun.
As defined by Jozefowicz in 1994, neurophobia is the fear of neuroscience and clinical neurology. We carried out this study, the first on neurophobia in the Ivory Coast, in order to assess its prevalence among medical students and interns in the Ivorian environment, to identify the factors involved and to propose solutions.
This was a prospective cross-sectional study carried out during the 2022-2023 academic year at the Abidjan UFR of Medical Sciences. The study population consisted of all students in years 3 to 6 and hospital interns. The Schon questionnaire, transcribed using google form software, was sent to students using the "wathsapp" social network.
We obtained 284 responses, i.e. 23 % of all respondents ( = 1228). The sex ratio was 1.65 in favour of men. The subjects considered that they had a level of competence in neurology higher than 6 of the nine specialities selected. These were nephrology, cardiology, rheumatology, endocrinology, psychiatry and geriatrics. Neurology was considered more difficult than cardiology, endocrinology, psychiatry and geriatrics. Subjects' level of knowledge in neurology was rated higher than in nephrology, cardiology, rheumatology, endocrinology, psychiatry and geriatrics. The subjects' level of interest in neurology was higher than in the other specialities. 27.46 % of subjects surveyed were neurophobic.
The impact of neurophobia remains harmful to public health, as it is a factor in the sub-optimal management of patients with neurological disorders.
1994年，约泽福维茨将神经恐惧症定义为对神经科学和临床神经病学的恐惧。我们开展了这项在科特迪瓦进行的关于神经恐惧症的首次研究，以评估其在科特迪瓦环境下医学生和实习生中的患病率，确定相关因素并提出解决方案。
这是一项前瞻性横断面研究，于2022 - 2023学年在阿比让医学科学大学分校开展。研究人群包括所有三年级至六年级的学生以及医院实习生。使用谷歌表单软件转录的肖恩问卷，通过“瓦次普”社交网络发送给学生。
我们获得了284份回复，占所有受访者的23%（n = 1228）。性别比为1.65，男性占优。受试者认为他们在神经病学方面的能力水平高于所选择九个专科中的六个。这些专科包括肾病学、心脏病学、风湿病学、内分泌学、精神病学和老年医学。他们认为神经病学比心脏病学、内分泌学、精神病学和老年医学更难。受试者在神经病学方面的知识水平被评定高于肾病学、心脏病学、风湿病学、内分泌学、精神病学和老年医学。受试者对神经病学的兴趣水平高于其他专科。27.46%的受访受试者患有神经恐惧症。
神经恐惧症的影响对公众健康仍然有害，因为它是神经系统疾病患者管理欠佳的一个因素。
