Laboudi Majda, Sanaa Ait Hamou
Department of Parasitology, National Institute of Hygiene, Rabat, Morocco.
Laboratory of Ecology and Environment, Faculty of Sciences Ben M'Sik, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.
Pan Afr Med J. 2025 Jan 20;50:30. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2025.50.30.45541. eCollection 2025.
toxoplasmosis is a zoonotic infectious disease caused by Toxoplasma gondii. Medical health professional specially doctors and nurses must have the best skills, knowledge and practices regarding toxoplasmosis to improve maternal and newborn health effectiveness. The aim of this current survey was to assess the knowledge of toxoplasmosis among doctors and nurses, working in selected health facilities of different parts of Casablanca prefecture in Morocco.
a cross-sectional study was conducted. The data were collected from consenting doctors and nurses through a self-administered structured questionnaire. The questionnaire included the sociodemographic and knowledge regarding the general information, diagnosis, clinical and prevention of toxoplasmosis. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and association between variables explored with Chi-square test at P < 0.05.
one hundred and twenty-six health professionals participated in the study with mean age was 40.50 ±10.06 years. Of these, 83.3% were females while 16.7% were male. Fifty two (41.3%) of the respondents were doctors while 74 (58.7%) of the respondents were nurses. More than half of respondents (57.1%) had a moderate knowledge score about toxoplasmosis with doctors had better knowledge of toxoplasmosis than did nurses. Nineteen-five percent (95%) of respondents were aware of the definition of toxoplasmosis and more than 80% knew about the risk factors of this zoonosis. The majority of doctors and nurses (more than 90%) recognized the measures to follow to avoid the transmission of toxoplasmosis for pregnant women such as no contact with cats, eating cooked meat, washing their hands often and washing fruits and vegetable products before eating. However, the most of respondents were unaware of avidity test (91.7%).
we concluded that the knowledge about various aspects of toxoplasmosis was average among medical health professionals in Casablanca. Therefore, educational intervention for nurses and doctors contributed to improving knowledge about the disease to reduce exposure the pregnant women to some risk factors of disease during pregnancy.
弓形虫病是一种由刚地弓形虫引起的人畜共患传染病。医疗卫生专业人员，特别是医生和护士，必须具备关于弓形虫病的最佳技能、知识和实践，以提高孕产妇和新生儿的健康效益。本次调查的目的是评估在摩洛哥卡萨布兰卡省不同地区选定医疗机构工作的医生和护士对弓形虫病的了解情况。
进行了一项横断面研究。通过自行填写的结构化问卷从同意参与的医生和护士那里收集数据。问卷包括社会人口统计学信息以及关于弓形虫病的一般信息、诊断、临床和预防方面的知识。使用描述性统计分析数据，并通过卡方检验在P<0.05时探索变量之间的关联。
126名卫生专业人员参与了研究，平均年龄为40.50±10.06岁。其中，83.3%为女性，16.7%为男性。52名（41.3%）受访者是医生，74名（58.7%）受访者是护士。超过一半的受访者（57.1%）对弓形虫病的知识得分中等，医生对弓形虫病的了解比护士更好。95%的受访者知道弓形虫病的定义，超过80%的人了解这种人畜共患病的危险因素。大多数医生和护士（超过90%）认识到孕妇应采取的避免弓形虫病传播的措施，如不接触猫、吃熟食、经常洗手以及在食用前清洗水果和蔬菜产品。然而，大多数受访者不知道亲和力检测（91.7%）。
我们得出结论，卡萨布兰卡的医疗卫生专业人员对弓形虫病各方面的了解处于中等水平。因此，对护士和医生的教育干预有助于提高对该疾病的认识，以减少孕妇在孕期接触某些疾病危险因素的机会。
