<strong>Background:</strong> Dengue is under-reported in the indicators and directories of health statistics in Togo and the diagnostic hypothesis of dengue during medical consultations is often not mentio...<strong>Background:</strong> Dengue is under-reported in the indicators and directories of health statistics in Togo and the diagnostic hypothesis of dengue during medical consultations is often not mentioned. <strong>Objective:</strong> The objective is to assess healthcare workers’ knowledge of dengue and its management in public health centers in the health district of Lomé Commune. <strong>Materials and Methods: </strong>This is a cross-sectional and descriptive study that took place from November 1, 2019 to February 29, 2020 in the health district of Lomé Commune. <strong>Results: </strong>This study involved 280 healthcare workers out of 310 concerned, <em>i.e.</em>, a participation rate of 90.32%, distributed over the 22 public health centers of the health district of Lomé Commune. The age of the healthcare workers ranged from 18 to 58 years with an average age of 33 years (±8.14). The age group [25 - 35 years] was more represented with 53.20%. Physicians were more represented with 46.07%. The majority of healthcare professionals were aware of the existence of dengue (90.36%). The essential clinical signs were more or less known, especially by the physicians. Dengue hemorrhagic fever was the most known clinical form and represented 70%. Treatment was symptomatic according to the majority (63.21%) and was based on analgesics (71.43%) and antipyretics (65%). The existence of a vaccine is not well known and represented 16.79%;the use of impregnated mosquito net is more cited as a secondary means of prevention, 77.86%. <strong>Conclusion: </strong>Dengue is not well known by the health professionals involved in the survey. Nevertheless, physicians have a more or less good knowledge compared to paramedics. In practice, the diagnosis of dengue is often not mentioned.展开更多
Introduction: Wide adoption of vaccination is the key to successfully control the spread of coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). Objective: To evaluate the acceptability of COVID-19 vaccines and associated factors in hemodial...Introduction: Wide adoption of vaccination is the key to successfully control the spread of coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). Objective: To evaluate the acceptability of COVID-19 vaccines and associated factors in hemodialysis patients in Lomé. Patients and Method: Cross-sectional study was conducted from August 1 to 31, 2021 in hemodialysis patients at the Sylvanus Olympio University Hospital to obtain their opinion on the anti-COVID-19 vaccination. Results: One hundred and twenty-three patients on regular hemodialysis were interviewed;their mean age was 45 years [37 - 55.5 years]. The average number of years patients were on dialysis was 3 years [2 - 5 years]. The general opinion on vaccination was mostly unfavorable (59.3%). Reasons given included: doubts about the quality of the vaccine (49.6%), fear of side effects (51.2%), alarming messages on social networks (36.5%) and doubts about the efficacy of the vaccines (33.3%). Only half of the patients in favor of vaccination were already vaccinated at the time of the survey. The main motivations for getting vaccinated were dominated by: fear of developing a severe form of COVID-19 if infected (32.5%), frailty due to age (19.5%) and medical history (15.4%). Social networks (72.3%), television (60.1%), family and friends (55.2%) were the main sources of information for patients about COVID-19 vaccination. Conclusion: Hemodialysis patients are mostly septic to anti-COVID-19 vaccination.展开更多
文摘<strong>Background:</strong> Dengue is under-reported in the indicators and directories of health statistics in Togo and the diagnostic hypothesis of dengue during medical consultations is often not mentioned. <strong>Objective:</strong> The objective is to assess healthcare workers’ knowledge of dengue and its management in public health centers in the health district of Lomé Commune. <strong>Materials and Methods: </strong>This is a cross-sectional and descriptive study that took place from November 1, 2019 to February 29, 2020 in the health district of Lomé Commune. <strong>Results: </strong>This study involved 280 healthcare workers out of 310 concerned, <em>i.e.</em>, a participation rate of 90.32%, distributed over the 22 public health centers of the health district of Lomé Commune. The age of the healthcare workers ranged from 18 to 58 years with an average age of 33 years (±8.14). The age group [25 - 35 years] was more represented with 53.20%. Physicians were more represented with 46.07%. The majority of healthcare professionals were aware of the existence of dengue (90.36%). The essential clinical signs were more or less known, especially by the physicians. Dengue hemorrhagic fever was the most known clinical form and represented 70%. Treatment was symptomatic according to the majority (63.21%) and was based on analgesics (71.43%) and antipyretics (65%). The existence of a vaccine is not well known and represented 16.79%;the use of impregnated mosquito net is more cited as a secondary means of prevention, 77.86%. <strong>Conclusion: </strong>Dengue is not well known by the health professionals involved in the survey. Nevertheless, physicians have a more or less good knowledge compared to paramedics. In practice, the diagnosis of dengue is often not mentioned.
文摘Introduction: Wide adoption of vaccination is the key to successfully control the spread of coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). Objective: To evaluate the acceptability of COVID-19 vaccines and associated factors in hemodialysis patients in Lomé. Patients and Method: Cross-sectional study was conducted from August 1 to 31, 2021 in hemodialysis patients at the Sylvanus Olympio University Hospital to obtain their opinion on the anti-COVID-19 vaccination. Results: One hundred and twenty-three patients on regular hemodialysis were interviewed;their mean age was 45 years [37 - 55.5 years]. The average number of years patients were on dialysis was 3 years [2 - 5 years]. The general opinion on vaccination was mostly unfavorable (59.3%). Reasons given included: doubts about the quality of the vaccine (49.6%), fear of side effects (51.2%), alarming messages on social networks (36.5%) and doubts about the efficacy of the vaccines (33.3%). Only half of the patients in favor of vaccination were already vaccinated at the time of the survey. The main motivations for getting vaccinated were dominated by: fear of developing a severe form of COVID-19 if infected (32.5%), frailty due to age (19.5%) and medical history (15.4%). Social networks (72.3%), television (60.1%), family and friends (55.2%) were the main sources of information for patients about COVID-19 vaccination. Conclusion: Hemodialysis patients are mostly septic to anti-COVID-19 vaccination.
