| Titre |
Knowledge Attitude and Practice of General Physicians for Early Detection of Diabetic Nephropathy in Cotonou |
| Auteurs |
VIGAN JACQUES [1],
AKOHA T Mauriac [2],
AGBOTON BRUNO [3],
AKOMOLA KS [4],
ASSOGBA-GBINDOU Ubald [5],
ATTOLOU V [6],
DJROLO F [6],
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| Journal: |
Open Journal of Nephrology |
| Catégorie Journal: |
Internationale |
| Impact factor: |
0 |
| Volume Journal: |
6 |
| DOI: |
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| Resume |
Introduction: General physicians can play an important role in the early detection of
diabetic nephropathy (DN). Purpose: To assess the levels of general physicians’
knowledge, attitude and practice in terms of early detection of DN in Cotonou. Method:
It was a cross-sectional, analytical and descriptive study which was conducted
from 1st March 2015 to 30th September 2015. Every general physician working in a
health structure in Cotonou who consented to participate in the study was included.
We did not included medical specialists and general physicians working in nephrology
department. Data were collected through a survey form designed with a score to
assess the various items such as: knowledge, attitude and practice. The significance
threshold is set to below 0.05. Results: In total, 202 general physicians were included.
The average age was 30.9 ± 6.9 years ranging from 24 to 68 years. A male predominance
was observed with 2.2 sex ratio. The majority of respondent medical physicians
had poor knowledge in 76.2% cases, bad attitudes (61%) and bad practices (64.9%) in
terms of early detection of diabetic nephropathy. There was positive impact of continuing
medical training focused on diabetic nephropathy on attitudes (p = 0.016)
and practices (p = 0.001) of these physicians. Conclusion: Diabetic nephropathy requires
particular attention. General physicians’ continuous training is a principal solution. |
| Mots clés |
Attitude, Benin, Knowledge, Early Detection, Practice, Diabetic Nephropathy |
| Pages |
122 - 131 |
| Fichier |
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