| Changes in Healthcare Workers' Knowledge about Tuberculosis Following a Tuberculosis Training Programme. | |
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PMID: 22081655 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Background: In resource-limited countries, health policy makers and practitioners need to know whether healthcare workers have sufficient knowledge of tuberculosis and its management. Objectives: We conducted a study to: (1) measure knowledge changes among healthcare workers who participated in a tuberculosis training programme; and (2) make recommendations about future tuberculosis training for healthcare workers in the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health. Methods: A cross-sectional study conducted in 2007 measured changes in tuberculosis knowledge of doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers after a training programme based on World Health Organization tuberculosis training modules. Data were collected before and after training using a self-administered, 98-item questionnaire covering eight components.Results: A total of 267 healthcare workers, mean age 40.7 years, answered both pre- and post-training questionnaires. Mean total knowledge scores were low despite significant changes (p<0.001) from a pre-training score of 59.5% to a post-training score of 66.5%. Nurses showed significant improvements in mean total knowledge scores (p<0.001) but had the lowest mean total knowledge score post-training, 63.2%. Doctors had significantly better pre-training (p<0.001) and post-training (p<0.001) mean total knowledge scores compared to nurses. Conclusions: Improvement in healthcare workers' overall knowledge of tuberculosis during a training programme was not clinically significant. Periodic field training and supervision should be considered to ensure tuberculosis knowledge improvements. |
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Saloshni Naidoo; Myra Taylor; Tonya M Esterhuizen; David L Nordstrom; Ozyar Mohamed; Stephen E Knight; Champak C Jinabhai |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2011-07-29 |
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Title: Education for health (Abingdon, England) Volume: 24 ISSN: 1469-5804 ISO Abbreviation: Educ Health (Abingdon) Publication Date: 2011 Aug |
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Created Date: 2011-11-14 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9607101 Medline TA: Educ Health (Abingdon) Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 514 Citation Subset: IM |
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Private Bag 7, Congella 4013 Durban South Africa. naidoos71@ukzn.ac.za. |
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