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Knowledge Attitude and Practice of Viral Hepatitis B and C Screening by General Practitioners in Brazzaville
Department of Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine, Brazzaville University Hospital, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
Department of Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine, Brazzaville University Hospital, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
Faculty of Health Sciences, Marien Ngouabi University, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
Department of Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine, Brazzaville University Hospital, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
Department of Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine, Brazzaville University Hospital, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
Department of Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine, Brazzaville University Hospital, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
Department of Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine, Brazzaville University Hospital, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
Department of Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine, Brazzaville University Hospital, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
Department of Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine, Brazzaville University Hospital, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
Department of Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine, Brazzaville University Hospital, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
Department of Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine, Brazzaville University Hospital, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
- 1 Department of Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine, Brazzaville University Hospital, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
- 2 Department of Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine, Brazzaville University Hospital, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
- 3 Faculty of Health Sciences, Marien Ngouabi University, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
- 4 Department of Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine, Brazzaville University Hospital, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
- 5 Department of Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine, Brazzaville University Hospital, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
- 6 Department of Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine, Brazzaville University Hospital, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
- 7 Department of Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine, Brazzaville University Hospital, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
- 8 Department of Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine, Brazzaville University Hospital, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
- 9 Department of Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine, Brazzaville University Hospital, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
- 10 Department of Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine, Brazzaville University Hospital, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
- 11 Department of Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine, Brazzaville University Hospital, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
Open Journal of Gastroenterology·Volume 10 (2020)·Pages 311–316·Published 1 December 2020·DOI10.4236/ojgas.2020.1012030
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Abstract
The involvement of general practitioners in the early detection of viral hepatitis B and C must be paramount. The objectives of this work were to assess GPs ’ knowledge, attitude and practice with regard to screening for viral hepatitis B and C. We carried out a cross-sectional analytical study among GPs recruited by simple random sampling from the list of GPs in the city of Brazzaville. The judgement criteria were knowledge and practice of screening for viral hepatitis B and C, assessed according to a Likert scale divided into 3 categories: very good, good and bad. One hundred and twenty-one general practitioners were included, including 48 women and 73 men, with a sex ratio of 1.52; the average age was 33 years; 52.89% of them worked in the private sector with an average period of activity of 4 years. The majority of the doctors had a good knowledge (69.42%) and a bad practice (56.20%) of screening for viral hepatitis B and C. The duration of activity was the factor linked to knowledge of viral hepatitis B and C (p = 0.006) while age was the factor linked to the practice of screening for viral hepatitis B and C (p = 0.0366). In conclusion, in Brazzaville, general practitioners ’ knowledge of screening for viral hepatitis B and C is good in general, but the practices are poor and require targeted in-service training.
KeywordsViral Hepatitis B and CScreeningGeneral PractitionersBrazzaville
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