Some factors influenced on the KAP of anti-leprosy health workers in the disability prevention for leprosy patients at Daklak, in the year 2004
- Author:
Chu Duc Thao
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
leprosy
- MeSH:
Leprosy;
Medical Staff
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2005;510(4):5-7
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Study was carried out on 123 health workers involved in investigating, managing, treating, and care for leprosy patients at Daklak, in the year 2004. Results: 35.5% female health workers had good knowledge of leprosy prevention and 47.9% female health workers had good practice of leprosy prevention, while among male health workers, the rates was 58.7% and 65.3%, respectively (p<0.05). The rate of good knowledge of leprosy prevention was 34.1% and good practice of leprosy prevention was 34.1% among ethnic minority health workers, which were lower than those among Kinh ethnic health workers. The knowledge and attitude of health workers who had more than 3 times of training were better than those had less than 3 times of training. Among trained health workers, 56% achieved moderate knowledge and 66% achieved moderate practice. Among senior health workers, 61.3% had good knowledge and 64.5% had good practice.
