Investigation on current situation of Plasmodium microscopic examination capabilities of professional staff in medical situations in Wuxi City
10.16250/j.32.1374.2017054
- VernacularTitle:无锡市医疗机构疟疾镜检能力现状调查与分析
- Author:
Jie SHAO
;
Xiaojun MENG
;
Weixuan CHEN
- Keywords:
Malaria;
Medical institution;
Plasmodium;
Microscopic examination;
Capability building
- From:
Chinese Journal of Schistosomiasis Control
2017;29(4):523-525
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the capabilities of Plasmodium microscopic examinations of professional staff in medi-cal institutions in Wuxi City,so as to provide evidences for improving malaria control and elimination work in the future. Meth-ods The data of questionnaires for laboratorial staff in charge of Plasmodium microscopic examinations were collected and ana-lyzed in the medical institutions in Wuxi City in 2016,and the influencing factors related to the capabilities of Plasmodium mi-croscopic examinations were analyzed by the method of logistic regression. Results Totally 54 laboratorial workers in 54 medi-cal institutions in Wuxi City were investigated,16 of them were male,and 38 were female,and the ratio of male to female was 0.42:1. Among the 54 laboratorial workers,12 persons(22.22%)had the experience of detecting Plasmodium in the work. The multivariable analysis showed the ability to detect Plasmodium was associated with male laboratorial workers(adjusted OR =0.11,95%CI:0.02-0.53),laboratorial workers with intermediate or higher professional titles(adjusted OR=5.31,95%CI:1.04-27.19)and laboratorial workers from county and township medical institutions(adjusted OR=0.04,95%CI:0.01-0.98). Conclusions All of the medical institutions in Wuxi City have the capability of microscopic examinations of Plasmodium. How-ever,the ability of laboratorial staff in primary hospitals still should be improved.