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Knowledge and practices of toxoplasmosis among healthcare workers at two large referral hospitals in Zambia: Implications on the One Health Approach

INTRODUCTION: Assessing the knowledge and practices of healthcare workers regarding Toxoplasma gondii infection, diagnosis, treatment, and control is crucial for developing an effective management strategy. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 175 healthcare workers at Ndola Teaching...

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Autores principales: Daka, Victor, Mukosha, Moses, Matafwali, Scott K., Mudenda, Steward, Phiri, Andrew M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10426967/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37582063
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0002235
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author Daka, Victor
Mukosha, Moses
Matafwali, Scott K.
Mudenda, Steward
Phiri, Andrew M.
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Matafwali, Scott K.
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Phiri, Andrew M.
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description INTRODUCTION: Assessing the knowledge and practices of healthcare workers regarding Toxoplasma gondii infection, diagnosis, treatment, and control is crucial for developing an effective management strategy. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 175 healthcare workers at Ndola Teaching Hospital and Namwala District Hospital in Zambia from September 2021 to April 2022. RESULTS: More than half (57.1%) of the respondents were males. Overall, 46(26.3%) and 68 (38.9%) respondents reported good knowledge and practices, respectively. Respondents with a higher number of years of experience (AOR = 0.86, 95% CI: 0.77–0.97), who were nurses than clinicians (AOR = 0.17, 95% CI: 0.007–0.41) and working at Ndola teaching hospital than Namwala hospital (AOR = 0.34, 95% CI:0.13–0.89) were less likely to have good knowledge. Respondents with a degree qualification than a diploma (AOR = 3.04, 95% CI: 1.09–8.47) were more likely to have good knowledge. Respondents from Ndola teaching hospital than Namwala hospital (AOR = 0.40, 95% CI: 0.17–0.92) were less likely to have good practices. CONCLUSION: Our study revealed that healthcare workers had low levels of knowledge and poor practices, which could have negative implications for the management of toxoplasmosis. To improve their knowledge and practices, continuous medical education in Toxoplasma related aspects is recommended for in-service healthcare workers.
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spelling pubmed-104269672023-08-16 Knowledge and practices of toxoplasmosis among healthcare workers at two large referral hospitals in Zambia: Implications on the One Health Approach Daka, Victor Mukosha, Moses Matafwali, Scott K. Mudenda, Steward Phiri, Andrew M. PLOS Glob Public Health Research Article INTRODUCTION: Assessing the knowledge and practices of healthcare workers regarding Toxoplasma gondii infection, diagnosis, treatment, and control is crucial for developing an effective management strategy. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 175 healthcare workers at Ndola Teaching Hospital and Namwala District Hospital in Zambia from September 2021 to April 2022. RESULTS: More than half (57.1%) of the respondents were males. Overall, 46(26.3%) and 68 (38.9%) respondents reported good knowledge and practices, respectively. Respondents with a higher number of years of experience (AOR = 0.86, 95% CI: 0.77–0.97), who were nurses than clinicians (AOR = 0.17, 95% CI: 0.007–0.41) and working at Ndola teaching hospital than Namwala hospital (AOR = 0.34, 95% CI:0.13–0.89) were less likely to have good knowledge. Respondents with a degree qualification than a diploma (AOR = 3.04, 95% CI: 1.09–8.47) were more likely to have good knowledge. Respondents from Ndola teaching hospital than Namwala hospital (AOR = 0.40, 95% CI: 0.17–0.92) were less likely to have good practices. CONCLUSION: Our study revealed that healthcare workers had low levels of knowledge and poor practices, which could have negative implications for the management of toxoplasmosis. To improve their knowledge and practices, continuous medical education in Toxoplasma related aspects is recommended for in-service healthcare workers. Public Library of Science 2023-08-15 /pmc/articles/PMC10426967/ /pubmed/37582063 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0002235 Text en © 2023 Daka et al https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Daka, Victor
Mukosha, Moses
Matafwali, Scott K.
Mudenda, Steward
Phiri, Andrew M.
Knowledge and practices of toxoplasmosis among healthcare workers at two large referral hospitals in Zambia: Implications on the One Health Approach
title Knowledge and practices of toxoplasmosis among healthcare workers at two large referral hospitals in Zambia: Implications on the One Health Approach
title_full Knowledge and practices of toxoplasmosis among healthcare workers at two large referral hospitals in Zambia: Implications on the One Health Approach
title_fullStr Knowledge and practices of toxoplasmosis among healthcare workers at two large referral hospitals in Zambia: Implications on the One Health Approach
title_full_unstemmed Knowledge and practices of toxoplasmosis among healthcare workers at two large referral hospitals in Zambia: Implications on the One Health Approach
title_short Knowledge and practices of toxoplasmosis among healthcare workers at two large referral hospitals in Zambia: Implications on the One Health Approach
title_sort knowledge and practices of toxoplasmosis among healthcare workers at two large referral hospitals in zambia: implications on the one health approach
topic Research Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10426967/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37582063
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0002235
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