Cargando…
Factors Limiting the Appropriate Use of Rabies Post-exposure Prophylaxis by Health Professionals in Brazil
Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) is necessary to prevent the fatal onset of rabies but requires optimization to avoid overuse in populations at risk of rabies. In Brazil, the incidence of dog bites remains high, with almost half of dog-bite patients not receiving the PEP recommended by the Ministry o...
Autores principales: | , , , , , , , |
---|---|
Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
Publicado: |
Frontiers Media S.A.
2022
|
Materias: | |
Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9120864/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35601400 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2022.846994 |
_version_ | 1784711028215382016 |
---|---|
author | da Silva, Ramiro M. Megid, Jane Hampson, Katie Campos, Aline Alves Scarpellini Higashi, Cintia S. Medeiros, Fabíola S. Pereira, Alexandra S. Benavides, Julio A. |
author_facet | da Silva, Ramiro M. Megid, Jane Hampson, Katie Campos, Aline Alves Scarpellini Higashi, Cintia S. Medeiros, Fabíola S. Pereira, Alexandra S. Benavides, Julio A. |
author_sort | da Silva, Ramiro M. |
collection | PubMed |
description | Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) is necessary to prevent the fatal onset of rabies but requires optimization to avoid overuse in populations at risk of rabies. In Brazil, the incidence of dog bites remains high, with almost half of dog-bite patients not receiving the PEP recommended by the Ministry of Health guidelines between 2008 and 2017. In this study, we aimed to identify the factors that limit the appropriate prescribing of PEP by interviewing health professionals responsible for PEP administration and completion of the ‘Information System on Diseases of Compulsory Declaration’ (SINAN) form reporting human anti-rabies care for patients seeking health care after a dog bite. We conducted 147 questionnaires (45 questions each) in three Brazilian states (i.e., Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Norte) including questions related to the criteria used by professionals to classify a dog as “suspect” or “rabid”, knowledge on PEP prescription guidelines, SINAN and communication with veterinarians. Our analyses showed that most health professionals delivering PEP in these three states struggle to identify a rabies “suspect” dog according to the Ministry of Health guidelines, and to indicate the adequate PEP regimen, with only 11% of professionals prescribing the appropriate PEP under various dog-bite patient scenarios. PEP knowledge score was higher among professionals trained on PEP guidelines and working in facilities with the highest incidence of dog bites. In contrast, PEP knowledge scores did not vary significantly between states, and were not correlated to the professional's level of experience, the number of colleagues available at the health unit or the professional's confidence on prescribing appropriate PEP. Our results suggest that knowledge gaps in PEP administration among health professionals of Brazil can be reduced by implementing training programs to differentiate among rabies risk scenarios, prescribe the corresponding appropriate PEP and improve communication between health and veterinary authorities. |
format | Online Article Text |
id | pubmed-9120864 |
institution | National Center for Biotechnology Information |
language | English |
publishDate | 2022 |
publisher | Frontiers Media S.A. |
record_format | MEDLINE/PubMed |
spelling | pubmed-91208642022-05-21 Factors Limiting the Appropriate Use of Rabies Post-exposure Prophylaxis by Health Professionals in Brazil da Silva, Ramiro M. Megid, Jane Hampson, Katie Campos, Aline Alves Scarpellini Higashi, Cintia S. Medeiros, Fabíola S. Pereira, Alexandra S. Benavides, Julio A. Front Vet Sci Veterinary Science Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) is necessary to prevent the fatal onset of rabies but requires optimization to avoid overuse in populations at risk of rabies. In Brazil, the incidence of dog bites remains high, with almost half of dog-bite patients not receiving the PEP recommended by the Ministry of Health guidelines between 2008 and 2017. In this study, we aimed to identify the factors that limit the appropriate prescribing of PEP by interviewing health professionals responsible for PEP administration and completion of the ‘Information System on Diseases of Compulsory Declaration’ (SINAN) form reporting human anti-rabies care for patients seeking health care after a dog bite. We conducted 147 questionnaires (45 questions each) in three Brazilian states (i.e., Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Norte) including questions related to the criteria used by professionals to classify a dog as “suspect” or “rabid”, knowledge on PEP prescription guidelines, SINAN and communication with veterinarians. Our analyses showed that most health professionals delivering PEP in these three states struggle to identify a rabies “suspect” dog according to the Ministry of Health guidelines, and to indicate the adequate PEP regimen, with only 11% of professionals prescribing the appropriate PEP under various dog-bite patient scenarios. PEP knowledge score was higher among professionals trained on PEP guidelines and working in facilities with the highest incidence of dog bites. In contrast, PEP knowledge scores did not vary significantly between states, and were not correlated to the professional's level of experience, the number of colleagues available at the health unit or the professional's confidence on prescribing appropriate PEP. Our results suggest that knowledge gaps in PEP administration among health professionals of Brazil can be reduced by implementing training programs to differentiate among rabies risk scenarios, prescribe the corresponding appropriate PEP and improve communication between health and veterinary authorities. Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-05-06 /pmc/articles/PMC9120864/ /pubmed/35601400 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2022.846994 Text en Copyright © 2022 da Silva, Megid, Hampson, Campos, Higashi, Medeiros, Pereira and Benavides. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Veterinary Science da Silva, Ramiro M. Megid, Jane Hampson, Katie Campos, Aline Alves Scarpellini Higashi, Cintia S. Medeiros, Fabíola S. Pereira, Alexandra S. Benavides, Julio A. Factors Limiting the Appropriate Use of Rabies Post-exposure Prophylaxis by Health Professionals in Brazil |
title | Factors Limiting the Appropriate Use of Rabies Post-exposure Prophylaxis by Health Professionals in Brazil |
title_full | Factors Limiting the Appropriate Use of Rabies Post-exposure Prophylaxis by Health Professionals in Brazil |
title_fullStr | Factors Limiting the Appropriate Use of Rabies Post-exposure Prophylaxis by Health Professionals in Brazil |
title_full_unstemmed | Factors Limiting the Appropriate Use of Rabies Post-exposure Prophylaxis by Health Professionals in Brazil |
title_short | Factors Limiting the Appropriate Use of Rabies Post-exposure Prophylaxis by Health Professionals in Brazil |
title_sort | factors limiting the appropriate use of rabies post-exposure prophylaxis by health professionals in brazil |
topic | Veterinary Science |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9120864/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35601400 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2022.846994 |
work_keys_str_mv | AT dasilvaramirom factorslimitingtheappropriateuseofrabiespostexposureprophylaxisbyhealthprofessionalsinbrazil AT megidjane factorslimitingtheappropriateuseofrabiespostexposureprophylaxisbyhealthprofessionalsinbrazil AT hampsonkatie factorslimitingtheappropriateuseofrabiespostexposureprophylaxisbyhealthprofessionalsinbrazil AT camposalinealvesscarpellini factorslimitingtheappropriateuseofrabiespostexposureprophylaxisbyhealthprofessionalsinbrazil AT higashicintias factorslimitingtheappropriateuseofrabiespostexposureprophylaxisbyhealthprofessionalsinbrazil AT medeirosfabiolas factorslimitingtheappropriateuseofrabiespostexposureprophylaxisbyhealthprofessionalsinbrazil AT pereiraalexandras factorslimitingtheappropriateuseofrabiespostexposureprophylaxisbyhealthprofessionalsinbrazil AT benavidesjulioa factorslimitingtheappropriateuseofrabiespostexposureprophylaxisbyhealthprofessionalsinbrazil |