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Is the knowledge and attitude of physicians in Nigeria adequate for the diagnosis and management of obstructive sleep apnea?
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- Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Symptoms Referral to Otolaryngologists in Iranian Residency Entrance Examination Volunteers: The Effect of Source of Education and Level of Knowledge.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2022Article
- Knowledge and Attitude of Dentists Towards Obstructive Sleep Apnea.International dental journal · 2022Article
- Knowledge and attitudes about obstructive sleep apnea among otorhinolaryngology trainee residents in Saudi Arabia: A survey-based cross-sectional study.MedEdPublish (2016) · 2022Article
- Current medical education improves OSA-related knowledge but not confidence in residents: An underappreciated public health risk.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Knowledge and Attitudes of Medical and Dental Students and Fresh Graduates from Saudi Arabia.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Perspectives on primary care management of obstructive sleep apnea: a qualitative study of patients and health care providers.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2021Article
- Identifying patients at high risk for obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome in Nigeria: A multicentre observational study.Malawi medical journal : the journal of Medical Association of Malawi · 2017Observational
- Knowledge about obstructive sleep apnea among medical undergraduate students: A long way to go!Indian journal of psychiatryArticle
- ResidentsZhong nan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Central South University. Medical sciencesArticle
- Obesity and obstructive sleep apnea risk among Nigerians.Journal of medicine in the tropicsArticle
- Knowledge and Attitude of Obstructive Sleep Apnea among Primary Care Physicians in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.Saudi journal of medicine & medical sciencesArticle
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Abstract
purposeThe knowledge and attitude of doctors in Nigeria towards obstructive sleep apnea is not known. We evaluated the level of knowledge and attitude regarding OSA among resident doctors in Internal Medicine and general practitioners in Nigeria.
methodsA cross-sectional survey among doctors during continuing medical education programs was conducted. The Obstructive Sleep Apnea Knowledge and Attitude (OSAKA) questionnaire was used to obtain information.
resultsTwo hundred seventy-three doctors (235 resident doctors and 38 general practitioners) participated in the study. The mean knowledge score was 10.7 ± 2.6 (out of a maximum possible of 18) for all participants corresponding to 59 ± 14.4 % knowledge. There was no significant difference in the mean score of resident doctors (10.8 ± 2.5) compared to general practitioners (10.0 ± 2.8), (t = 2.6, p = 0.10). Over 70 % of the participants wrongly responded that uvuloplasty was an effective treatment and less than 40 % correctly answered that continuous positive airway pressure treatment was first line for severe obstructive sleep apnea. The mean score on the attitude segment was 3.4 ± 0.6 (maximum possible score of 5) for all participants and 3.4 ± 0.6 and 3.3 ± 0.5, respectively, for the residents and the general practitioners (p = 0.47). Increasing age was negatively associated with level of knowledge, while increasing number of years in medical practice and higher level of residency training was positively associated with higher knowledge scores.
conclusionThe knowledge of obstructive sleep apnea among resident doctors and general practitioners in Nigeria is inadequate. There is need to improve training on sleep disorders in Nigeria both at continuing medical education programs and during residency training.
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