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ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care2020

Capacity building of primary care physicians of the tea garden hospitals in Dibrugarh, Assam: A demonstration project.

Roopa Hariprasad, Amrita John, H K Das, Kaustubh Bora, Lucky Singh, Purnananda Khaund, Aizaz Hussain, Shalini Singh

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Roopa HariprasadNational Institute of Cancer Prevention and Research, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Amrita JohnNational Institute of Cancer Prevention and Research, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India.
H K DasRegional Medical Research Centre, Dibrugarh, Assam, India.
Kaustubh BoraRegional Medical Research Centre, Dibrugarh, Assam, India.
Lucky SinghNational Institute of Medical Statistics, New Delhi, India.
Purnananda KhaundTATA Research and Referral Hospital, Dibrugarh, Assam, India.
Aizaz HussainTATA Research and Referral Hospital, Dibrugarh, Assam, India.
Shalini SinghNational Institute of Cancer Prevention and Research, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India.

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backgroundThe three most commonly occurring cancers in India are those of the breast, uterine cervix, and lip or oral cavity, together accounting for approximately 34% of all cancers. All the three cancers are amenable to prevention, early detection, and treatment through which the morbidity and mortality due to these cancers can be reduced. This pilot study was conducted to assess the operational feasibility of the national cancer screening guidelines.

methodThis study was conducted in the Dibrugarh district of Assam in seven tea garden hospitals which serve as the primary health centers for the tea estate population in the Northeast region of India. The study intervention was a three-day training package designed to train primary care physicians in population-based screening for oral, breast, and cervical cancers. Knowledge evaluation and skill assessment were performed with a validated questionnaire and checklist, respectively.

resultsPre and posttraining knowledge assessment showed significant gain in the knowledge levels of the participants in all topics. The greatest knowledge increase was seen in breast cancer (96.3%), followed by cervical cancer (57.5%), oral cancer (35.5%) and general cancer-related information (16.7%). The skill assessment done for each participant individually at the end of the training indicated a need for retraining all participants in breast cancer screening.

conclusionThe learnings from this study will be of great help in scaling up the capacity building programme for cancer screening when the nation-wide population-based cancer screening programme will be rolled out in the country.

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cancer educationcancer screeningCapacity buildingearly detectionpopulation-based cancer screeningskill assessment

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