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ArticleToxicon: X2020

Development and validation of antisnake venom knowledge assessment tool (AKAT) for healthcare practitioners.

Auwal A Bala, Abubakar I Jatau, Ismaeel Yunusa, Mustapha Mohammed, Al-Kassim H Mohammed, Abubakar M Isa, Wada A Sadiq, Kabiru A Gulma, Inuwa Bello, Sani Malami and 2 more

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Article in Toxicon: X, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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12 authors at 7 institutions in 5 countries.

Auwal A BalaDepartment Pharmacology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Federal University Dutse, Nigeria.
Abubakar I JatauSchool of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Tasmania, Tasmania, Australia.
Ismaeel YunusaUniversity of South Carolina College of Pharmacy, Columbia, South Carolina, USA.
Mustapha MohammedSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Penang, Malaysia.
Al-Kassim H MohammedFaculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Bayero University Kano, Nigeria.
Abubakar M IsaMalaria Consortium, Jigawa State Office, Nigeria.
Wada A SadiqDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria.
Kabiru A GulmaSchool of Global Health and Bioethics, Euclid University, Gambia.
Inuwa BelloJigawa State Hospital Services, Dutse, Nigeria.
Sani MalamiDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria.
Godpower C MichaelDepartment of Family Medicine, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria.
Basheer A Z ChediDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria.
Bayero University Kano · NGAhmadu Bello University · NGAminu Kano Teaching Hospital · NGEuclid University · GMFederal University DutseHarvard University · USUniversity of Tasmania · AU

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Antisnake venom (ASV) is the only specific and standard treatment for snakebite envenoming worldwide. The knowledge of antivenom dosage, mode of administration, availability, and logistics is essential to the healthcare practitioners (HCPs) in the management of snakebites. It is vital for the HCPs involved in the handling of ASVs to have its basic knowledge. The ASV contains proteins and can, therefore, easily get denatured if not handled appropriately, leading to poor therapeutic outcome. It is also essential for clinicians to be aware of the tendency of ASV to cause a severe life-threatening hypersensitivity reaction. There is currently no validated tool for assessing the knowledge of ASV among HCPs. Therefore, we developed and validated a tool for evaluating the HCPs knowledge of ASV. The items included in the tool were first generated from a comprehensive literature review. Face validity were conducted by presenting the drafted tool to ten experts on the subject matter. A validation study was conducted among doctors, pharmacists, nurses, pharmacy technicians, and the general public. The objectives of the study were to test the tool for content validity using the content validity index (CVI), construct validity using contrast group approach, difficulty index, readability, and reliability test using the test-retest method. We developed and validated a final tool containing thirty-three items. The tool was valid for face validity and had a scale-level (average) content validity (S-CVI/Ave) of 0.91. The ASV knowledge of pharmacists was higher than that of doctors, pharmacy technicians, nurses, and the general public (

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Antisnake venomHealthcare practitionersKnowledge assessmentTool validation

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PMID33319211
PMCPMC7726448
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