ArticleThe Pan African medical journal2022
Assessment of primary health care workers' knowledge and skill for COPD and asthma screening and diagnosis in Jos LGA of Plateau State.
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Introduction: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma are the commonest of the group of Chronic Respiratory Diseases. Primary Health Care workers play a role in the prevention of these diseases. The aim of this study was to determine the knowledge and diagnostic skills of PHC workers on COPD and asthma in a local government area of Plateau State, Nigeria. Methods: it was a cross-sectional study conducted among 146 primary healthcare workers selected through a multistage sampling technique. Data was collected through a self -administered questionnaire. Data processing and analysis were done with Epi-Info epidemiological software. The categories of knowledge that were of interest were scored and graded. A confidence level of 95% was used and a p-value of <0.05 was considered significant for this study. Results: the mean age of respondents was 41.4 ± 10.1 years, junior community health extension workers made up the largest group and the mean years of service was 14.9 ± 8.9 years. The overall knowledge of COPD and asthma was fair in 68.5 % of health workers though the mean knowledge scores of asthma were statistically significantly higher than that of COPD (p = 0.000). Knowledge was found to be statistically significantly associated with age, sex and cadre. None of the respondents was able to operate a peak flow meter. Conclusion: the study concluded that though there was fair level of knowledge among the respondents on COPD and asthma, they lacked the necessary skills to screen for and diagnose these diseases.
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