Knowledge Attitude and Practice of General Physicians for Early Detection of Diabetic Nephropathy in Cotonou

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AuteurVIGAN, JACQUES
AuteurAKOHA, T MAURIAC
AuteurAGBOTON, BRUNO LEOPOLD
AuteurAKOMOLA, KS
AuteurASSOGBA GBINDOU, UBALD
AuteurATTOLOU, V
AuteurDJROLO, FRANCOIS
Date d'ajout2026-06-02T16:06:57Z
Date de disponibilite2026-06-02T16:06:57Z
Date de publication2016
ResumeIntroduction: General physicians can play an important role in the early detection of diabetic nephropathy (DN). Purpose: To assess the levels of general physicians’ knowledge, attitude and practice in terms of early detection of DN in Cotonou. Method: It was a cross-sectional, analytical and descriptive study which was conducted from 1st March 2015 to 30th September 2015. Every general physician working in a health structure in Cotonou who consented to participate in the study was included. We did not included medical specialists and general physicians working in nephrology department. Data were collected through a survey form designed with a score to assess the various items such as: knowledge, attitude and practice. The significance threshold is set to below 0.05. Results: In total, 202 general physicians were included. The average age was 30.9 ± 6.9 years ranging from 24 to 68 years. A male predominance was observed with 2.2 sex ratio. The majority of respondent medical physicians had poor knowledge in 76.2% cases, bad attitudes (61%) and bad practices (64.9%) in terms of early detection of diabetic nephropathy. There was positive impact of continuing medical training focused on diabetic nephropathy on attitudes (p = 0.016) and practices (p = 0.001) of these physicians. Conclusion: Diabetic nephropathy requires particular attention. General physicians’ continuous training is a principal solution.
Autre identifiantBECDB-3945
URIhttps://dspace.uac.bj/handle/123456789/3794
Languefr
Fait partie deOpen Journal of Nephrology
Sujetattitude
SujetBénin
SujetKnowledge
SujetEarly detection
SujetPractice
Sujetdiabetic nephropathy
TitreKnowledge Attitude and Practice of General Physicians for Early Detection of Diabetic Nephropathy in Cotonou
TypeArticle

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