Research Article
Knowledge and Experiences of Health Professionals in the Peripheral Management of Leishmaniasis in Morocco (ELHajeb)
Table 4
Knowledge and experiences of health professionals in the operationalization of the program’s objectives.
| | Doctors () | Nurses () | Midwife () | Health technicians () | | Percentage |
| In your knowledge and experience, the main operational objectives of the national leishmaniases control program: (you may enter more than one answer) | Screening and therapeutic management of cases | 38 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 121 | 85% | Vector control | 16 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 47 | 33% | Fighting the reservoir | 13 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 50 | 35% | Education and public awareness | 8 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 17% | Continuing education for health professionals | 21 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 60 | 42% | Intersectoral collaboration | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4% | In your experience, do patients adhere to antileishmaniasis treatment? | Yes | 24 | 35 | 11 | 6 | 76 | 53% | No | 17 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 67 | 47% | In your opinion, what are the causes of nonadherence to leishmaniasis treatment? | Apply traditional treatments | 12 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 52 | 36% | Do not accept adverse effects of treatment | 13 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 45 | 31% | Do not understand the importance of treatment | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 15% | Do not keep treatment appointments | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 10% | In your opinion, is the population applying preventive measures? | Yes | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7% | No | 38 | 67 | 20 | 8 | 133 | 93% | In your experience, what are the causes that prevent citizens from applying preventive measures? | Ignorance of the risks associated with insects | 26 | 47 | 11 | 6 | 90 | 63% | Ignorance of preventive measures | 27 | 31 | 9 | 5 | 72 | 50% | Financial considerations | 33 | 40 | 14 | 4 | 91 | 64% | Low educational and sociocultural level | 34 | 54 | 18 | 5 | 111 | 78% |
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