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%