TY - JOUR
T1 - Pneumonia, oxygen therapy, and amoxicillin dispersible tablets
T2 - a practice awareness study among Health Care Workers in three districts in the Eastern Region of Ghana
AU - Yawson, Alfred E.
AU - Otchi, Elom H.
AU - Tetteh, John
AU - Adomako, Isaac
AU - Adjei-Mensah, Evelyn
AU - Degraft-Amoah, Daniel
AU - Yamson, Phaedra
AU - Yarney, Elom A.
AU - Quansah, Henrique
AU - Yawson, Anita O.
AU - Seneadza, Nana A.H.
AU - Udofia, Emilia A.
AU - Vanderpuije, Leslie
AU - Ofosu, Winfred
AU - Antwi, Edward
AU - Sagoe-Moses, Isabella
AU - Agborsu, Josephine
AU - Baffoe, Peter
AU - Wobil, Priscilla
AU - Shetye, Mrunal
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 University of Ghana College of Health Sciences on behalf of HSI Journal. All rights reserved.
PY - 2024/6/14
Y1 - 2024/6/14
N2 - Background: The safe administration of Oxygen Therapy (OT) with appropriate monitoring is an integral component of the Health Care Workers’ (HCWs) role. However, research suggests that HCWs lack adequate knowledge and practice on how to use oxygen delivery equipment appropriately. Objective: To assess practice awareness (i.e., Knowledge, Attitude and Practice) of Health Care Workers (HCWs) regarding pneumonia, OT, and awareness of Amoxicillin Dispersible Tablets (Amox DT) in case management of children aged below five years Methods: The study employed a cross-sectional study design involving 356 randomly selected HCWs in public and private (self-financing and faith-based) health facilities in three districts (i.e., New Juaben North, New Juaben South, and Lower Manya Krobo) in the Eastern Region of Ghana. The study adopted both univariate and multivariate data analysis involving Robust Ordinary Least Square and Logistic regression analysis for continuous and binary outcomes, respectively. All analyses were performed using Stata 16.1, and p < 0.05 was deemed statistically significant. Results: The age of the participants ranged from 22-79 years, and the mean ± SD was 31.4 ± 1.7 years. There were more females (approximately 80% versus 17%) than males. The overall levels of practice awareness related to oxygen therapy were 45.8% (95% CI = 42.2-49.3), 41.4% (95% CI = 39.9-42.9), and 32.9% (95% CI = 30.2-35.7), respectively for knowledge, attitude and practice. Likewise, the overall practice awareness related to pneumonia was 69.2% (95% CI = 67.5-70.7), 89.2% (95% CI = 87.2-91.2) and 66.0% (95% CI = 63.7-68.3), respectively. Practice awareness regarding OT and pneumonia was significantly influenced by the level of the facility, category, and education level of the HCW. The Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illnesses (IMNCI) training workshop did not have a significant influence on the practice awareness regarding OT and pneumonia. Conclusion: The level of practice awareness on the management of pneumonia in children was low (approximately one-third of HCW). In-service training on IMNCI increased the level of awareness of Amox DT but not on OT for the management of pneumonia.
AB - Background: The safe administration of Oxygen Therapy (OT) with appropriate monitoring is an integral component of the Health Care Workers’ (HCWs) role. However, research suggests that HCWs lack adequate knowledge and practice on how to use oxygen delivery equipment appropriately. Objective: To assess practice awareness (i.e., Knowledge, Attitude and Practice) of Health Care Workers (HCWs) regarding pneumonia, OT, and awareness of Amoxicillin Dispersible Tablets (Amox DT) in case management of children aged below five years Methods: The study employed a cross-sectional study design involving 356 randomly selected HCWs in public and private (self-financing and faith-based) health facilities in three districts (i.e., New Juaben North, New Juaben South, and Lower Manya Krobo) in the Eastern Region of Ghana. The study adopted both univariate and multivariate data analysis involving Robust Ordinary Least Square and Logistic regression analysis for continuous and binary outcomes, respectively. All analyses were performed using Stata 16.1, and p < 0.05 was deemed statistically significant. Results: The age of the participants ranged from 22-79 years, and the mean ± SD was 31.4 ± 1.7 years. There were more females (approximately 80% versus 17%) than males. The overall levels of practice awareness related to oxygen therapy were 45.8% (95% CI = 42.2-49.3), 41.4% (95% CI = 39.9-42.9), and 32.9% (95% CI = 30.2-35.7), respectively for knowledge, attitude and practice. Likewise, the overall practice awareness related to pneumonia was 69.2% (95% CI = 67.5-70.7), 89.2% (95% CI = 87.2-91.2) and 66.0% (95% CI = 63.7-68.3), respectively. Practice awareness regarding OT and pneumonia was significantly influenced by the level of the facility, category, and education level of the HCW. The Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illnesses (IMNCI) training workshop did not have a significant influence on the practice awareness regarding OT and pneumonia. Conclusion: The level of practice awareness on the management of pneumonia in children was low (approximately one-third of HCW). In-service training on IMNCI increased the level of awareness of Amox DT but not on OT for the management of pneumonia.
KW - amoxicillin dispersible tablets
KW - attitude
KW - awareness
KW - knowledge
KW - Oxygen therapy
KW - pneumonia
KW - practice
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85196855196&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.46829/hsijournal.2024.6.5.1.621-634
DO - 10.46829/hsijournal.2024.6.5.1.621-634
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85196855196
SN - 2720-7609
VL - 5
SP - 621
EP - 634
JO - Health Sciences Investigations Journal
JF - Health Sciences Investigations Journal
IS - 1
ER -