Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of General Practitioners in Bujumbura Regarding Stroke | ||
| Azhar International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Medical Sciences | ||
| Article 13, Volume 5, Issue 1, January 2025, Pages 152-156 PDF (239.57 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original research articles | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/aijpms.2024.380305 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Nduwayo Daniel* 1; Sibomana Thierry2; Uwigenga César3; Havuginoti Samuel1; Barasukana Patrice4; Nzisabira Léopold1 | ||
| 1Department of Neurology, Medicine Faculty of Bujumbura, University of Burundi, Bujumbura, Burundi. | ||
| 2Department of Pneumology, Medicine Faculty of Bujumbura, University of Burundi, Bujumbura, Burundi. | ||
| 3Department of Internal Medicine, Medicine Faculty of Bujumbura, University of Burundi, Bujumbura, Burundi. | ||
| 4Department of neurology, Medicine Faculty of Bujumbura, University of Burundi, Bujumbura, Burundi. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The objective of this study was to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of general practitioners in Bujumbura City regarding stroke. This was a cross-sectional and descriptive study that was conducted over a period of 4 months. Data were collected using a questionnaire, then entered and analyzed on the computer using Epi-info software version 7.2.2.6. The median age of the general practitioners surveyed was 34.73 years, with a male predominance of 77.62%. Their average knowledge of stroke was 38.40%. None of the general practitioners had ever had continuing education on stroke, and 97.90% proposed only the brain scan as a diagnostic examination. Only 7.69% complied with blood pressure targets when prescribing antihypertensive drugs for ischemic stroke. Deglutination disorders were considered by only 15.38% of general practitioners to authorize oral feeding. The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score was used by 52.45% of the general practitioners although 97.20% felt that stroke was an absolute emergency. Thus, 94.41% showed difficulties in managing stroke patients, so that 66.00% considered that stroke management in Burundi is poor. In conclusion, the knowledge and practices of general practitioners in Bujumbura regarding stroke were not satisfactory, although their attitude was positive. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Knowledge; attitude; practice; stroke; general practitioner | ||
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