Knowledge of bloodless medicine among nurses at the Medical/Surgical Directorate of Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Ghana; a descriptive cross sectional study.
BMC Res Notes
; 10(1): 747, 2017 Dec 19.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
This study assessed the knowledge of bloodless medicine (BM) among nurses at the medical and surgical directorate of Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital. A paper questionnaire was administered to 322 nurses to obtain information on socio-demographic characteristics and knowledge of BM.RESULTS:
More than half (52.1%) of the nurses were aware of BM. The major source of information on BM was from the internet. Out of the study population, 90.1% knew iron therapy as BM strategy. The largest proportions of the participants (51.2%) had witnessed BM treatment at the medical and surgical directorate with the Tot'hema (44.6%) being the major used drug. Flu-like symptoms (37.0%) and organ damage (50.0%) were the commonly known side effects of BM respectively. Most of the participants (97.5%) knew that doctors request for blood transfusion. The major known reason for demand of BM was religious beliefs (53.7%). Higher percentages (71.9%) of the participants were not aware of bloodless surgery although the few who were aware, had heard of this through an internet search. Participants were generally aware of BM but less knowledgeable of specific components of BM. There is the need for prompt hospital and public health education through workshops and in-service training.Mots clés
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Sujet principal:
Transfusion sanguine
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Connaissances, attitudes et pratiques en santé
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Hôpitaux d'enseignement
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Personnel infirmier hospitalier
Type d'étude:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limites:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Pays/Région comme sujet:
Africa
Langue:
En
Journal:
BMC Res Notes
Année:
2017
Type de document:
Article
Pays d'affiliation:
Ghana