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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Enhancing health care worker ability to detect and care for patients with monkeypox in the democratic republic of the Congo
International Health, Volume 5, No. 4, Article iht029, Year 2013
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Background: Monkeypox (MPX) is an endemic disease of public health importance in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). In 2010, the DRC Ministry of Health joined with external partners to improve MPX surveillance in the Tshuapa Health District of DRC. A pivotal component of the program is training of health zone personnel in surveillance methods and patient care. In this report we evaluate outcomes of the training program. Methods: Health care worker knowledge of key concepts in the MPX training curriculum was assessed using an anonymous self-administered survey. Additionally, evaluators collected feedback about the capacity of participants to perform the surveillance tasks. Training impacts were determined by assessing various surveillance performance metrics. Results: Correct trainee responses to questions about MPX symptoms and patient care increased significantly upon completion of training events. During the 12 months after the initial training, the proportion of suspected cases investigated increased significantly (from 6.7 to 37.3%), as compared to the 5 months prior. However, the proportion of reported cases that were ultimately confirmed remained unchanged, 20.1% (5/24) vs 23.3% (60/257). Conclusions: We have demonstrated that the MPX curriculum developed for this initiative was effective in transferring knowledge and was associated with improved detection of human MPX cases. © The Author 2013. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Bass, Jennifer
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Tack, Danielle M.
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
McCollum, Andrea M.
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Kabamba, Joelle
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Pakuta, Elisabeth
Congo, Bunia
Ministry of Health
Malekani, Jean M.
Democratic Republic Congo, Kinshasa
Universite de Kinshasa
Nguete, Beatrice U.
Democratic Republic Congo, Kinshasa
Universite de Kinshasa
Monroe, Benjamin P.
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Doty, Jeffrey B.
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Karhemere, Stomy Bin Shamamba
Congo, Bunia
Ministry of Health
Damon, Inger K.
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Balilo, Marcel Pie
Congo, Bunia
Ministry of Health
Okitolonda-Wemakoy, Emile
Democratic Republic Congo, Kinshasa
Universite de Kinshasa
Shongo, Robert L.
Congo, Bunia
Ministry of Health
Reynolds, Mary G.
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Statistics
Citations: 32
Authors: 15
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1093/inthealth/iht029
ISSN:
18763413
e-ISSN:
18763405
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Infectious Diseases
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Study Locations
Congo