Promoting Hepatitis B Awareness: Evaluating an Educational Approach through Health Care Workers in Tanzania
Background: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection disproportionally affects populations in sub-Saharan Africa. Lack of HBV awareness perpetuates disease burden in Africa. Objective: To promote HBV awareness in Tanzania using a systematic, measurable, and expandable approach to educating health care work...
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doaj-ad75940098fb4624a8c8941da4a251fc2021-03-16T04:58:38ZengLevy Library PressAnnals of Global Health2214-99962021-02-0187110.5334/aogh.30452596Promoting Hepatitis B Awareness: Evaluating an Educational Approach through Health Care Workers in TanzaniaNasreen S. Quadri0Shemal M. Shah1Holly Rodin2Jose D. Debes3Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware Street SE, Minneapolis, MinnesotaDepartment of Medicine, Regions Hospital, 640 Jackson St, Saint Paul, MinnesotaAnalytic Center of Excellence, Hennepin Healthcare, 701 Park Avenue, Minneapolis, MinnesotaDepartment of Medicine, University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware Street SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hennepin Healthcare, 701 Park Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US; Arusha Lutheran Medical Center, Makao Mapya Road, ArushaBackground: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection disproportionally affects populations in sub-Saharan Africa. Lack of HBV awareness perpetuates disease burden in Africa. Objective: To promote HBV awareness in Tanzania using a systematic, measurable, and expandable approach to educating health care workers (HCW). Methods: We designed and implemented an HBV knowledge and teaching skills session in southern Tanzania to empower HCWs in leading education to promote disease awareness in their communities. Training was divided into two sessions: didactic and practical. A fivequestion anonymous survey was distributed in person immediately before and after the practical portion of the training to evaluate HBV knowledge as well as specific skills for teaching. Differences between responses before and after the sessions were evaluated by Chi-Square analysis. A sub-group of questions were further analyzed for differences based on HCW self-report of HBV serostatus awareness. Findings: 130 HCWs participated in the didactic lecture and 30 HCWs participated in both portions. A pre-post training five-question survey showed an increase in correct answers for all questions, with two showing statistical significance: HBV is silent (7% pre vs. 87% post; p < 0.0001), and repetition as key to promote awareness (63% pre vs. 100% post; p = 0.0002). Conclusions: Our low-cost intervention is applicable to increase HBV awareness in low resource settings across Africa.https://annalsofglobalhealth.org/articles/3045 |
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Promoting Hepatitis B Awareness: Evaluating an Educational Approach through Health Care Workers in Tanzania |
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Background: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection disproportionally affects populations in sub-Saharan Africa. Lack of HBV awareness perpetuates disease burden in Africa. Objective: To promote HBV awareness in Tanzania using a systematic, measurable, and expandable approach to educating health care workers (HCW). Methods: We designed and implemented an HBV knowledge and teaching skills session in southern Tanzania to empower HCWs in leading education to promote disease awareness in their communities. Training was divided into two sessions: didactic and practical. A fivequestion anonymous survey was distributed in person immediately before and after the practical portion of the training to evaluate HBV knowledge as well as specific skills for teaching. Differences between responses before and after the sessions were evaluated by Chi-Square analysis. A sub-group of questions were further analyzed for differences based on HCW self-report of HBV serostatus awareness. Findings: 130 HCWs participated in the didactic lecture and 30 HCWs participated in both portions. A pre-post training five-question survey showed an increase in correct answers for all questions, with two showing statistical significance: HBV is silent (7% pre vs. 87% post; p < 0.0001), and repetition as key to promote awareness (63% pre vs. 100% post; p = 0.0002). Conclusions: Our low-cost intervention is applicable to increase HBV awareness in low resource settings across Africa. |
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