Attendee’s awareness about preventive chemotherapy neglected tropical diseases (PC-NTD) control during the first world neglected tropical diseases day in Ekiti State, Nigeria

Mogaji, Hammed Oladeji; Odoh, Ikenna M.; Iyeh, Concilia I.; Adeniran, Adebiyi A.; Oyedeji, Segun Isaac; Okoh, Hilary I.; Bayegun, Adedotun Ayodeji; Omitola, Olaitan Olamide; Umunnakwe, Cynthia; Olamiju, Francisca; Olamiju, Olatunwa J.; Ekpo, Uwem Friday

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0009315

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“…However, course synopsis varied across universities and the extent to which regularized contents are been taught cannot be ascertained. The potential of social media and radio programmes in promoting health-educational messages to a wider audience have been reported elsewhere [ 39 , 40 ] and can be explored in this context to promote FGS. Similarly, regulated in-depth training using Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) model can be developed for FGS.…”

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Profiling the knowledge of female medical/para-medical students, and expertise of health care professionals on female genital schistosomiasis in Anambra, South Eastern Nigeria

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Background Female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) is a largely neglected tropical disease (NTD), with little or no attention in the primary health care unit. Towards building momentum to address this challenge, we investigated the perception of medical and para-medical students about FGS, as well as the expertise of health care professionals in Anambra State, Nigeria. Methodology We conducted a cross-sectional survey among 587 female medical and para-medical university students (MPMS), and 65 health care professionals (HCPs) saddled with the responsibility of delivering care for schistosomiasis-affected persons. Pretested questionnaires were administered to document the awareness and knowledge about the disease. In addition, the expertise of HCPs vis-à-vis suspicion of FGS and management of FGS patients during routine health care service were documented. Data were subjected to descriptive, chi-square tests and regression analysis in R software. Results Over half of the students recruited; 54.2% for schistosomiasis and 58.1% for FGS, were not aware of the disease. Knowledge about schistosomiasis was associated with student’s year of study, with those in 2nd (OR: 1.66, 95% CI: 1.0, 2.7), 4th (OR: 1.97, 95% CI: 1.2, 3.2), and 6th (OR: 5.05, 95% CI: 1.2, 34.2) year having higher likelihoods of been more informed about schistosomiasis. For HCPs, we observed a contrastingly high knowledge about schistosomiasis (96.9%), but low knowledge about FGS (61.9%). Knowledge for both schistosomiasis and FGS was not associated with year of practice and expertise (95% OR included 1, p > 0.05). A considerable proportion (>40%) of the HCPs never suspected schistosomiasis during routine clinical diagnosis of patients who presented probable FGS symptoms (p < 0.05). Similarly, only 20% were certain about the use of praziquantel for treating FGS, and about 35% were uncertain of the eligibility criteria and dosage regimens. Commodities for managing FGS were also largely unavailable in about 39% of the health facilities where the HCPs operate. Conclusion Awareness and knowledge about FGS among MPMS and HCPs were poor in Anambra, Nigeria. It is therefore important to invest in innovative methods of building capacity of MPMS and HCPs, with complementary provision of necessary diagnostics to perform colposcopy, as well as competence to diagnose pathognomonic lesions using diagnostic atlas or Artificial Intelligence (AI).

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“…As such, awareness creation and knowledge transfer occur subconsciously via interaction with advisors, institutional review boards, workshops or in some instances on the radio program as expressed by the participants of this study. The importance of open symposia, workshops and radio programmes as important advocacy media have been previously discussed (Advocacy Partnership, 2012;Mogaji et al, 2021), and should also be considered in promoting awareness, improved knowledge and practices among biomedical researchers. However, these modes of knowledge transfer cannot provide exhaustive information on the background, principles of bioethics and requirements for ethical approval within the short period of time stipulated for delivery (Xu et al, 2020).…”

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Knowledge and perception of bioethics among biomedical researchers in Osun State, Nigeria

Surakat¹,

Ajisebiola²,

Mogaji³

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This study investigated the knowledge and perceptions of bioethics among biomedical researchers in Osun State, Nigeria using a semi-structured self-administered questionnaire during a capacity workshop in November 2020. Demographic data, and attendee’ awareness, knowledge, and perception on bioethics and need for ethical approvals for biomedical research were collated. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and expressed as frequencies and percentages. A total of 153 biomedical researchers comprising (58%) males, and (42%) females participated in this study. Majority of the participants (60.8%) hold academic positions and about one-third of the population were graduate students (30.1%). Awareness on bioethics was high (91.5%), and more common in schools (61.4%), with majority of the participants (77.1%) describing it as a field that addresses the social and legal issues arising from medicine and life sciences (p<0.05). However, there were considerable gaps in knowledge among participants in the students and academia category, with about 16% of participants considering none or only part of the principles while about 10% felt they could obtain ethical permits while research is ongoing or completed and only 13.7% affirmed that all biomedical related researches require ethical approval. This finding calls for the incorporation of bioethics module into the curriculum of graduate students. The use of online resources, short courses, workshops and seminars can also be explored for re-enforcing training even among non-school going researchers and professionals.

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“…As such, awareness creation and knowledge transfer occur subconsciously via interaction with advisors, institutional review boards, workshops or in some instances on radio program as expressed by the participants of this study. The importance of open symposiums, workshops and radio program as important advocacy medium have been previously discussed (Advocacy Partnership, 2012; Mogaji et al, 2021), and should also be considered in promoting awareness, improved knowledge and practices among biomedical researchers.…”

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Bioethics in Nigeria: Knowledge and perception during a capacity-building workshop for Biomedical researchers.

Surakat

Ajisebiola

Mogaji

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Background: The need to assess the gaps in knowledge and perception on bioethics among biomedical researchers has become necessary considering the increasing numbers of researchers and research outputs in sub-Saharan Africa. This study, therefore, investigated the knowledge and perceptions of biomedical researchers in Osun State, southwest Nigeria.Methods: Pre-tested semi-structured questionnaires were administered to consenting biomedical researchers during a capacity workshop conducted in November 2020. The questionnaire collected data on the attendee’s demography, knowledge, awareness and perception on bioethics and ethical approvals for research. Quantitative data were analysed using descriptive statistics in SPSS. 20.0 software and expressed as frequencies and percentages. Associations between professional status of participants were performed using chi-square statistics, and confidence interval was set as 95%. However, qualitative data were obtained using open-ended questionnaires and analysed thematically.Results: A total of 153 biomedical researchers across 33 academic and research institutions, comprising 58% males, and 42% females participated in this study. The age of the participants ranged from 20 to 60 years. Majority of the participants (60.8%) hold academic positions and about one-third of the population were graduate students (30.1%). Awareness on bioethics was high (91.5%), and more common in schools (61.4%), with majority of the participants (77.1%) describing it as a field that addresses the social and legal issues arising from medicine and life sciences (p<0.05). However, participants’ perception of the principles of ethics was poor, with about 16% of participants considering none or only part of the principles. Also, about 10% felt they could still obtain ethical permits while research is ongoing or completed, while only 13.7% affirms that all biomedical related researches require ethical approval. There were significant differences in the proportions across the professional status of participants (p<0.05).Conclusion: The study has revealed poor perception among participants and suggests the prioritization of bioethics capacity enhancement workshops to improve knowledge and perceptions of biomedical researchers. In addition, more detailed studies across institutions in Nigeria should be carried out to assess, monitor and reinforce knowledge gained by biomedical researchers.

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Attendee’s awareness about preventive chemotherapy neglected tropical diseases (PC-NTD) control during the first world neglected tropical diseases day in Ekiti State, Nigeria

Cited by 7 publications

References 19 publications

Profiling the knowledge of female medical/para-medical students, and expertise of health care professionals on female genital schistosomiasis in Anambra, South Eastern Nigeria

Profiling the knowledge of female medical/para-medical students, and expertise of health care professionals on female genital schistosomiasis in Anambra, South Eastern Nigeria

Knowledge and perception of bioethics among biomedical researchers in Osun State, Nigeria

Bioethics in Nigeria: Knowledge and perception during a capacity-building workshop for Biomedical researchers.

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