Conference abstract
Patients acceptability of the delegation of the tasks for the treatment of hepatitis C by general practitioners in public health facilities in the Center Region in 2022
Pan African Medical Journal - Conference Proceedings. 2023:18(57).03
Oct 2023.
doi: 10.11604/pamj-cp.2023.18.57.2002
Archived on: 03 Oct 2023
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Keywords: Hepatitis-C, general practitioner, HIV, PLHIV
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Patients acceptability of the delegation of the tasks for the treatment of hepatitis C by general practitioners in public health facilities in the Center Region in 2022
Gile Loïc Kongne Choupo1,&, Ngomba Armelle Viviane2, Ebouki Emmilienne3, Dimalla Paola Aphrodite1, Kouanfack Charles1,3
1Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Dschang, Dschang, Cameroon, 2Direction for the Fight against Disease, Epidemics and Pandemics, Ministry of Public Health, Yaoundé, Cameroon, 3Day Hospital, Yaoundé Central Hospital, Yaoundé, Cameroon
&Corresponding author
Introduction: hepatitis C is a public health issue that affects approximately 58 million people worldwide. In 2021, its prevalence by some studies indicated a range from 0 to 7.2% of the Cameroonian population infected with HIV. The objective was to assess the acceptability of the delegation of the tasks for the Hepatitis-C treatment within HIV care services by general practitioners in health facilities, Center region in 2022.
Methods: this study ancillary to the DEHEP-C project carried out in 2022, was a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted among PLHIV cared for in 05 public health facilities. The patients’ socio-demographic data, general satisfaction with the services offered, and opinions on the delegation of the tasks for the Hepatitis C treatment were collected. Rapid hepatitis C tests were offered to all participants. Data were analyzed using Epi info version 7.2.6.
Results: five hundred and ten (510) patients were recruited, with an average age of 40.1 ± 7.52 years, the female sex being predominant. General satisfaction of PLHIV with the services offered by the health facility was 75% [95% CI (70.15–77.73)]. The acceptability of the delegation of the tasks for the Hepatitis-C treatment by general practitioners was 89% [95%CI (86,01-91,45)]. Factors like living in a rural area (aOR=1.63; 95%CI=1.40–3.78; p<0.01), being a regular patient in a 4th category hospital (aOR=1.59; 95%CI=1.43–3.47; p<0.01) and following a 3rd line treatment (aOR=0.27; 95%CI =0.10–0.69 ; p<0.01) were significant in the acceptability of task delegation.
Conclusion: this study showed that the majority of PLHIV included in our study were for the delegation of the tasks for the Hepatitis C treatment by general practitioners.
Patients acceptability of the delegation of the tasks for the treatment of hepatitis C by general practitioners in public health facilities in the Center Region in 2022
Gile Loïc Kongne Choupo1,&, Ngomba Armelle Viviane2, Ebouki Emmilienne3, Dimalla Paola Aphrodite1, Kouanfack Charles1,3
1Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Dschang, Dschang, Cameroon, 2Direction for the Fight against Disease, Epidemics and Pandemics, Ministry of Public Health, Yaoundé, Cameroon, 3Day Hospital, Yaoundé Central Hospital, Yaoundé, Cameroon
&Corresponding author
Introduction: hepatitis C is a public health issue that affects approximately 58 million people worldwide. In 2021, its prevalence by some studies indicated a range from 0 to 7.2% of the Cameroonian population infected with HIV. The objective was to assess the acceptability of the delegation of the tasks for the Hepatitis-C treatment within HIV care services by general practitioners in health facilities, Center region in 2022.
Methods: this study ancillary to the DEHEP-C project carried out in 2022, was a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted among PLHIV cared for in 05 public health facilities. The patients’ socio-demographic data, general satisfaction with the services offered, and opinions on the delegation of the tasks for the Hepatitis C treatment were collected. Rapid hepatitis C tests were offered to all participants. Data were analyzed using Epi info version 7.2.6.
Results: five hundred and ten (510) patients were recruited, with an average age of 40.1 ± 7.52 years, the female sex being predominant. General satisfaction of PLHIV with the services offered by the health facility was 75% [95% CI (70.15–77.73)]. The acceptability of the delegation of the tasks for the Hepatitis-C treatment by general practitioners was 89% [95%CI (86,01-91,45)]. Factors like living in a rural area (aOR=1.63; 95%CI=1.40–3.78; p<0.01), being a regular patient in a 4th category hospital (aOR=1.59; 95%CI=1.43–3.47; p<0.01) and following a 3rd line treatment (aOR=0.27; 95%CI =0.10–0.69 ; p<0.01) were significant in the acceptability of task delegation.
Conclusion: this study showed that the majority of PLHIV included in our study were for the delegation of the tasks for the Hepatitis C treatment by general practitioners.
