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Unlicensed medical practitioners in tribal dominated rural areas of central India: bottleneck in malaria elimination.
Malaria Journal ( IF 2.4 ) Pub Date : 2020-01-14 , DOI: 10.1186/s12936-020-3109-z
Mrigendra Pal Singh 1 , Sunil Kumar Chand 1 , Kalyan Brata Saha 2 , Neetiraj Singh 3 , Ramesh C Dhiman 4 , Lora L Sabin 5
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BACKGROUND In India, Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) deliver services for diagnosis and treatment of malaria, although unlicensed medical practitioners (UMPs) (informal health providers) are most preferred in communities. A cross sectional survey was conducted to: (i) assess knowledge and treatment-seeking practices in the community, and (ii) explore the diagnosis and treatment practices related to malaria of UMPs working in rural and tribal-dominated high malaria endemic areas of central India, and whether they adhere to the national guidelines. METHODS A multi-stage sampling method and survey technique was adopted. Heads of the households and UMPs were interviewed using a structured interview schedule to assess knowledge and malaria treatment practices. RESULTS Knowledge regarding malaria symptoms was generally accurate, but misconceptions emerged related to malaria transmission and mosquito breeding places. Modern preventive measures were poorly accessed by the households. UMPs were the most preferred health providers (49%) and the first choice in households for seeking treatment. UMPs typically lacked knowledge of the names of malaria parasite species and species-specific diagnosis and treatment. Further, irrational use of anti-malarial drugs was common. CONCLUSIONS UMPs were the most preferred type of health care providers in rural communities where health infrastructure is poor. The study suggests enhancing training of UMPs on national guidelines for malaria diagnosis and treatment to strengthen their ability to contribute to achievement of India's malaria elimination goals.

中文翻译:

印度中部农村地区部落无执照的执业医生:消除疟疾的瓶颈。

背景技术在印度,尽管社区中最喜欢无执业医生(UMP)(非正式健康提供者),但经过认可的社会健康活动家(ASHA)提供了用于疟疾诊断和治疗的服务。进行了一项横断面调查,以:(i)评估社区的知识和寻求治疗的做法,以及(ii)探索在中部农村和部落为主的高疟疾流行地区工作的UMPs与疟疾相关的诊断和治疗做法印度,以及他们是否遵守国家指南。方法采用多阶段抽样方法和调查技术。使用结构化的访谈时间表对户主和UMP进行了访谈,以评估知识和疟疾治疗方法。结果关于疟疾症状的知识通常是准确的,但是出现了与疟疾传播和蚊子繁殖场所有关的误解。家庭无法获得现代的预防措施。统一医疗计划是最受欢迎的医疗服务提供者(49%),也是家庭寻求治疗的首选。UMP通常缺乏对疟疾寄生虫物种名称以及特定物种的诊断和治疗的了解。此外,不合理使用抗疟疾药物很普遍。结论在医疗基础设施薄弱的农村社区中,UMP是最优选的医疗服务提供者类型。该研究建议加强对UMPs关于国家疟疾诊断和治疗指南的培训,以增强其为实现印度消除疟疾目标做出贡献的能力。家庭无法获得现代的预防措施。统一医疗计划是最受欢迎的医疗服务提供者(49%),也是家庭寻求治疗的首选。UMP通常缺乏对疟疾寄生虫物种名称以及特定物种的诊断和治疗的了解。此外,不合理使用抗疟疾药物很普遍。结论在医疗基础设施薄弱的农村社区中,UMP是最优选的医疗服务提供者类型。该研究建议加强对UMPs关于国家疟疾诊断和治疗指南的培训,以增强其为实现印度消除疟疾目标做出贡献的能力。家庭无法获得现代的预防措施。统一医疗计划是最受欢迎的医疗服务提供者(49%),也是家庭寻求治疗的首选。UMP通常缺乏对疟疾寄生虫物种名称以及特定物种的诊断和治疗的了解。此外,不合理使用抗疟疾药物很普遍。结论在医疗基础设施薄弱的农村社区中,UMP是最优选的医疗服务提供者类型。该研究建议加强对UMPs关于国家疟疾诊断和治疗指南的培训,以增强其为实现印度消除疟疾目标做出贡献的能力。UMP通常缺乏对疟疾寄生虫物种名称以及特定物种的诊断和治疗的了解。此外,不合理使用抗疟疾药物很普遍。结论在医疗基础设施薄弱的农村社区中,UMP是最优选的医疗服务提供者类型。该研究建议加强对UMPs关于国家疟疾诊断和治疗指南的培训,以增强其为实现印度消除疟疾目标做出贡献的能力。UMP通常缺乏对疟疾寄生虫物种名称以及特定物种的诊断和治疗的了解。此外,不合理使用抗疟疾药物很普遍。结论在医疗基础设施薄弱的农村社区中,UMP是最优选的医疗服务提供者类型。该研究建议加强对UMPs关于国家疟疾诊断和治疗指南的培训,以增强其为实现印度消除疟疾目标做出贡献的能力。
更新日期:2020-01-14
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