深圳市基层医务人员和居民麻风病知识调查

Knowledge and Attitudes of Leprosy Among Primary Healthcare Workers and Residents in Shenzhen China

目的 了解低流行状态下深圳市基层医务人员和居民麻风病知识水平。方法 采用自行设计的麻风病知识调查问卷进行调查。结果 76.3 4%的基层医务人员不知道如何治疗麻风病人 ;68.75 %的居民认为麻风病传染性极大 ,5 6.2 5 %的居民认为与麻风病人一起工作学习十分可怕。结论 基层医务人员对于麻风病知识的掌握并不全面 ,在居民中还存在对麻风病人的严重歧视现象 ;需要进一步对基层医务人员和居民进行麻风病专业知识培训及广泛的宣传教育。

Objective To evaluate knowledge and attitudes of leprosy among primary healthcare workers and residents in Shenzhen and to explore different leprosy health education approaches in these two groups.Methods A self completing questionnaire was designed and distributed among 92 primary healthcare workers and 112 residents in Shenzhen.Results More than 80% of primary healthcare workers surveyed could correctly answer questions about leprosy but only 23.66% of them knew how to treat leprosy. Less than 80% of Shenzhen residents surveyed could answer the questions about leprosy right and 56.25% were afraid to work and study with leprosy patients.Conclusion Knowledge of leprosy is inadequate in primary healthcare workers and residents in Shenzhen and discrimination against leprosy patients still exists. An emphasis needs to be placed on training for primary healthcare workers and education regarding transmission, treatment and the low rate of infectivity of leprosy for residents.