TY - JOUR
T1 - Capability of nurses on the prevention and control of leptospirosis in Manila, Philippines
AU - Guevarra, Jonathan P.
AU - Castillo, Eleanor C.
AU - Gloriani, Nina G.
AU - Borja, Maridel P.
AU - Nomura, Hisako
AU - Yoshida, Shin ichi
AU - Oidem, Maribel G.
AU - Capistrano, Sofia Lemuelle C.
AU - Zuñiga, Yves Miel H.
N1 - Funding Information:
The research team would like to thank Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for their financial support in this study; Manila Health Department (MHD) headed by Acting City Health Officer Dr Benjamin M Yson for endorsing and supporting the implementation of the study in the City of Manila; and the public health nurses from the barangay health centers for actively participating in the study.
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PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - This study described the nurses’ current knowledge and perceived relevance and capability in performing skills related to the prevention and control of leptospirosis in the City of Manila, Philippines, utilizing cross-sectional descriptive design. A total of 103 nurses working at the barangay health centers participated in the study. The results showed that nurses had a mean score of 72% in the knowledge part of the assessment, indicating good knowledge on leptospirosis and high-perceived relevance and capability in the performance of the skills except in the collection of samples from contaminated environments. The nurses’ perceived capability to perform the skills is slightly lower than the perceived relevance of the skills. An educational program reorienting the nurses on leptospirosis control and treatment guidelines particularly the administration of antibiotic prophylaxis, and a training program in collecting environmental samples is recommended to address the nurses’ low perceived capability in these particular areas.
AB - This study described the nurses’ current knowledge and perceived relevance and capability in performing skills related to the prevention and control of leptospirosis in the City of Manila, Philippines, utilizing cross-sectional descriptive design. A total of 103 nurses working at the barangay health centers participated in the study. The results showed that nurses had a mean score of 72% in the knowledge part of the assessment, indicating good knowledge on leptospirosis and high-perceived relevance and capability in the performance of the skills except in the collection of samples from contaminated environments. The nurses’ perceived capability to perform the skills is slightly lower than the perceived relevance of the skills. An educational program reorienting the nurses on leptospirosis control and treatment guidelines particularly the administration of antibiotic prophylaxis, and a training program in collecting environmental samples is recommended to address the nurses’ low perceived capability in these particular areas.
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85024502084
SN - 0125-1562
VL - 47
SP - 787
EP - 798
JO - Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health
JF - Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health
IS - 4
ER -
