Les agents de sécurité en première ligne face à Ebola : rôles, perceptions et connaissances au CHU de Fann, Dakar, Sénégal

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• 作者：C. Lanièce ; K. Sow ; A. Desclaux
• 关键词：Mots clésAgents de sécurité ; Ebola ; Connaissances ; Perceptions ; Pratiques ; Hôpital ; Sénégal ; Afrique intertropicale
• 刊名：Bulletin de la Soci¨¦t¨¦ de pathologie exotique
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：October 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：109
• 期：4
• 页码：303-308
• 全文大小：143 KB
• 刊物主题：Internal Medicine; Tropical Medicine; Infectious Diseases; Gastroenterology; Epidemiology; Parasitology;
• 出版者：Springer Paris
• ISSN：1961-9049
• 卷排序：109

文摘

Security agents are on the front line when patients arrive at health facilities, giving them a potential role to play in an Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak. The position of security agents within health services is poorly documented. A survey was conducted to clarify their understanding of Ebola pathology, to assess their need for information and to determine their role in patient management. The survey included both qualitative and quantitative aspects. 80 security agents of the Fann teaching hospital (Dakar) completed questionnaires, and 11 were interviewed. Qualitative analysis was performed with Dedoose and the quantitative analysis using Excel. The results show that security agents’ activities go beyond their mission of security and control. They are involved in informing, orienting and assisting patients and those accompanying them in the hospital. The security agents have basic knowledge of EVD, but overestimate the risk of transmission. They want to be more informed and to have access to protective material. These results suggest that these professionals should be taken into account when developing response strategies to Ebola outbreaks. Their knowledge of and protection against the disease must be strengthened. Non-health professionals working in health facilities should be trained in order to be able to relay information to the public.