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Table 7 Practice-Based Questions

From: Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding dengue infection among public sector healthcare providers in Machala, Ecuador

Question

Response selected

n (%)

Approximately how many patients do you see per week? (n = 60)

0

3 (5 %)

1–49

6 (10 %)

50–99

28 (46.7 %)

100–149

16 (26.7 %)

>150

7 (11.7 %)

Are you familiar with the WHO’s 2010 Clinical Management of Dengue guidelines?

Yes

67 (89 %)

No

8 (11 %)

Do you feel that the WHO’s Dengue guidelines help in managing dengue?

Yes

64 (97 %)

No

2 (3 %)

Of those patients who you suspect have dengue fever, approximately what percentage do you refer to a lab for diagnostic testing?

0 % of patients

1 (1 %)

10 % of patients

10 (15 %)

25 % of patients

3 (4 %)

50 % of patients

8 (12 %)

75 % of patients

5 (7 %)

100 % of patients

40 (61 %)

Do your patients ever use a private lab without a referral?

Yes

31 (47 %)

No

35 (53 %)

Approximately what percentage of patients with dengue fever do you refer to the hospital for additional medical treatment?

0

14 (26 %)

<10 %

31 (57 %)

25 %

1 (2 %)

50 %

6 (11 %)

75 %

1 (2 %)

100 %

1 (2 %)

Do you feel you have adequate resources to treat your patients when they have dengue?

Yes

48 (69 %)

No

22 (31 %)

If you said ‘No’ to the previous question, what are you lacking?

- Note: Percentages given as n/22, based on previous question

- Note: Subjects may select multiple options

Sufficient training

7 (32 %)

Medication needed to treat

9 (41 %)

Instruments needed to treat

8 (36 %)

Access to lab tools

10 (45 %)

  1. Note: Percentages given do not include respondents who did not answer the question