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Knowledge and practices of young general practitioners with regard to knee and epidural infiltrations in Cameroon.

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    • المصدر:
      Publisher: BioMed Central Ltd Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 9918300889006676 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2731-4553 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 27314553 NLM ISO Abbreviation: BMC Prim Care Subsets: MEDLINE
    • بيانات النشر:
      Original Publication: [London] : BioMed Central Ltd., [2022]-
    • الموضوع:
      General Practitioners*/statistics & numerical data ; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice* ; Clinical Competence* ; Practice Patterns, Physicians'*/statistics & numerical data; Humans ; Cameroon ; Male ; Female ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Adult ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Sex Factors
    • نبذة مختصرة :
      Background: Due to the shortage of rheumatologists in Cameroon, general practitioners (GPs) play a crucial role in providing knee and epidural infiltrations. This study aimed to assess their knowledge and practices related to these procedures.
      Methods: A cross-sectional quantitative study was conducted between January and February 2025 among Cameroonian GPs who had graduated within the past five years and had been in clinical practice for at least 12 months. Knowledge and practice were assessed through an online questionnaire and graded as good, average or poor. Factors associated with poor results are presented with the odds ratio (OR) and its 95% confidence interval.
      Results: Of the 202 respondents (51% men), 94.1% were trained in Cameroon, and had an average of three years' experience. Most of the respondents had an average level of knowledge regarding knee infiltration (67.3%), epidural infiltration (49.2%), and practice (67.3%). Factors associated with poor knowledge were: female gender (OR: 3.46 [1.62; 7.41]) and less than four weeks of undergraduate rheumatology internship (OR: 3.12 [1.05; 9.22]) for knee infiltration; female gender (OR: 3.65 [1.65; 8.09]), less than four weeks of undergraduate rheumatology internship (OR 5.38 [1.71; 16.89]) and shorter than three years of medical practice (OR: 2.52 [1.2; 5.26]) for epidural infiltration. Not having attended a course/workshop on infiltration was associated with a poor level of practice (OR: 4.47 [1.09; 18.36]).
      Conclusion: The level of knowledge and practice among GPs is rated as average overall. There is a need to improve their undergraduate and postgraduate training.
      (© 2025. The Author(s).)
    • نبذة مختصرة :
      Declarations. Ethical approval and consent to participate: This study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé I (N°036/UY1/FMSB/VDRC/DAASR/CSD2025). This study was conducted in accordance with the principles and standards of the Declaration of Helsinki. All the participants read and signed a written informed consent before their inclusion in the study. Consent for publication: Not applicable. Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.
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    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: Cameroon; Epidural space; General practitioners; Infiltrations; Knee
    • الموضوع:
      Date Created: 20251111 Date Completed: 20251112 Latest Revision: 20251114
    • الموضوع:
      20251114
    • الرقم المعرف:
      PMC12606795
    • الرقم المعرف:
      10.1186/s12875-025-03079-3
    • الرقم المعرف:
      41219718