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19950544

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-12-2
pubmed:abstractText
Tetanus is still a major health problem in Sénégal. In order to understand some of these reasons, we conducted a study. The aim of this study is to assess ironworkers' knowledge, behaviors and practices about tetanus. This knowledge, behaviors and practices survey was carried out in ironworks of two neighborhoods of Dakar from April 5 to May 10, 2008. 41 ironworks were identified and 32 agreed to participate in the study. In this ironworks, 120 ironworkers were interviewed. Their average age was 29 years +/- 15, education in French schools was low and 78.3% of them had a source of information. Despite some inaccuracies, most ironworkers were aware of tetanus (97.5%), severity (93.3%), causes (89.2%). However 35% did not evaluate the risk of tetanus and almost all the ironworkers or 96.7% had no preventive measures after injury. Moreover, no ironworker was fully immunized against tetanus. In some occupations at risk, awareness of tetanus should be increased by all available channels and methods emphasizing the importance of prevention.
pubmed:language
fre
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0037-9085
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
102
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
252-3
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
[Knowledge, behaviors and practices among ironworkers about tetanus in Senegal].
pubmed:affiliation
Clinique des maladies infectieuses Ibrahima-Diop-Mar, CHU de Fann, BP 15 499 Dakar-Fann, Sénégal. seydi.moussa@gmail.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Multicenter Study