Introduction: The benefits of physical activity (PA) in
improving the quality of life of people with chronic diseases have led some
countries to include the prescription of PA in their public health code. In
Burkina Faso, public health documents do not contain any information about prescribing
PA, even though some doctors claim to prescribe physical activity.
Objective: To analyse the medical doctors’ knowledge and
practices of the prescription of PSA in Ouagadougou city
Methods: A mixed-method exploratory study, data were
collected using an online Google Forms survey of 135 doctors in 03 health
districts in Ouagadougou city, and interviews with 23 doctors to February to
June 2023. Quantitative data were processed using Epi-Info software, and
qualitative data using the content analysis method. Test significance was set
at p<0.05.
Results: Based on 48 specialists and 87 general
practitioners, the results revealed that 97.04% of participants were aware of
the importance of PSA for health, and 91.11% said they are used to prescribing
PSA to their patients. As for the prescription protocol, only 22.22% claimed
they mastered it.
A significant relationship emerged between seniority and PSA
prescription (p<0.02). Qualitative analysis reinforced these results in that
the vast majority of interviewees claimed that they knew PSAs and used to
prescribe them to their patients without any prescription protocol.
Discussion and Conclusion: These results reveal that all
participants have sufficient information on the importance of PSA for health.
However, they do more to raise awareness than to prescribe, because
prescription protocols are not applied. It also emerged that seniority was
linked to PSA prescription. This could be explained by the fact that PSA as a
means of preventing NCDs is a concept that emerged with modernity and therefore
rhymes with youth. Even if young doctors claim to prescribe PSA, it should be
noted that this idea does not adequately reflect the reality of the
prescription protocol. In light of these results, information/training
strategies on PSA prescription protocols should be developed.
Author(s) Details:
Nana Brigitte,
Institute of Sport Sciences and Human Development, Joseph Ki-Zerbo
University, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
Lamien David Prosper,
Health
Sciences Training and Research Unit, Joseph Ki-Zerbo University, Ouagadougou,
Burkina Faso.
Sawadogo Amidou,
Institute of Sport Sciences and Human Development, Joseph Ki-Zerbo
University, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
Daboné Moussa,
Institute of Sport Sciences and Human Development, Joseph Ki-Zerbo
University, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
Please see the link here: https://stm.bookpi.org/ANUMS-V6/article/view/13358
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