DEVELOPMENT OF A HEALTH INFORMATION LEAFLET ON ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE FOR LOW- TO SEMI-LITERATE COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS

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Výsledek na webu

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13756-019-0567-6" target="_blank" >10.1186/s13756-019-0567-6</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

DEVELOPMENT OF A HEALTH INFORMATION LEAFLET ON ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE FOR LOW- TO SEMI-LITERATE COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Introduction: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has a major negative impact on global public health, especially in low- and middle-income countries. AMR is projected to cause up to 10 million deaths annually by 2050, with up to 4,730,000 and 4,150,000 annual deaths in Asia and Africa, respectively. South Africa is a middle-income country facing a quadruple burden of disease. With a shortage of trained practitioners able to expand on the Antimicrobial Stewardship programme, approximately 84% of the population relying on resource-limited public sector healthcare facilities, and a low life expectancy, a treatment-based approach alone is insufficient and ineffective. Culture-sensitive and context-specific educational material can reduce the literacy barrier and facilitate behavioural changes of low- to semi-literates, resulting in increased practice of health interventions, decreased health disparities and enhanced health outcomes. Objectives: To design, test and implement a context-specific, end-user literacy aligned and culture-sensitive health information leaflet (HIL) on AMR for low- to semi-literate community health workers (CHWs) from seven Primary Health Care (PHC) clinics in Grahamstown, South Africa. Methods: A HIL on AMR was developed based on the key areas identified from 15 semi-structured interviews and six focus group discussions with healthcare professionals and CHWs from seven PHC clinics in Grahamstown. The HIL was subjected to readability testing using seven readability formulae. It was tested for content comprehension and culture-sensitivity using the Suitability Assessment Material instrument and Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool and modified based on peer-assessment and feedback from CHWs. The HIL will be implemented through collaborative workshops with CHWs, which will be evaluated using pre- and post- workshop questionnaires. Results: A thematic analysis of the data supported the need for a holistic health promotion initiative on the prevention and control of AMR. The development of the HIL resulted in aligning to the desired readability of the target group. Suitability assessment results showed that the HIL was suitable for the target population. Conclusion: The HIL was suitable for the CHWs and obtained an average readability score which fell within the target range of this study.

Název v anglickém jazyce

DEVELOPMENT OF A HEALTH INFORMATION LEAFLET ON ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE FOR LOW- TO SEMI-LITERATE COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS

Popis výsledku anglicky

Introduction: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has a major negative impact on global public health, especially in low- and middle-income countries. AMR is projected to cause up to 10 million deaths annually by 2050, with up to 4,730,000 and 4,150,000 annual deaths in Asia and Africa, respectively. South Africa is a middle-income country facing a quadruple burden of disease. With a shortage of trained practitioners able to expand on the Antimicrobial Stewardship programme, approximately 84% of the population relying on resource-limited public sector healthcare facilities, and a low life expectancy, a treatment-based approach alone is insufficient and ineffective. Culture-sensitive and context-specific educational material can reduce the literacy barrier and facilitate behavioural changes of low- to semi-literates, resulting in increased practice of health interventions, decreased health disparities and enhanced health outcomes. Objectives: To design, test and implement a context-specific, end-user literacy aligned and culture-sensitive health information leaflet (HIL) on AMR for low- to semi-literate community health workers (CHWs) from seven Primary Health Care (PHC) clinics in Grahamstown, South Africa. Methods: A HIL on AMR was developed based on the key areas identified from 15 semi-structured interviews and six focus group discussions with healthcare professionals and CHWs from seven PHC clinics in Grahamstown. The HIL was subjected to readability testing using seven readability formulae. It was tested for content comprehension and culture-sensitivity using the Suitability Assessment Material instrument and Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool and modified based on peer-assessment and feedback from CHWs. The HIL will be implemented through collaborative workshops with CHWs, which will be evaluated using pre- and post- workshop questionnaires. Results: A thematic analysis of the data supported the need for a holistic health promotion initiative on the prevention and control of AMR. The development of the HIL resulted in aligning to the desired readability of the target group. Suitability assessment results showed that the HIL was suitable for the target population. Conclusion: The HIL was suitable for the CHWs and obtained an average readability score which fell within the target range of this study.

Druh

D - Stať ve sborníku

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

10606 - Microbiology

Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2019

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název statě ve sborníku

Abstracts from the 5th International Conference on Prevention & Infection Control (ICPIC 2019). Antimicrob Resist Infect Control 8, 148 (2019)

ISBN

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ISSN

2047-2994

e-ISSN

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Počet stran výsledku

2

Strana od-do

146-147

Název nakladatele

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Místo vydání

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Místo konání akce

Geneva

Datum konání akce

1. 1. 2019

Typ akce podle státní příslušnosti

WRD - Celosvětová akce

Kód UT WoS článku

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