CONNAISSANCES DES PATIENTS OPERES SUR LEUR MEDECIN, MALADIE ET TRAITEMENT EN UROLOGIE A L’HOPITAL GENERAL IDRISSA POUYE EN 2022

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introduction: Our objective was to evaluate the level of knowledge of patients operated on at the department of Urology of Hospital General Idrissa Pouye (HOGIP). patients and methods: Patients scheduled for elective surgery completed a questionnaire including sociodemographic and questions about knowledge regarding their physician, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis. Quantitative variables were computed for mean (SD) and qualitative variables were computed for proportions. Khi-2 test was used to determine the relation between socio demographic variables and patients’ knowledge. Statistical significance was considered for =0,05. results: Mean age of our 43 patients was 45,48 years (SD: 23,5 years). Patients were from Dakar (48,8%) and the rest of Senegal (46,5%). Percentage of illiterate was 53,5% and 14 patients had at least a secondary school level. Eighteen patients (41,9%) knew their physician and 28 their diagnosis. Eleven patients (25,6%) knew their surgical indication. Type of anesthesia and surgical approach were known by 6 patients (14%). Surgical approach, length of the operation and possible complications were known respectively by 6 patients (14%), 9 patients (21,4%) et 4 patients (9,5%). Level of education (p=0,01) and geographic origin (p=0,03) influenced patients’ knowledge unlike level of education (p=0,1) or geographic origin (p=0,33). Conclusion: We noted that the patients had a limited knowledge on their physicians, their diagnosis, their surgery and post-operative evolution. Keywords: Patients’ Knowledge, Urology, Quality of care, Hopital General Idrissa PouyeCorrespondance : Dr Mohamed Jalloh, Service d’Urologie, Hopital Général Idrissa Pouye, BP : 3270, email : jmohamed60@yahoo.fr Tel: +221776505960Article original