Luciana C Chiapella, Cecilia L Lazzarini, Silvana M Montenegro
[Is it necessary to have advanced statistical knowledge to access medical literacy?]
Medicina
kinshasa democratic republic congo low evocation diagnosis sickle cell disease scd firstlevel healthcare providers hcps likely poor knowledge disease assess levels knowledge practices scd identify determinants practices among primary hcps healthcare facilities selembao health zone kinshasa democratic republic congo crosssectional study hcps randomly selected twostage sampling design data collected using pretested intervieweradministered questionnaire univariate bivariate analysis done describe levels knowledge practices scd factors associated better practices scd determined using multiple linear regression threshold statistical significance p 005 total 318 hcps included 80 physicians 238 nurses participated study participants showed different scores components knowledge participants showed poor practices scd multiple linear regression retained overall knowledge scd significant predictor better practice physicians knowledge scd duration work experience significant predictors better practices among nurses practices healthcare providers scd far optimal practices significantly associated knowledge experience healthcare providerscontribution study highlighted need continuing professional education enhance management scd setting