[Improved adherence to post-exposure prophylaxis through the use of mobile telephony at the Treichville anti-rabies center, Côte d’Ivoire.]

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    • Transliterated Title:
      Amélioration de l'observance de la prophylaxie post-exposition par l'usage de la téléphonie mobile, Côte d'Ivoire.
    • Source:
      Publisher: SFSP ; Rennes : ENSP Country of Publication: France NLM ID: 9216153 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0995-3914 (Print) Linking ISSN: 09953914 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Sante Publique Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Original Publication: Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy : SFSP ; Rennes : ENSP,
    • Subject Terms:
      Cell Phone* ; Post-Exposure Prophylaxis*; Patient Compliance/*statistics & numerical data ; Rabies/*prevention & control; Adolescent ; Adult ; Child ; Cote d'Ivoire ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Young Adult
    • Abstract:
      Objective: The objective of this study is to determine the effects of mobile telephony on the improvement of post-exposure prophylaxis compliance at the Abidjan anti-rabies center.
      Methods: This is a descriptive and analytical cross-sectional study, which ran from September 2014 to May 2015. The data collection took place in two stages: first interview of all patients at the anti-rabies center at their first consultation, then a telephone interview three days after, only for those who had abandoned their prophylaxis.
      Results: The results indicated that after telephone calls, the dropout rate dropped from 59.3% to 44.8%. Discontinuations were less frequent in patients who received a veterinary surveillance notice (ORa = 0.23, 95% CI [0.11-0.48]), who had at least one veterinary certificate (ORa = 0.25 95% CI [0.15-0.43]) or more than two doses of vaccine (ORa = 0.23, 95% CI [0.12-0.42]) before telephone call. However, dropout rates were high in patients aged 20 to 29 years (ORa = 2.66, 95% CI [1.25-5.68]) and in patients with category III exposure (ORa = 2.19, 95% CI [1.12-54.3]).
      Conclusion: These results show that mobile telephony is a useful tool for educating patients to adhere to post-exposure prophylaxis. However, information and public awareness campaigns on the fatal outcome of rabies must be organized.
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20181213 Date Completed: 20190212 Latest Revision: 20190215
    • Publication Date:
      20231215
    • Accession Number:
      10.3917/spub.185.0545
    • Accession Number:
      30540145