The effect of WeChat-based training on improving the knowledge of tuberculosis management of rural doctors
Background: In China, rural doctors played a crucial role in TB cases referral and management. The current study aimed to evaluate the effect of WeChat-based training program on improving the rural doctors’ knowledge on TB management. Methods: A One-year WeChat-based training was conducted among reg...
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| author | Henan Xin Haoran Zhang Dakuan Wang Bin Zhang Xuefang Cao Boxuan Feng Zhusheng Quan Ying Du Yijun He Ling Guan Fei Shen Jianmin Liu Zisen Liu Shouguo Pan Qi Jin Lei Gao |
| author_facet | Henan Xin Haoran Zhang Dakuan Wang Bin Zhang Xuefang Cao Boxuan Feng Zhusheng Quan Ying Du Yijun He Ling Guan Fei Shen Jianmin Liu Zisen Liu Shouguo Pan Qi Jin Lei Gao |
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| description | Background: In China, rural doctors played a crucial role in TB cases referral and management. The current study aimed to evaluate the effect of WeChat-based training program on improving the rural doctors’ knowledge on TB management. Methods: A One-year WeChat-based training was conducted among registered rural doctors from Zhongmu County, located in middle China, by means of releasing original contents (in forms of text, poster, video or cartoon) through WeChat subscription account (WeChat SA) once a week. Pre-and-post-training offline tests were hold using the same self-administered questionnaire to evaluate the training effect. Results: A total of 467 rural doctor were included in the study. During the training, 60 original articles were posted through WeChat SA. With respect to the two tests, the median score increased from 50 (40.0–60.0) to 60 (53.0–70.0) (p < 0.001) after training. As compared with posters, the median readings were significantly higher for released contents in forms of text, video and cartoon (p < 0.001). Female's test performance improved better than male's. In addition, a positive relation was observed between education level and the test performance regardless of training. Conclusions: Our results indicated that WeChat-based training improved the knowledge of rural doctors on TB management to a certain extent. It is worthy to explore more effective new media-based training methods to promote TB control in rural China. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fa814ea316ee42168d6e584d4b6c444d2022-12-21T22:43:21ZengElsevierJournal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases2405-57942021-12-0125100266The effect of WeChat-based training on improving the knowledge of tuberculosis management of rural doctorsHenan Xin0Haoran Zhang1Dakuan Wang2Bin Zhang3Xuefang Cao4Boxuan Feng5Zhusheng Quan6Ying Du7Yijun He8Ling Guan9Fei Shen10Jianmin Liu11Zisen Liu12Shouguo Pan13Qi Jin14Lei Gao15NHC Key Laboratory of Systems Biology of Pathogens, Institute of Pathogen Biology, and Center for Tuberculosis Research, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, ChinaNHC Key Laboratory of Systems Biology of Pathogens, Institute of Pathogen Biology, and Center for Tuberculosis Research, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, ChinaCenter for Diseases Control and Prevention of Zhongmu, Zhengzhou 451450, ChinaCenter for Diseases Control and Prevention of Zhongmu, Zhengzhou 451450, ChinaNHC Key Laboratory of Systems Biology of Pathogens, Institute of Pathogen Biology, and Center for Tuberculosis Research, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, ChinaNHC Key Laboratory of Systems Biology of Pathogens, Institute of Pathogen Biology, and Center for Tuberculosis Research, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, ChinaNHC Key Laboratory of Systems Biology of Pathogens, Institute of Pathogen Biology, and Center for Tuberculosis Research, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, ChinaNHC Key Laboratory of Systems Biology of Pathogens, Institute of Pathogen Biology, and Center for Tuberculosis Research, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, ChinaNHC Key Laboratory of Systems Biology of Pathogens, Institute of Pathogen Biology, and Center for Tuberculosis Research, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, ChinaThe Sixth People’s Hospital of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou 400060, ChinaThe Sixth People’s Hospital of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou 400060, ChinaThe Sixth People’s Hospital of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou 400060, ChinaCenter for Diseases Control and Prevention of Zhongmu, Zhengzhou 451450, ChinaCenter for Diseases Control and Prevention of Zhongmu, Zhengzhou 451450, ChinaNHC Key Laboratory of Systems Biology of Pathogens, Institute of Pathogen Biology, and Center for Tuberculosis Research, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, ChinaNHC Key Laboratory of Systems Biology of Pathogens, Institute of Pathogen Biology, and Center for Tuberculosis Research, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China; Corresponding author at: NHC Key Laboratory of Systems Biology of Pathogens, Institute of Pathogen Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, No. 9 Dong Dan San Tiao, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100730, China.Background: In China, rural doctors played a crucial role in TB cases referral and management. The current study aimed to evaluate the effect of WeChat-based training program on improving the rural doctors’ knowledge on TB management. Methods: A One-year WeChat-based training was conducted among registered rural doctors from Zhongmu County, located in middle China, by means of releasing original contents (in forms of text, poster, video or cartoon) through WeChat subscription account (WeChat SA) once a week. Pre-and-post-training offline tests were hold using the same self-administered questionnaire to evaluate the training effect. Results: A total of 467 rural doctor were included in the study. During the training, 60 original articles were posted through WeChat SA. With respect to the two tests, the median score increased from 50 (40.0–60.0) to 60 (53.0–70.0) (p < 0.001) after training. As compared with posters, the median readings were significantly higher for released contents in forms of text, video and cartoon (p < 0.001). Female's test performance improved better than male's. In addition, a positive relation was observed between education level and the test performance regardless of training. Conclusions: Our results indicated that WeChat-based training improved the knowledge of rural doctors on TB management to a certain extent. It is worthy to explore more effective new media-based training methods to promote TB control in rural China.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405579421000553TuberculosisManagementWeChat-based trainingRural doctorsChina |
| spellingShingle | Henan Xin Haoran Zhang Dakuan Wang Bin Zhang Xuefang Cao Boxuan Feng Zhusheng Quan Ying Du Yijun He Ling Guan Fei Shen Jianmin Liu Zisen Liu Shouguo Pan Qi Jin Lei Gao The effect of WeChat-based training on improving the knowledge of tuberculosis management of rural doctors Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases Tuberculosis Management WeChat-based training Rural doctors China |
| title | The effect of WeChat-based training on improving the knowledge of tuberculosis management of rural doctors |
| title_full | The effect of WeChat-based training on improving the knowledge of tuberculosis management of rural doctors |
| title_fullStr | The effect of WeChat-based training on improving the knowledge of tuberculosis management of rural doctors |
| title_full_unstemmed | The effect of WeChat-based training on improving the knowledge of tuberculosis management of rural doctors |
| title_short | The effect of WeChat-based training on improving the knowledge of tuberculosis management of rural doctors |
| title_sort | effect of wechat based training on improving the knowledge of tuberculosis management of rural doctors |
| topic | Tuberculosis Management WeChat-based training Rural doctors China |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405579421000553 |
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