The outcome and cost of a capacity-building training programme on the early recognition and referral of childhood cancer for healthcare workers in North-West Cameroon
Date
2020
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John Wiley & Sons Ltd
Abstract
Aim: Early cancer diagnosis is necessary to improve survival rates. The aim of this
study was to assess the outcome and cost of the childhood cancer training programme
amongst healthcare workers.
Design: This was a prospective pre–post study design, using questionnaires for preand
post-training testing. The warning signs of childhood cancer were used as the
main teaching content to improve recognition and early diagnosis.
Methods: Pre-training and post-training knowledge, as well as attitude questionnaires,
was administered at the beginning and at the end of each training workshop.
Paired samples t test and chi-square were used to compare the change in knowledge
and differences between groups.
Results: The overall percentage knowledge score increased from 51%–85% (p < .001).
The doctors had a better knowledge score than the nurses in the pre-test (70% versus
50%, p = .008), but there was no significant difference in the post-test scores.
The cost of training was €25.06 per healthcare worker.
Conclusion: We recommend similar training programmes in public health to improve
early diagnosis of childhood cancer.
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CITATION: Afungchwi, G. M., et al. 2020. The outcome and cost of a capacity-building training programme on the early recognition and referral of childhood cancer for healthcare workers in North-West Cameroon. Nursing Open, 7(6):2029-2038, doi:10.1002/nop2.598.
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Keywords
Childhood cancer
Citation
Afungchwi, G. M., et al. 2020. The outcome and cost of a capacity-building training programme on the early recognition and referral of childhood cancer for healthcare workers in North-West Cameroon. Nursing Open, 7(6):2029-2038, doi:10.1002/nop2.598