%0 Journal Article
%T Knowledge of General Practitioners in Cotonou about Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
%A Ang¨¨le Azon-Kouanou
%A Nonvignon Carrel Abdias Abou¨¦
%A Mahoutin Semassa Ghislain Missiho
%A Eug¨¦nie Dansou
%A Yves Morel Sokadjo
%A Kouessi Anthelme Agbodande
%A Armand Finagnon Wanvoegbe
%A Djimon Marcel Zannou
%A Fabien Houngb¨¦
%J Open Journal of Internal Medicine
%P 311-320
%@ 2162-5980
%D 2020
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojim.2020.104032
%X <strong>Introduction:</strong> Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) are seen late in specialized medical consultation in Benin. The objective of this work was to assess general practitioners¡¯ knowledge in Cotonou about SLE. <strong>Materials and Methods:</strong> This work was a cross-sectional study that was led in the city of Cotonou from July 1 to September 30, 2017. In the study population, we have general practitioners who practice in the city. Data collection was set in response to a self-questionnaire. <strong>Result:</strong> The survey involved 209 general practitioners. The average age was 27.5 years with a minimum of 22 and a maximum of 34. Most of them practiced in private clinics. Besides, 17 doctors (8.1%) reported that they never heard of lupus. Among the 192 remaining, only one had an average knowledge of lupus, while the others had insufficient knowledge. <strong>Conclusion:</strong> From this study, we got that SLE is still little known by the general practitioner. Increasing the knowledge of general practitioners¡¯ knowledge of lupus is compulsory to improve the screening rate.
%K General Practitioners
%K Knowledge
%K Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=103633