%0 Journal Article
%T Assessment of PhysiciansĄŻ Knowledge of Clean Intermittent Urinary Self-Catheterization in an African Country: The Case of Senegal
%A Saurel Ralmach Ngassaki
%A Ngor Side Diagne
%A Prince Eliot Sounga Bandzouzi
%A Glen Parisse Ngola
%A Rolph William Bakoudissa
%J Open Journal of Urology
%P 547-558
%@ 2160-5629
%D 2023
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/oju.2023.1312060
%X <strong>Introduction: </strong>Clean intermittent self-catheterization is the gold standard for the management of urinary retention. But its use remains limited in our practice. <strong>Objective: </strong>We are conducting this study to assess physiciansĄŻ knowledge of its practice in order to promote its promotion. <strong>Material and Methods:</strong> We conducted a cross-sectional, prospective, descriptive and analytical study in two hospitals in Dakar for two months. The resident doctors were interviewed on the basis of a questionnaire developed based on the recommendations of the French Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (SOFMER). <strong>Results: </strong>54 medical residents returned the questionnaire. 63% of physicians surveyed defined the clean intermittent self-catheterization as a sterile intermittent self-catheterization. 70.9% of the doctors surveyed had cited urinary retention as an indication for the clean intermittent self-catheterization; 53.7% advocated sterile gloves for the catheterization; 29.6% proposed a frequency of one to two times and 2 to 4 catheterizations per day. 70.4% of doctors recommended indicating Cytobacteriological examination of urine in case of symptoms of urinary tract infection. Antibiotic therapy from the outset was offered by 83.3% of doctors in case of symptoms of urinary tract infection under intermittent self-sounding. 59.3% were unaware of clean intermittent self-catheterization. <strong>Discussion and Conclusion:</strong> Apart from the indica-tions, the clean intermittent self-catheterization remains unknown by res-ident doctors and its practice remains to be mastered, hence the need to establish a course on its practice at the faculty of medicine.
%K Knowledge
%K Intermittent Self-Catheterization
%K Doctors
%K Africa
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=130258