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Stereotypes on Nodding syndrome: responses of health workers in the affected
region of northern Uganda
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Mutamba B
; Abbo C
; Muron J
; Idro R
; Mwaka AD
Afr Health Sci
2013[Dec]; 13
(4
): 986-91
PMID24940322
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BACKGROUND: Nodding Syndrome is a debilitating disorder of yet unknown etiology
that has affected children and adolescents aged 3 - 18 years in parts of sub
Saharan African countries including Uganda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Liberia.
OBJECTIVE: To identify stereotypes and negative attitudes held by primary care
health workers about nodding syndrome. METHOD: Of one hundred health workers
invited by the Uganda Ministry of Health for training on nodding syndrome from
the three most affected districts of Pader, Lamwo and Kitgum forty were
interviewed using a predesigned tool. Content and thematic analysis was applied.
RESULTS: There were 22 females. The median age was 33 years (range 23-54 years).
The participants included Psychiatric Clinical Officers, Medical Clinical
Officers, Laboratory Technicians, Midwives, Registered and Enrolled Nurses.
Overall, four broad categories of negative stereotypes were identified; Nodding
syndrome is 1) an incurable disease, 2) is associated with evil spirits and
curses, 3) is disabling, making the patient a burden to society and 4) is a fatal
illness. CONCLUSION: Primary health care workers who lead the care of patients
with nodding syndrome have several negative stereotypes that may potentially
impact negatively on the quality of care they provide.