Table 7.
Practice-Based Questions
| Question | Response selected | n (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Approximately how many patients do you see per week? (n = 60) | 0 | 3 (5 %) |
| 1–49 | 6 (10 %) | |
| 50–99 | 28 (46.7 %) | |
| 100–149 | 16 (26.7 %) | |
| >150 | 7 (11.7 %) | |
| Are you familiar with the WHO’s 2010 Clinical Management of Dengue guidelines? | Yes | 67 (89 %) |
| No | 8 (11 %) | |
| Do you feel that the WHO’s Dengue guidelines help in managing dengue? | Yes | 64 (97 %) |
| No | 2 (3 %) | |
| Of those patients who you suspect have dengue fever, approximately what percentage do you refer to a lab for diagnostic testing? | 0 % of patients | 1 (1 %) |
| 10 % of patients | 10 (15 %) | |
| 25 % of patients | 3 (4 %) | |
| 50 % of patients | 8 (12 %) | |
| 75 % of patients | 5 (7 %) | |
| 100 % of patients | 40 (61 %) | |
| Do your patients ever use a private lab without a referral? | Yes | 31 (47 %) |
| No | 35 (53 %) | |
| Approximately what percentage of patients with dengue fever do you refer to the hospital for additional medical treatment? | 0 | 14 (26 %) |
| <10 % | 31 (57 %) | |
| 25 % | 1 (2 %) | |
| 50 % | 6 (11 %) | |
| 75 % | 1 (2 %) | |
| 100 % | 1 (2 %) | |
| Do you feel you have adequate resources to treat your patients when they have dengue? | Yes | 48 (69 %) |
| No | 22 (31 %) | |
| If you said ‘No’ to the previous question, what are you lacking? - Note: Percentages given as n/22, based on previous question - Note: Subjects may select multiple options |
Sufficient training | 7 (32 %) |
| Medication needed to treat | 9 (41 %) | |
| Instruments needed to treat | 8 (36 %) | |
| Access to lab tools | 10 (45 %) |
Note: Percentages given do not include respondents who did not answer the question