PRATIQUES ET CONNAISSANCES SUR L'HYPERTENSION ARTERIELLE DU PERSONNEL SOIGNANT DES CHU GABRIEL TOURE ET POINT G.

Objective. This work aimed to study the quality of diagnosis and support of hypertension by the practitioners of the CHU Gabriel TOURE and point G of Bamako. Materials and methods. It is a descriptive and analytic, cross-sectional study during the study period from 1 March 2009 to 28 February 2010. It concerned all physicians and paramedics of the centre hospitalo - scholars of the Point G and Gabriel TOURE in Bamako. Results. Total 283 practitioners (physicians and the paramedics) two centre hospitalo - scholars have accepted our questionnaire, including 133 doctors and 185 paramedics. CHU Gabriel TOURE was 55.1%, the majority came from the service of cardiology with 18.4%. Doctors constituted the largest square with 47.0%. The majority of our practitioners (59%) say it takes at least a united session during three medical consultations to diagnose the HBP. Only 29,60% define the HTA from 140/90 mm Hg. United goal 58, 30% and 57.20% of practitioners claimed to retain 140/90 mm Hg, respectively for the diabetic and the insufficient renal. A considerable number of our practitioners (27.9%) still used in pregnant women the triplet diuretic/lEG/diet without salt. The information for patients on some important aspects of pathology before any therapeutic strategy had been conducted in 63.6%. Conclusion. The high blood pressure must be a major concern for personal medical and paramedical today. Keywords : Personal care, HBP, Definition, Information and monitoring. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]