PubMed · 535592
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M N Duran. 1979. Colombian doctors.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/535592/
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Efforts are being made to extend the practice of Community Oriented Primary Care by reorienting existing health services or restructuring medical education curricula. Nevertheless, changes in education must be simultaneous to changes in health services so that health professionals trained in COPC will find areas to practice COPC. The experience described in this article presents an effort in these two directions. A teaching program was introduced in a traditional medical school curriculum and was extended to six health services by training the directors of the health service as teaching instructors of COPC or closely coordinating actions with the director of the health service. The results of the program show fulfillment of learning objectives and student satisfaction with the program. Evaluations of the development of COPC in the health services involved show modifications in health programs to meet community needs and stronger community leadership and organization.
A household interview survey combined with a serological survey on the incidence of malaria attacks and prevalence of antibodies has been carried out in rural and urban areas of the pacific coast of Colombia. Additional information on people's knowledge, attitudes and behaviour towards malaria was collected by means of participant observation and informal interviews. The results show that people incorporate modern and traditional elements into their concepts of the disease and treatment strategies. The deficiencies of the official control programmes are shown from the people's point of view. Some human factors which influence malaria transmission are discussed and an estimate of the accuracy of self-diagnosis presented.
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