Guglielmo Mantica1,2, André Van der Merwe3, Carlo Terrone4, Fabio Gallo5, Amir D Zarrabi3, Adriaan L Vlok3, Hilgard M Ackermann3, Angelo Territo6, Francesco Esperto7, Emiola O Olapade-Olapa8, Niccolò Riccardi9, Marius Bongers10, Gernot Bonkat11. 1. Department of Urology, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital, Francie Van Zijl Drive, Tygerberg, Cape Town, 7505, South Africa. guglielmo.mantica@gmail.com. 2. Department of Urology, Policlinico San Martino Hospital, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy. guglielmo.mantica@gmail.com. 3. Department of Urology, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital, Francie Van Zijl Drive, Tygerberg, Cape Town, 7505, South Africa. 4. Department of Urology, Policlinico San Martino Hospital, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy. 5. UO Biostatistics, Department of Health Sciences, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy. 6. Department of Urology, Fundaciò Puigvert, Autonoma University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. 7. Department of Urology, Humanitas Gavazzeni Hospital, Bergamo, Italy. 8. Department of Surgery, University of Ibadan and University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria. 9. Infectious Disease Clinic, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy. 10. Department of Urology, The Urology Hospital, Pretoria, South Africa. 11. Alta Uro AG, Merian Iselin Klinik, Centre of Biomechanics and Calorimetry, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Abstract
PURPOSE: The recent rise in migration from Africa through the Mediterranean basin into Europe has resulted in an increased incidence of uncommon diseases such as schistosomiasis and genito-urinary tuberculosis, which were previously largely unknown in this region. This study aimed to evaluate the insight of European urologists into diagnosing and managing these disease conditions and to determine whether they were adequately prepared to deal with the changing disease spectrum in their countries. METHODS: A survey including specific questions about the diagnosis and management of 'tropical' urological diseases was distributed among urologists working in Europe and Africa. Multivariate logistic regression models were performed to detect the continent (African or European) effect on knowledge of and insight into tropical urological diseases. RESULTS: A total of 312 surveys were administered. African and European respondents accounted for 109 (36.09%) and 193 (63.91%) respondents, respectively. The multivariate logistic regression analysis demonstrated a significant deficiency in the knowledge of tropical urological diseases in the European cohort compared with the African cohort (p < 0.05). Moreover, in the European cohort, markedly superior knowledge of tropical urological diseases was observed for respondents who had previously worked in a developing country. CONCLUSIONS: Though European urologists are not required to have the same insight as African urologists, they showed a very unsatisfactory knowledge of tropical urological diseases. The experience of working in a developing country could improve the knowledge of European urologists regarding tropical urological diseases.
PURPOSE: The recent rise in migration from Africa through the Mediterranean basin into Europe has resulted in an increased incidence of uncommon diseases such as schistosomiasis and genito-urinary tuberculosis, which were previously largely unknown in this region. This study aimed to evaluate the insight of European urologists into diagnosing and managing these disease conditions and to determine whether they were adequately prepared to deal with the changing disease spectrum in their countries. METHODS: A survey including specific questions about the diagnosis and management of 'tropical' urological diseases was distributed among urologists working in Europe and Africa. Multivariate logistic regression models were performed to detect the continent (African or European) effect on knowledge of and insight into tropical urological diseases. RESULTS: A total of 312 surveys were administered. African and European respondents accounted for 109 (36.09%) and 193 (63.91%) respondents, respectively. The multivariate logistic regression analysis demonstrated a significant deficiency in the knowledge of tropical urological diseases in the European cohort compared with the African cohort (p < 0.05). Moreover, in the European cohort, markedly superior knowledge of tropical urological diseases was observed for respondents who had previously worked in a developing country. CONCLUSIONS: Though European urologists are not required to have the same insight as African urologists, they showed a very unsatisfactory knowledge of tropical urological diseases. The experience of working in a developing country could improve the knowledge of European urologists regarding tropical urological diseases.
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