Initial program evaluation of the Ponseti method in Nigeria

Oluwole A Akintayo; Olayinka Adegbehingbe; Thomas Cook; Jose A Morcuende

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Initial program evaluation of the Ponseti method in Nigeria

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Initial program evaluation of the Ponseti method in Nigeria

Oluwole A Akintayo, Olayinka Adegbehingbe, Thomas Cook and Jose A Morcuende

The Iowa orthopaedic journal, Vol.32, pp.141-149

2012

PMCID: PMC3565395

PMID: 23576935

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Abstract

The Ponseti method for correcting clubfoot is a safe, effective, and low-cost treatment that has recently been implemented in Nigeria. This study evaluates the initial impact of the Ponseti method and the unique challenges to its diffusion among practitioners and patients. Information was obtained by traveling to Ponseti clinics to interview or give questionnaires to the Ponseti method practitioners and the parents of children with clubfoot. The challenges identified among the practitioners were: 1) an inadequate amount of information; 2) inadequate resources; 3) insufficient training programs; and 4) a lack of funding. The challenges among parents were: 1) a deficit in knowledge about clubfoot and its treatment; 2) financial constraints; 3) culture and religious practices, and 4) difficulties with treatment compliance. Information from this study can be used to implement specific strategies to improve the dissemination and implementation of the Ponseti method for treating clubfoot in Nigeria and throughout West African nations that share cultural and socioeconomic commonalities.

Nigeria

Attitude of Health Personnel

Humans

Child, Preschool

Infant

Male

Manipulation, Orthopedic

Braces

Health Services Accessibility

Female

Clubfoot - therapy

Patient Compliance

Child

Casts, Surgical

Infant, Newborn

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Title: Subtitle: Initial program evaluation of the Ponseti method in Nigeria
Creators: Oluwole A Akintayo - Carver College of Medicine University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa, USA
Olayinka Adegbehingbe
Thomas Cook
Jose A Morcuende
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: The Iowa orthopaedic journal, Vol.32, pp.141-149
Publisher: Dept. of Orthopaedics, The University of Iowa; United States
PMID: 23576935
PMCID: PMC3565395
ISSN: 1541-5457
eISSN: 1555-1377
Language: English
Date published: 2012
Academic Unit: Occupational and Environmental Health; International Programs; Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Orthopedics and Rehabilitation; Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science
Record Identifier: 9984040212202771

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