TITLE:
Staff Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Clinical Risks in Neonatology at the Tengandogo University Hospital Center, Burkina Faso
AUTHORS:
Abdoulaye So, Aristide Arthur Djiguimde, Relwendé Aristide Yameogo, Nestor Bationo, Félicité Nana, Noélie Zoungrana, Kouliga Kafando, Fadima Yaya-Bocoum, Hervé Hien, Lassina Dao, Koiné Maxime Drabo
KEYWORDS:
Newborns, Clinical Risks, Knowledge, Attitudes, Burkina Faso
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Biosciences and Medicines,
Vol.13 No.11,
November
20,
2025
ABSTRACT: Patient safety requires good clinical risk management in hospitals. Very few studies focus on clinical risks in neonatology. We conducted a descriptive cross-sectional study on staff knowledge and attitudes regarding clinical risks in the care of newborns at Tengandogo University Hospital. The results showed that 100% (22/22) of neonatology staff were aware of the risks of healthcare-associated infections, aspiration during feeding, bleeding from injection sites, and visual and genital damage during phototherapy. Good knowledge (>70%) was also observed regarding most sources of risk in neonatology, with, however, an average level of knowledge of risk sources related to drug prescription (68%), filling out monitoring materials (68%), and newborn discharge (59%). In addition, 36.3% (08/22) of staff performed inadequately with regard to the use of protective equipment when placing an umbilical venous line. In order to improve the care of newborns at the CHU-T, awareness-raising and training actions for neonatology staff are necessary to increase their level of knowledge and attitudes toward clinical risk.