%0 Journal Article
%T Knowledge and Practices of the Prescription of Physical and Sports Activities (PSA) by Doctors in Ouagadougou: Inventory
%A Nana Brigitte
%A Lamien David Prosper
%A Sawadogo Amidou
%A Dabon¨¦ Moussa
%J Advances in Physical Education
%P 208-223
%@ 2164-0408
%D 2023
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ape.2023.134018
%X <strong>Introduction:</strong> <a name=\"_Hlk146625659\"></a><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">The prescription of physical and sports activities
(PSA) is discussed by doctors in Burkina Faso. </span><b><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">Objective:</span></b><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> To analyze the medical doctors¡¯ knowledge and practices of the
prescription of PSA in Ouagadougou city. <b>Method:</b> A mixed-method
exploratory study, data were collected using an online google forms survey of
135 doctors in</span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">3
health districts in Ouagadougou city, and interviews with 23 doctors to February
to June 2023. Quantitative data were processed using Epi-Info software, and
qualitative data using the content analysis method. Test significance was set
at <i>p</i> &lt; 0.05. <b>Results</b><strong>:</strong> Based
on 48 specialists and 87 general practitioners, the results revealed that <span>97.04% of participants were aware of the
importance of PSA for health, </span>91.11% said they are used to prescribing
PSA to their patients. As for the prescription <span>protocol, only 22.22% claimed they mastered it. A significant
relationship</span> emerged between seniority and PSA prescription (<i>p</i> &lt; 0.02). Qualitative analysis
reinforced these results in that the vast majority of interviewees claimed that
they knew PSAs and used to prescribe them to their patients without any
prescription protocol. <b>Discussion/Conclusion:</b> These results reveal that
all participants have sufficient information on the importance of PSA for
health. <span>However, they do more to raise
awareness than to prescribe, because pr</span>escripti<span>on protocols are not applied. It also emerged that seniority was linked</span> to PSA prescription. This could be explained by the fact that PSA as a means of
preventing Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) is a concept that emerged with
modernity. In the light of these results, information/training strategies on
PSA prescription protocols should be developed.</span>
%K Physicians
%K PSA
%K Prescription
%K Protocol
%K Prevention
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=128901