La vidéo comme outil de transfert de connaissances en santé publique au Burkina Faso : comparaison de trois genres narratifs
In Africa, a continent where malaria is prevalent, fever is the main reason for medical consultation. Studies on the use of malaria rapid diagnostic tests in Burkina Faso have shown, however, that an increasing proportion of acute febrile diseases are not related to malaria (Bottger et al., 2017). Some of these cases could be dengue fever, as an epidemic of this disease was declared in Burkina Faso in 2013, followed by a new outbreak in 2016. However, Burkinabe health workers have not received adequate training to treat dengue fever (Munoz et al., 2015). This is a public health problem, since it is known that early detection and access to appropriate medical care can reduce mortality rates to below 1%. Video could help fill this training gap, as it is an effective knowledge transfer tool (Armstrong, Idriss, & Kim, 2011; Fiorella & Mayer, 2018; Yeung, Justice, & Pasic, 2009). However, its use has been little studied in relation to narrative genre. The present study therefore aimed to evaluate the relative effectiveness of three videos adopting different narrative genres (1-journalism, 2- drama, 3-graphic animation) in improving the knowledge of Burkinabe healthcare providers. It also aimed to determine what narrative elements enhance video as a knowledge transfer tool. The videos were tested with nursing students (n = 482) in Ouagadougou using a knowledge questionnaire. Three focus groups were held with students (n = 46), and individual interviews were conducted with health professionals (n = 10).
Dengue Burkina Faso Knowledge transfer Narrative genre Training Public health Fever West Africa