@article{fdi:010079531,
  title = {{V}ideo as a public health knowledge transfer tool in {B}urkina {F}aso : a mixed evaluation comparing three narrative genres},
  author = {{H}ebert, {C}. and {D}agenais, {C}. and {M}c {S}ween-{C}adieux, {E}. and {R}idde, {V}al{\'e}ry},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{B}ackground {T}he dengue virus is endemic in many low- and middle-income countries. {I}n {B}urkina {F}aso, the proportion of fevers that could be due to dengue is growing. {I}n 2013, a dengue epidemic spread there, followed by other seasonal outbreaks. {D}engue is often confused with malaria, and health workers are not trained to distinguish between them. {T}hree training videos using different narrative genres were tested with nursing students from two institutions in {O}uagadougou: journalistic, dramatic and animated video. {T}he study aimed to determine if video is an effective knowledge transfer tool, if narrative genre plays a role in knowledge acquisition, and which narrative elements are the most appreciated. {M}ethodology {A} mixed method research design was used. {T}he relative effectiveness of the videos was verified through a quasi-experimental quantitative component with a comparison group and post-test measurements. {A} qualitative component identified participants' perceptions regarding the three videos. {D}ata were drawn from a knowledge test (n = 482), three focus groups with health professionals' students (n = 46), and individual interviews with health professionals (n = 10). {D}escriptive statistics and single-factor variance analysis were produced. {A} thematic analysis was used to analyse qualitative data. {P}rincipal findings {R}esults showed that all three videos led to significant rates of knowledge improvement when compared with the comparison group (p <0.05): 12.31% for the journalistic video, 20.58% for the dramatic video, and 18.91% for the animated video. {T}he dramatic and animated videos produced a significantly higher increase in knowledge than did the journalistic video (with respectively 8.27% (p = 0.003) and 6.59% (p = 0.029) and can be considered equivalent with a difference of 1.68% (p = 0.895). {T}hematic analysis also revealed that these two videos were considered to be better knowledge transfer tools. {F}our key aspects are important to consider for a video to be effective: 1) transmitting information in a narrative form, 2) choosing good communicators, 3) creating a visual instrument that reinforces the message and 4) adapting the message to the local context. {C}onclusions {V}ideo has proven to be an effective and appreciated knowledge transfer and training tool for health professionals, but the narrative genre of the videos can influence knowledge acquisition. {T}he production of other videos should be considered for training or updating health professionals and their narrative genre taken into consideration. {T}he actual context of constant circulation of new diseases, such as {COVID}-19, reaffirms the need to train health professionals. {A}uthor summary {T}he dengue virus is endemic in many low- and middle-income countries, including {B}urkina {F}aso. {S}ince 2013, successive seasonal epidemics in the country have resulted in many deaths that could have been prevented if health professionals had been better trained. {A}lthough recent studies have reported the presence of the virus in {B}urkina {F}aso's capital, {O}uagadougou, several cases of dengue fever have been reported that were misdiagnosed and treated incorrectly. {V}ideo is a promising knowledge transfer ({KT}) tool to address the training needs of health workers. {T}he ease with which a video can be shared, and its playful nature makes it a particularly attractive tool for reaching and training them and transforming their practices, especially, given their busy schedules. {T}he study addresses the use of video as a {KT} strategy in relation to the narrative genre, i.e., how information is presented. {I}t contributes to the advancement of knowledge on what motivates the use of video as a {KT} tool and practice changes in working contexts where professionals need to know how to respond, quickly and appropriately, to health problems such as dengue and other emerging pathologies in {A}frica.},
  keywords = {{BURKINA} {FASO}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{PL}o{S} {N}eglected {T}ropical {D}iseases},
  volume = {14},
  numero = {6},
  pages = {e0008305 [26 ]},
  ISSN = {1935-2735},
  year = {2020},
  DOI = {10.1371/journal.pntd.0008305},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010079531},
}