[Assessment of the knowledge of GINA in physicians of different levels of attention].
BACKGROUND
Asthma has a growing prevalence all over the world. GINA guidelines had improved diagnostic and therapeutic asthma approach, but it is not enough.


OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the knowledge about GINA in physicians of first, second and third care level.


METHODS
Physicians working in first, second and third care level, from medical units related to the Centro Medico Nacional La Raza answered a 19 items questionnaire about GINA. Results were analyzed with Kruskal-Wallis, Pearson's correlation and U of Mann-Whitney tests.


RESULTS
We included 179 physicians with an age average of 43 years; 99 or them were 99 females and 80 males. According to medical specialty, Allergy and Immunology had 145 points; Pneumology, 136; Pediatrics, 122; Family Medicine, 81 and Internal Medicine, 78. We found a statistical difference between these specialties (p < 0.0001). Doctors from third and second care level had a higher and significative scoring than first care level colleagues (p < 0.005). We did not find differences between labor years, working schedule and gender with GINA knowledge scoring.


CONCLUSIONS
There are differences in GINA knowledge between medical specialties and care level.
Becerril Angeles
Martín
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Departamento de Alergia e Inmunologia Clinica, , Centro Medico Nacional La Raza, IMSS. mbecer@avantel.net
León Alvarado
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Angeles Garay
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D000047:Academies and Institutes; D000328:Adult; D000486:Allergy and Immunology; D001249:Asthma / Q000628:therapy*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005194:Family Practice; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007388:Internal Medicine; D019359:Knowledge; D008297:Male; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D008800:Mexico; D008875:Middle Aged; D010372:Pediatrics; D010820:Physicians / Q000145:classification / Q000523:psychology*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D015272:Pulmonary Medicine; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires