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Infection control knowledge, attitude, and practice among Nepalese health care workers
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Paudyal, Priyamvada, Simkhada, Padam and Bruce, J. (Julie) (2008) Infection control knowledge, attitude, and practice among Nepalese health care workers. American Journal of Infection Control, Vol.36 (No.8). pp. 595-597. doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2007.10.026 ISSN 0196-6553.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2007.10.026
Abstract
This study was designed to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and infection control practices among Nepalese health care workers (HCWs). The study comprised a questionnaire survey of 324 staff from acute care hospitals in Kathmandu, Nepal. A total of 158 doctors and 166 nurses participated, 27% of whom had received infection control training. Only 16%, 14%, and 0.3% of the respondents achieved maximum scores for knowledge, attitude, and practice items, respectively. Staff had good knowledge and positive attitude toward most aspects of infection control, although only half had heard of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Logistic regression revealed that profession, age, and having studied abroad significantly predicted markers of infection control knowledge, attitudes, and practice. This is the first survey of infection control practice among Nepalese HCWs and provides useful baseline data by professional group. There is ample opportunity for improvement in current practice, which should be recognized by hospital managers and Nepalese health authorities.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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| Subjects: | R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine | ||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School |
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| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Medical personnel -- Nepal, Health facilities -- Disinfection -- Nepal -- Research, Nosocomial infections -- Nepal | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | American Journal of Infection Control | ||||
| Publisher: | Mosby, Inc. | ||||
| ISSN: | 0196-6553 | ||||
| Official Date: | October 2008 | ||||
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| Volume: | Vol.36 | ||||
| Number: | No.8 | ||||
| Page Range: | pp. 595-597 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ajic.2007.10.026 | ||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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