Table 2a Knowledge of nurses, doctors, and laboratory personnel on infection control and AMR
Description | Pre- intervention N = 393 | Post -intervention N = 420 | Total N = 813 | P value‡ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
1. Critical AMR organisms are reported from in the hospital | (n = 391) | (n = 418) | (n = 809) | < 0.001 |
Agree/ Strongly agree | 313 (80.1) | 391 (93.5) | 704 (87) | |
Don’t know | 68 (17.4) | 22 (5.3) | 90 (11.1) | |
Disagree/ Strongly disagree | 10 (2.6) | 5 (1.2) | 15 (1.9) | |
2. Need more education and information on critical AMR | (n = 393) | (n = 420) | (n = 813) | 0.94 |
Agree/ Strongly agree | 391 (99.5) | 418 (99.5) | 809 (99.5) | |
Don’t know | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Disagree/ Strongly disagree | 2 (0.5) | 2 (0.5) | 4 (0.5) | |
3. Critical AMR infections can be transmitted from one patient to another | (n = 336) | (n = 366) | (n = 702) | < 0.001 |
Agree/ Strongly agree | 306 (91.1) | 355 (97.0) | 661 (94.2) | |
Don’t know | 24 (7.1) | 3 (0.8) | 27 (3.8) | |
Disagree/ Strongly disagree | 6 (1.8) | 8 (2.2) | 14 (2.0) | |
4. Critical AMR infections can be transmitted through shared equipment | (n = 340) | (n = 368) | (n = 708) | < 0.001 |
Agree/ Strongly agree | 292 (85.9) | 352 (95.7) | 644 (91.0) | |
Don’t know | 35 (810.3) | 8 (2.2) | 43 (6.1) | |
Disagree/ Strongly disagree | 13 (3.8) | 8 (2.2) | 21 (3.0) | |
5.Critical AMR infections can be transmitted to patients by staff | (n = 342) | (n = 368) | (n = 710) | 0.01 |
Agree/ Strongly agree | 307 (89.8) | 351 (95.4) | 658 (92.7) | |
Don’t know | 21 (6.1) | 8 (2.2) | 29 (4.1) | |
Disagree/ Strongly disagree | 14 (4.1) | 9 (2.4) | 23 (3.2) | |
6.Understand what standard precautions are and know how to use them to prevent the spread of critical AMR infections | (n = 387) | (n = 417) | (n = 804) | < 0.001 |
Agree/ Strongly agree | 333 (86.1) | 392 (94.0) | 725 (90.2) | |
Don’t know | 40 (10.3) | 16 (3.8) | 56 (7.0) | |
Disagree/ Strongly disagree | 14 (3.6) | 9 (2.2) | 23 (2.9) | |
7.Understand what TBP are and know how to use them to prevent the spread of critical AMR infections | (n = 341) | (n = 368) | (n = 709) | 0.001 |
Agree/ Strongly agree | 299 (87.7) | 350 (95.1) | 649 (91.5) | |
Don’t know | 31 (9.1) | 11 (3.0) | 42 (5.9) | |
Disagree/ Strongly disagree | 11 (3.2) | 7 (1.9) | 18 (2.5) | |
8.Hand washing or use of ABHR can reduce the spread of critical AMR infections | (n = 393) | (n = 420) | (n = 813) | 0.10 |
Agree/ Strongly agree | 381 (96.9) | 415 (98.8) | 796 (97.9) | |
Don’t know | 6 (1.5) | 4 (1.0) | 10 (1.2) | |
Disagree/ Strongly disagree | 6 (1.5) | 1 (0.2) | 7 (0.9) | |
9. I feel confident of my knowledge of infection prevention and control | (n = 337) | (n = 365) | (n = 702) | 0.05 |
High (score of 4–5) | 193 (57.3) | 235 (64.4) | 428 (61.0) | |
Low (score 1–3) | 144 (42.7) | 130 (35.6) | 274 (39.0) | |
10. I know what to do if a patient with CAR infection is admitted in the ward. | (n = 334) | (n = 362) | (n = 696) | 0.002 |
High (score of 4–5) | 190 (56.9) | 248 (68.5) | 438 (62.9) | |
Low (score of 1–3) | 144 (43.1) | 114 (31.5) | 258 (37.1) |