Table 2b Knowledge of laboratory personnel on infection control and AMR
Description | Pre-intervention N = 49 | Post-intervention N = 49 | Total N = 98 | P value‡ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
1. Staff have adequate knowledge to detect critical AMR organisms | (n = 49) | (n = 48) | (n = 97) | 0.10* |
Agree/ Strongly agree | 32 (65.3) | 39 (79.2) | 70 (72.2) | |
Don’t know | 8 (16.3) | 8 (16.7) | 16 (16.5) | |
Disagree/ Strongly disagree | 9 (18.3) | 2 (4.1) | 11 (11.3) | |
2. Know how to detect carbapenemase producingEnterobacterales | (n = 49) | (n = 49) | (n = 98) | 0.03 |
Agree/ Strongly agree | 28 (57.1) | 33 (67.3) | 61 (61.0) | |
Don’t know | 1 (2.0) | 6 (12.2) | 7 (7.1) | |
Disagree/ Strongly disagree | 20 (40.8) | 10 (20.4) | 30 (30.6) | |
3.Know procedures to follow in case of identification of critical AMR organisms | (n = 48) | (n = 48) | (n = 96) | 0.22 |
Agree/ Strongly agree | 17 (35.4) | 24 (50.0) | 41 (42.7) | |
Don’t know | 18 (37.5) | 17 (34.4) | 35 (36.5) | |
Disagree/ Strongly disagree | 13 (27.1) | 7 (14.6) | 20 (20.8) | |
4. Genomics helps to understand transmission patterns of critical AMR infections | (n = 48) | (n = 47) | (n = 95) | 0.22 |
Agree/ Strongly agree | 31 (64.6) | 32 (68.1) | 63 (66.3) | |
Don’t know | 14 (29.2) | 15 (31.9) | 29 (30.5) | |
Disagree/ Strongly disagree | 3 (6.3) | 0 | 3 (3.2) | |
5. Know procedure to store isolates for genomics testing | (n = 49) | (n = 48) | (n = 97) | 0.91 |
Agree/ Strongly agree | 14 (28.6) | 12 (25.0) | 26 (26.8) | |
Don’t know | 24 (49.0) | 24 (50.0) | 48 (49.5) | |
Disagree/ Strongly disagree | 11 (22.4) | 12 (25.0) | 23 (23.7) | |
6. Information on critical AMR infection is readily to laboratory staff | (n = 49) | (n = 49) | (n = 98) | 0.45 |
Agree/ Strongly agree | 20 (40.8) | 26 (53.1) | 46 (46.9) | |
Don’t know | 14 (28.6) | 10 (20.4) | 24 (24.5) | |
Disagree/ Strongly disagree | 15 (30.6) | 13 (30.6) | 28 (28.6) |