Table 4 Readiness of nurses, doctors, and laboratory personnel on AMR
Description | Pre-intervention N = 393 | Post-intervention N = 420 | Total N = 813 | P value‡ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
1. Hospital has adequate laboratory capacity to detect critical AMR organisms | (n = 390) | (n = 419) | (n = 809) | 0.01 |
Agree/ Strongly agree | 161 (41.3) | 219 (52.3) | 380 (47.0) | Â |
Don’t know | 122 (31.3) | 114 (27.2) | 236 (29.2) |  |
Disagree/ Strongly disagree | 107 (27.4) | 86 (20.5) | 193 (23.9) | Â |
2. Hospital has adequate capacity to respond to outbreak of critical AMR infections | (n = 343 | (n = 368) | (n = 711) | 0.01 |
Very adequate/ adequate | 114 (33.2) | 125 (33.4) | 239 (33.6) | Â |
Don’t know | 78 (22.7) | 52 (14.1) | 130 (18.3) |  |
Not adequate /no capacity | 151 (44) | 191 (51.9) | 342 (48.1) | Â |
3. Surveillance and reporting systems are in place to understand the burden of critical AMR infection | (n = 385) | (n = 415) | (n = 800) | < 0.001 |
Agree/ Strongly agree | 199 (51.7) | 275 (66.3) | 474 (59.3) | Â |
Don’t know | 135 (35.1) | 98 (23.6) | 233 (29.1) |  |
Disagree/ Strongly disagree | 51 (13.2) | 42 (10.1) | 93 (11.6) | Â |
4. Adequate critical AMR surveillance data is readily available for doctors and nurses | (n = 339) | (n = 360) | (n = 699) | < 0.001 |
Agree/ Strongly agree | 100 (29.5) | 195 (52.4) | 295 (42.2) | Â |
Don’t know | 72 (21.2) | 59 (16.4) | 131 (18.7) |  |
Disagree/ Strongly disagree | 167 (49.3) | 106 (29.4) | 273 (39.1) | Â |
5. Hospital has adequate resources to treat patients with critical AMR | (n = 342) | (n = 367) | (n = 709) | 0.01 |
Very good/good | 149 (43.6) | 168 (45.8) | 317 (44.7) | Â |
Don’t know | 60 (17.5) | 36 (9.8) | 96 (13.5) |  |
Poor/very poor | 133 (38.9) | 163 (44.4) | 296 (41.7) | Â |