Evaluating the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of healthcare workers regarding high‐risk nosocomial infections: A global cross‐sectional study
Abstract Background Healthcare workers (HCWs) play a vital role in delivering care and are frequently exposed to the risk of acquiring infections within the hospital setting. Around 15% of hospitalized patients suffer from these infections globally. However, the role and awareness of HCWs in the tra...
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| author | Elham M. Khatrawi Priyadarshi Prajjwal Muhammad Farhan Pugazhendi Inban Shraddha Gurha Saud M. S. Al‐ezzi Mohammed D. M. Marsool Prerna Ahuja Mohammed A. Mateen Felix O. Aina Omniat A. Hussin |
| author_facet | Elham M. Khatrawi Priyadarshi Prajjwal Muhammad Farhan Pugazhendi Inban Shraddha Gurha Saud M. S. Al‐ezzi Mohammed D. M. Marsool Prerna Ahuja Mohammed A. Mateen Felix O. Aina Omniat A. Hussin |
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| description | Abstract Background Healthcare workers (HCWs) play a vital role in delivering care and are frequently exposed to the risk of acquiring infections within the hospital setting. Around 15% of hospitalized patients suffer from these infections globally. However, the role and awareness of HCWs in the transmission of hospital‐acquired infections (HAIs) or nosocomial infections is still unclear. This study aimed to evaluate the knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) toward high‐risk microbial infections among HCWs on a global scale to identify measures to address this problem. Method A cross‐sectional descriptive study was conducted between 2022 and 2023, with HCWs selected as the study population. Data concerning KAP were collected through a self‐administered online survey questionnaire, using a nonprobability convenience sampling method. Descriptive statistics and regression analysis were used to analyze the data. Results A total of 743 HCWs from various countries participated in the study, with the majority of respondents being doctors (64.9%). Data were mainly obtained from Saudi Arabia (26.78%), Iraq (25.84%), India (15.7%), the United States of America (15.2%), and Africa (Sudan, Nigeria) (13.98%). The frequency of good KAP scores among physicians (KAP: 82.5, 80.66, and 70.5), nurses (KAP: 74.1, 73.07, and 88.7), medical practitioners (KAP: 87.2, 77.58, and 75.1), and technicians (KAP: 76.1, 74.38, and 89.6) were obtained as mentioned. With respect to experience, HCWs showed good KAP scores in 1–5 years (KAP: 82.4, 83.3, and 74.1), 5–10 years (KAP: 80.6, 74.54, 83), 10–20 years (KAP: 74.7, 79.1, and 82.7), and >20 years (KAP: 84.6, 78.8, and 82.8) categories. Conclusion This study suggests that HCWs have good KAP regarding infection prevention, but there is still room for improvement. Educational seminars and awareness programs can provide better adherence to barrier protection measures such as hand washing, use of gloves, and hand disinfection. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fab485dcaa0a42a58536b27c294353f92023-09-27T09:16:35ZengWileyHealth Science Reports2398-88352023-09-0169n/an/a10.1002/hsr2.1559Evaluating the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of healthcare workers regarding high‐risk nosocomial infections: A global cross‐sectional studyElham M. Khatrawi0Priyadarshi Prajjwal1Muhammad Farhan2Pugazhendi Inban3Shraddha Gurha4Saud M. S. Al‐ezzi5Mohammed D. M. Marsool6Prerna Ahuja7Mohammed A. Mateen8Felix O. Aina9Omniat A. Hussin10Medical Microbiology and Immunology Department Taibah University Medina Saudi ArabiaInternal Medicine Bharati Vidyapeeth University Medical College Pune IndiaInternal Medicine Ajman University Ajman UAEInternal Medicine, Government Medical College, Omandurar Chennai Tamil Nadu IndiaDepartment of Public Health, School of Public Health Poornima University Jaipur IndiaInternal Medicine Lugansk State Medical University Lugansk UkraineAl‐kindy College of Medicine/University of Baghdad Baghdad IraqInternal Medicine Teerthankar Mahaveer University Moradabad IndiaShadan Institute of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital and Research Centre Hyderabad IndiaFamily Medicine, College of Medicine Ekiti State University Ado Ekiti NigeriaMicrobiology, Al Manhal Academy Khartoum SudanAbstract Background Healthcare workers (HCWs) play a vital role in delivering care and are frequently exposed to the risk of acquiring infections within the hospital setting. Around 15% of hospitalized patients suffer from these infections globally. However, the role and awareness of HCWs in the transmission of hospital‐acquired infections (HAIs) or nosocomial infections is still unclear. This study aimed to evaluate the knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) toward high‐risk microbial infections among HCWs on a global scale to identify measures to address this problem. Method A cross‐sectional descriptive study was conducted between 2022 and 2023, with HCWs selected as the study population. Data concerning KAP were collected through a self‐administered online survey questionnaire, using a nonprobability convenience sampling method. Descriptive statistics and regression analysis were used to analyze the data. Results A total of 743 HCWs from various countries participated in the study, with the majority of respondents being doctors (64.9%). Data were mainly obtained from Saudi Arabia (26.78%), Iraq (25.84%), India (15.7%), the United States of America (15.2%), and Africa (Sudan, Nigeria) (13.98%). The frequency of good KAP scores among physicians (KAP: 82.5, 80.66, and 70.5), nurses (KAP: 74.1, 73.07, and 88.7), medical practitioners (KAP: 87.2, 77.58, and 75.1), and technicians (KAP: 76.1, 74.38, and 89.6) were obtained as mentioned. With respect to experience, HCWs showed good KAP scores in 1–5 years (KAP: 82.4, 83.3, and 74.1), 5–10 years (KAP: 80.6, 74.54, 83), 10–20 years (KAP: 74.7, 79.1, and 82.7), and >20 years (KAP: 84.6, 78.8, and 82.8) categories. Conclusion This study suggests that HCWs have good KAP regarding infection prevention, but there is still room for improvement. Educational seminars and awareness programs can provide better adherence to barrier protection measures such as hand washing, use of gloves, and hand disinfection.https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.1559attitudehealthcare workersknowledgenosocomial infectionspractice |
| spellingShingle | Elham M. Khatrawi Priyadarshi Prajjwal Muhammad Farhan Pugazhendi Inban Shraddha Gurha Saud M. S. Al‐ezzi Mohammed D. M. Marsool Prerna Ahuja Mohammed A. Mateen Felix O. Aina Omniat A. Hussin Evaluating the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of healthcare workers regarding high‐risk nosocomial infections: A global cross‐sectional study Health Science Reports attitude healthcare workers knowledge nosocomial infections practice |
| title | Evaluating the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of healthcare workers regarding high‐risk nosocomial infections: A global cross‐sectional study |
| title_full | Evaluating the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of healthcare workers regarding high‐risk nosocomial infections: A global cross‐sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Evaluating the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of healthcare workers regarding high‐risk nosocomial infections: A global cross‐sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluating the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of healthcare workers regarding high‐risk nosocomial infections: A global cross‐sectional study |
| title_short | Evaluating the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of healthcare workers regarding high‐risk nosocomial infections: A global cross‐sectional study |
| title_sort | evaluating the knowledge attitudes and practices of healthcare workers regarding high risk nosocomial infections a global cross sectional study |
| topic | attitude healthcare workers knowledge nosocomial infections practice |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.1559 |
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