COVID-19: Knowledge, attitude, and practice of health-care workers in tertiary care hospitals of Odisha "&amp;#".ord($0).";""&amp;#".ord($0).";""&amp;#".ord($0).";" A cross-sectional survey

Misra, Debasish; Bose, Manika; Mishra, Tapaswini; S, Das; Mishra, Swati; Mishra, Sudhanshu

doi:10.5455/njppp.2022.12.02092202205032022

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“…The overall KAP percentages were identified in HCWs with the highest experience. Indian researchers reflected a similar trend, where high practice scores were reflected in highly experienced HCWs 25 …”

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“…Indian researchers reflected a similar trend, where high practice scores were reflected in highly experienced HCWs. 25 Correlational analysis manifested that a significant proportion of global HCWs exhibited high levels of knowledge concerning the transmission of microorganisms such as HCV, HDV, chickenpox, and shingles, as well as the dissemination of soft tissue infections, and direct contact spread of respiratory infections. Moreover, the respondents' understanding regarding the standard precautions of Findings from our study strongly indicated that HCWs possess a robust understanding of hand hygiene in infection prevention, and this knowledge tends to increase with years of experience.…”

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“…Indian researchers reflected a similar trend, where high practice scores were reflected in highly experienced HCWs. 25 …”

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Evaluating the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of healthcare workers regarding high‐risk nosocomial infections: A global cross‐sectional study

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et al. 2023

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BackgroundHealthcare 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.MethodA 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.ResultsA 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.ConclusionThis 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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confidence: 99%