Effect of infection control training course on knowledge and practices of medical interns in a large academic hospital in Egypt: an intervention study

Sebaey, Aya Farag El; Atlam, Samir Abd El Mageed; kafas, El Sayed Abd El rahman El; Zayed, Hanaa A.

doi:10.1007/s11356-021-16755-5

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“…Students' skills in performing effective hand hygiene, putting on and putting off PPEs showed significant improvement after training in comparison to their practice before training, respectively and this achievement is highly appreciated as not only their knowledge about the basics of infection control was improved but also their practice which is the most important target in order to ensure their safety as well as patients' safety. This finding was supported by what was gained by an Egyptian study which revealed that the practice of medical interns for basics of infection control measures was significantly promoted through the application of different modalities of training (role play, case study, case scenarios,..) ( 22 ).…”

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Promotion of knowledge, attitude, and practice among medical undergraduates regarding infection control measures during COVID-19 pandemic

Saati

Alkalash

2022

Front. Public Health

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BackgroundMedical students are exposed to many serious healthcare-associated infections throughout their learning and training time particularly during a pandemic like COVID-19. Therefore, promotion of their knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding infection control measures is a mandatory action.ObjectiveThis study was executed to evaluate the knowledge, attitude, and practice of medical undergraduates toward infection control measures before and after the implementation of practical infection control training for them.MethodsA quasi-experimental prospective study was conducted on a simple random sample of medical undergraduates at Al-Qunfudah College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, KSA. A total of 177 medical undergraduates were recruited for this study and completed a predesigned survey on their knowledge regarding infection control measures. Moreover, their practice of infection control measures was evaluated through a checklist before and 6 months after receiving practical infection control training during their academic year 2020–2021.ResultsA total of 177 and 176 responses were obtained at the pre-test and post-test, respectively. The mean ages of students who participated in pre-training and post-training assessments were (22.50 ± 1.02 and 22.03 ± 1.34), respectively with female sex predominance (62.1 and 61.9%). Mean knowledge and practice scores among them were enhanced from (7.79 ± 2.10 and 4.56 ± 2.58) at their pre-test to (11.06 ± 1.27 and 15.68 ± 1.90) at post-test (P-value 0.001 and <0.001), respectively. After training, almost all of them recommended infection control training for all medical students due to its great value.ConclusionThe training course has shown its capability in the promotion of medical undergraduates' knowledge, attitude, and practice toward infection control measures.

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Promotion of knowledge, attitude, and practice among medical undergraduates regarding infection control measures during COVID-19 pandemic

Saati

Alkalash

2022

Front. Public Health

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“…This included physical documents, PowerPoint presentations, role play and training videos. Others have similarly found that multimedia and role play can strengthen IPC education delivery 23 …”

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Implementation of a coronavirus disease 2019 infection prevention and control training program in a low-middle income country

Perera

Haldane²,

Ratnapalan³

et al. 2022

JBI Evidence Implementation

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Introduction and aims:The COVID-19 pandemic poses an ongoing risk to health workers globally. This is particularly true in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) where resource constraints, ongoing waves of infection, and limited access to vaccines disproportionately burden health systems. Thus, infection prevention and control (IPC) training for COVID-19 remains an important tool to safeguard health workers. We report on the implementation of evidence-based and role-specific COVID-19 IPC training for health workers in a hospital and public health field setting in Sri Lanka.Methods:We describe the development of training materials, which were contextualized to local needs and targeted to different staffing categories including support staff. We describe development of role- and context-specific IPC guidelines and accompanying training materials and videos during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. We describe in-person training activities and an overview of session leadership and participation.Results:Key to program implementation was the role of champions in facilitating the training, as well as delivery of training sessions featuring multi-media videos and role play to enhance the training experience. A total of 296 health workers participated in the training program sessions. Of these, 198 were hospital staff and 98 were from the public health workforce. Of the 296 health workers who participated in a training session, 277 completed a pre-test questionnaire and 256 completed post-test questionnaires. A significant increase in knowledge score was observed among all categories of staff who participated in training;however, support staff had the lowest pre-test knowledge on IPC practices at 71%, which improved to only 77% after the formal class.Conclusion:Implementing an IPC training program during a complex health emergency is a challenging, yet necessary task. Leveraging champions, offering training through multiple modalities including the use of videos and role play, as well as inclusion of all staff categories, is crucial to making training accessible.

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Effectiveness of hand hygiene campaigns and interventions across the League of Arab States: a region-wide scoping review

Aboul-Enein,

Kelly,

Raddi

et al. 2024

Journal of Hospital Infection

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Effect of infection control training course on knowledge and practices of medical interns in a large academic hospital in Egypt: an intervention study

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Promotion of knowledge, attitude, and practice among medical undergraduates regarding infection control measures during COVID-19 pandemic

Promotion of knowledge, attitude, and practice among medical undergraduates regarding infection control measures during COVID-19 pandemic

Implementation of a coronavirus disease 2019 infection prevention and control training program in a low-middle income country

Effectiveness of hand hygiene campaigns and interventions across the League of Arab States: a region-wide scoping review

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