Knowledge and self-reported practices of infection control among various occupational groups in a rural and an urban hospital in Vietnam.

ABSTRACT: Staff practice, driven by knowledge, plays a decisive role in hospital infection control. This study aimed to assess and compare knowledge and self-reported practices of infection control among various occupational groups in a rural and an urban hospital in Vietnam. Questionnaires consisting of items on knowledge and practices were collected from 339 hospital staff with varying occupations. For analysis, total knowledge or practice score ranged from 0-15. Mood's median test was performed to compare median scores. Post-hoc analysis of ordinal logistic regression models was applied to test differences in scores among occupational groups. The majority of hospital staff had good or adequate knowledge (median score: rural = 11.8; urban = 12), but the score range was wide (1.4-14.5). Self-report

SUBMITTER: Lien TQ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5865156 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature