Knowledge, Attitude and Practice on Hospital-Acquired Infection Prevention and Associated Factors Among Healthcare Workers at University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia.

Biruk BayleyegnAddisu MehariDebasu Damtie Markos Negash

Published in: Infection and drug resistance (2021)

Even though the respondents have good knowledge with a sympathetic attitude about HAI preventions, good knowledge did not translate into prudent practices. Level of education and work experience were the independent risk factors towards HAI prevention of attitude and practice. Provision of continual on-job and off-job trainings together with strict implementation of updated standard operational procedures (SOP) may reduce the identified gap.

Keyphrases

healthcare
risk factors
primary care
palliative care
quality improvement
social support
emergency department
depressive symptoms