Healthcare workers' perceptions about infection prevention and control in Latin America.
Latin America
healthcare workers
infection prevention
perceptions
Journal
American journal of infection control
ISSN: 1527-3296
Titre abrégé: Am J Infect Control
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8004854
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
10 Oct 2024
10 Oct 2024
Historique:
received:
27
08
2024
revised:
04
10
2024
accepted:
05
10
2024
medline:
13
10
2024
pubmed:
13
10
2024
entrez:
12
10
2024
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
Limited information exists regarding healthcare workers' (HCWs) perceptions about infection prevention and control (IPC) in Latin America. We conducted an electronic voluntary anonymous survey to assess HCWs' perceptions towards IPC in 30 hospitals in Latin America during August-September 2022. Nurses, physicians, and environmental cleaning (EVC) staff were prioritized for recruitment. Overall, 1,340 HCWs completed the survey. Of these, 28% were physicians, 49% nurses, 8% EVC staff, and 15% had "other" roles. Self-compliance with hand hygiene (HH) and prevention bundles was perceived to be high by 95% and 89% of respondents, respectively; however, ratings were lower when asked about compliance by their peers (reported as high by 81% and 75%, respectively). Regular training on IPC and access to healthcare-associated infections (HAI) rates were more limited among physicians than other HCWs (e.g., 87% of EVC staff and 45% of physicians reported training upon hiring and thereafter, 60% of nurses and 51% of physicians reported regular access to HAI rate reports). We identified several opportunities to strengthen IPC practices in Latin American hospitals, including improving HCW education and training on IPC and their awareness of HAI rates and compliance with prevention measures.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Limited information exists regarding healthcare workers' (HCWs) perceptions about infection prevention and control (IPC) in Latin America.
METHODS
METHODS
We conducted an electronic voluntary anonymous survey to assess HCWs' perceptions towards IPC in 30 hospitals in Latin America during August-September 2022. Nurses, physicians, and environmental cleaning (EVC) staff were prioritized for recruitment.
RESULTS
RESULTS
Overall, 1,340 HCWs completed the survey. Of these, 28% were physicians, 49% nurses, 8% EVC staff, and 15% had "other" roles. Self-compliance with hand hygiene (HH) and prevention bundles was perceived to be high by 95% and 89% of respondents, respectively; however, ratings were lower when asked about compliance by their peers (reported as high by 81% and 75%, respectively). Regular training on IPC and access to healthcare-associated infections (HAI) rates were more limited among physicians than other HCWs (e.g., 87% of EVC staff and 45% of physicians reported training upon hiring and thereafter, 60% of nurses and 51% of physicians reported regular access to HAI rate reports).
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
We identified several opportunities to strengthen IPC practices in Latin American hospitals, including improving HCW education and training on IPC and their awareness of HAI rates and compliance with prevention measures.
Identifiants
pubmed: 39395639
pii: S0196-6553(24)00757-0
doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2024.10.004
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doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2024. Published by Elsevier Inc.