Background

Nosocomial infections usually occur 48 hours after admission to the hospital or up to 72 hours after discharge from the hospital. They lead to an increase in mortality and health costs. The purpose of this study is to measure the knowledge, attitude, and performance of paramedical staff about nosocomial infection control.

Materials and methods

This cross-sectional study was conducted in Tehran hospitals in 2019. A valid and reliable questionnaire was used to collect data. The questionnaires were distributed among 405 randomly selected paramedical staff at 25 hospitals in Tehran. The data were analyzed using SPSS18.

Results

The mean scores of paramedical staff’s knowledge, attitude, and performance in terms of nosocomial infection control were 11.2 ± 2.2 (good), 21.7 ± 3.7 (good), and 49.2 ± 9.4 (good) respectively. A statistically significant relationship was obtained between paramedical staff’s work experience and type of hospital and their knowledge, attitude, and performance in terms of nosocomial infection control (P <0.05). In addition, a statistically significant relationship was found between gender, age, education, and, employment type and nosocomial infection control performance (P <0.05).

Conclusions

The knowledge, attitude, and performance of paramedical staff about nosocomial infections in Tehran hospitals were good. Education, continuous supervision, and provision of the necessary equipment are needed for improving the paramedical staff’s knowledge, attitude, and performance in terms of nosocomial infections.

中文翻译：

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医护人员对医院院内感染控制的知识、态度和绩效：伊朗的横断面调查

背景

医院感染通常在入院后 48 小时或出院后 72 小时内发生。它们导致死亡率和健康成本的增加。本研究的目的是衡量医务人员在医院感染控制方面的知识、态度和表现。

材料和方法

这项横断面研究于 2019 年在德黑兰医院进行。使用有效且可靠的问卷收集数据。问卷分发给德黑兰 25 家医院的 405 名随机选择的辅助医务人员。使用SPSS18对数据进行分析。

结果

医护人员在医院感染控制方面的知识、态度和绩效的平均分分别为11.2±2.2（良好）、21.7±3.7（良好）和49.2±9.4（良好）。医务人员工作经历、医院类型与医院感染控制知识、态度和绩效之间的相关性具有统计学意义（P<0.05）。此外，性别、年龄、教育程度、就业类型与医院感染控制绩效之间存在统计学显着性关系（P <0.05）。

结论

德黑兰医院的医护人员对医院感染的知识、态度和表现都很好。需要教育、持续监督和提供必要的设备，以提高辅助医疗人员在医院感染方面的知识、态度和表现。