加纳两个医院的卫生工作者对MRSA的知识,态度和看法
Rose Maj Kugbeadzor1, Fleischer Cn Kotey2, Eric S Donkor2
1School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
Journal of infection in developing countries
|March 10, 2025
概括
加纳的医疗保健工作者对抗甲素耐药黄金葡萄球菌 (MRSA) 具有足够的知识和积极态度. 有针对性的教育可以解决在MRSA预防和传播方面发现的知识差距.
科学领域:
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
- 医疗卫生流行病学 医疗卫生流行病学
- 医学微生物学 医学微生物学
背景情况:
- 甲素耐药黄金葡萄球菌 (MRSA) 在医疗保健环境中构成重大威胁.
- 评估医疗保健工作者的知识,态度和看法 (KAP) 对于有效的MRSA控制至关重要.
- 这项研究侧重于加纳医院的MRSA KAP.
研究的目的:
- 评估医护人员对MRSA的知识,态度和看法.
- 在加纳的医疗保健专业人员中确定影响MRSA KAP的因素.
- 为预防MRSA提供有针对性的教育干预信息.
主要方法:
- 采用了横截面研究设计.
- 来自霍教学医院和霍市立医院的157名卫生保健工作者参加了这次活动.
- 使用标准化问卷来评估MRSA KAPs.
主要成果:
- 总的来说,MRSA知识足够 (平均得分=0.58),医生得分最高 (0.80).
- 关于MRSA传播和预防策略的重大知识缺陷被发现.
- 对MRSA的态度 (平均得分 = 2.74) 和看法 (平均得分 = 2.88) 总体上是积极的.
- 年龄,教育和指定的影响MRSA KAP;护士的知识比药房工作人员更高 (OR = 6.05).
结论:
- 加纳的医疗保健工作者拥有足够的MRSA知识和积极的态度/感知.
- 关于MRSA传播和预防的具体知识缺口需要注意.
- 建议加纳医疗机构对MRSA KAP进行教育计划和进一步研究.
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