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Paramedical staff’s knowledge, attitude, and performance about nosocomial infection controls at hospitals: A cross-sectional survey in Iran

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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.

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Acknowledgements

Research reported in this publication was supported by Elite Researcher Grant Committee under award number 971394 from the National Institute for Medical Research Development (NIMAD), Tehran, Iran.

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  1. Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Zahra Soleimani, Mohammad Safari, Ali Taherkhani & Alireza Mesdaghinia

  2. Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran

    Zahra Soleimani

  3. Department of Management and Economics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Ali Mohammad Mosadeghrad

  4. National Medical Emergency Organization, Ministry of Health, and Medical Education, Tehran, Tehran, Iran

    Masoumeh AbbasabadiArab

  5. Department of Epidemiology & Student Research Committee, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Marziyeh Moradi

  6. Center for Water Quality Research (CWQR), Institute for Environmental Research (IER), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Mahdi Hadi & Alireza Mesdaghinia

  7. Nursing Care Research Center, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran

    Mohammadreza Asgari

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Soleimani, Z., Mosadeghrad, A.M., AbbasabadiArab, M. et al. Paramedical staff’s knowledge, attitude, and performance about nosocomial infection controls at hospitals: A cross-sectional survey in Iran. J Environ Health Sci Engineer 19, 1447–1455 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40201-021-00699-6

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