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Awareness among French healthcare workers of the transmission of multidrug resistant organisms: a large cross-sectional survey

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Title: Awareness among French healthcare workers of the transmission of multidrug resistant organisms: a large cross-sectional survey
Authors: L. Vaillant, G. Birgand, M. Esposito-Farese, P. Astagneau, C. Pulcini, J. Robert, J. R. Zahar, E. Sales-Wuillemin, F. Tubach, J. C. Lucet, the PerceptR Study group
Source: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2019)
Publisher Information: BMC, 2019.
Publication Year: 2019
Collection: LCC:Infectious and parasitic diseases
Subject Terms: Healthcare workers, Health personnel/classification/education, Drug resistance, bacterial, Cross-infection/*prevention & control, Cross-sectional studies, Hand disinfection, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216
More Details: Abstract Background Much effort has been made over the last two decades to educate and train healthcare professionals working on antimicrobial resistance in French hospitals. However, little has been done in France to assess perceptions, attitudes and knowledge regarding multidrug resistant organisms (MDROs) and, more globally, these have never been evaluated in a large-scale population of medical and non-medical healthcare workers (HCWs). Our aim was to explore awareness among HCWs by evaluating their knowledge of MDROs and the associated control measures, by comparing perceptions between professional categories and by studying the impact of training and health beliefs. Methods A multicentre cross-sectional study was conducted in 58 randomly selected French healthcare facilities with questionnaires including professional and demographic characteristics, and knowledge and perception of MDRO transmission and control. A knowledge score was calculated and used in a logistic regression analysis to identify factors associated with higher knowledge of MDROs, and the association between knowledge and perception. Results Between June 2014 and March 2016, 8716/11,753 (participation rate, 74%) questionnaires were completed. The mean knowledge score was 4.7/8 (SD: 1.3) and 3.6/8 (SD: 1.4) in medical and non-medical HCWs, respectively. Five variables were positively associated with higher knowledge: working in a university hospital (adjusted odds ratio, 1.41, 95% CI 1.16–1.70); age classes 26–35 years (1.43, 1.23–1.6) and 36–45 years (1.19, 1.01–1.40); medical professional status (3.7, 3.09–4.44), working in an intensive care unit (1.28, 1.06–1.55), and having been trained on control of antimicrobial resistance (1.31, 1.16–1.48). After adjustment for these variables, greater knowledge was significantly associated with four cognitive factors: perceived susceptibility, attitude toward hand hygiene, self-efficacy, and motivation. Conclusions We found a low level of MDRO awareness and knowledge of associated control measures among French HCWs. Training on hand hygiene and measures to control MDRO spread may be helpful in shaping beliefs and perceptions on MDRO control among other possible associated factors. Messages should be tailored to professional status and their perception. Other approaches should be designed, with more effective methods of training and cognitive interventions. Trial registration Clinical Trials.gov NCT02265471. Registered 16 October 2014 - Retrospectively registered.
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