Infection Control Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices among Healthcare Workers at Mulago Hospital, Kampala, Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorSethi, Ajay K.
dc.contributor.authorAcher, Charles W.
dc.contributor.authorKirenga, Bruce
dc.contributor.authorMead, Scott
dc.contributor.authorDonskey, Curtis J.
dc.contributor.authorKatamba, Achilles
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-18T17:50:30Z
dc.date.available2023-01-18T17:50:30Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractEffective implementation of infection control programs and adherence to standard precautions are challenging in resource limited settings. The objective of this study was to describe infection control knowledge, attitudes, and practices among healthcare workers (HCWs) in Uganda. DESIGN. We conducted a survey of hospital employees who had direct contact with patients or their immediate environment. We also performed an environmental assessment of resource availability and utilization within hospital wards. SETTING. Surgical, medicine, and obstetrics wards at a national referral hospital in Kampala, Uganda. PARTICIPANTS. One hundred eighty-three randomly selected HCWs. RESULTS. Almost all HCWs knew to wash their hands, although nursing and support staff were less likely to perceive that HCWs' hands can be a vector of disease transmission. Hand washing was valued more as a means of self-protection than as a means to prevent patientto-patient transmission, consistent with the prevailing belief that infection control was important for occupational safety. Sinks were not readily accessible, and soap at sinks was uncommon throughout the medicine and obstetrics wards but more commonly available in the surgery wards. Alcohol gel was rarely available. CONCLUSIONS. Changing infection control practices in developing countries will require a multifaceted approach that addresses resource availability, occupational safety, and local understanding and attitudes about infection control.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSethi, A. K., Acher, C. W., Kirenga, B., Mead, S., Donskey, C. J., & Katamba, A. (2012). Infection control knowledge, attitudes, and practices among healthcare workers at Mulago Hospital, Kampala, Uganda. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 33(9), 917-923. http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/667389en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1086/667389
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/7049
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInfection Control & Hospital Epidemiologyen_US
dc.subjectInfection Control Knowledgeen_US
dc.subjectAttitudesen_US
dc.subjectPracticesen_US
dc.subjectHealthcare Workersen_US
dc.subjectMulago Hospitalen_US
dc.titleInfection Control Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices among Healthcare Workers at Mulago Hospital, Kampala, Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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