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| Title |
Health care workers’ knowledge, attitudes and practices on tuberculosis infection control, Nepal
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| Published in |
BMC Infectious Diseases, November 2017
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12879-017-2828-4 |
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| Authors |
Anita Shrestha, Dipesh Bhattarai, Barsha Thapa, Prem Basel, Rajendra Raj Wagle |
| Abstract |
Infection control remains a key challenge for Tuberculosis (TB) control program with an increased risk of TB transmission among health care workers (HCWs), especially in settings with inadequate TB infection control measures. Poor knowledge among HCWs and inadequate infection control practices may lead to the increased risk of nosocomial TB transmission. An institution-based cross-sectional survey was conducted in 28 health facilities providing TB services in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. A total of 190 HCWs were assessed for the knowledge, attitudes and practices on TB infection control using a structured questionnaire. The level of knowledge on TB infection control among almost half (45.8%) of the HCWs was poor, and was much poorer among administration and lower level staff. The knowledge level was significantly associated with educational status, and TB training and/or orientation received. The majority (73.2%) of HCWs had positive attitude towards TB infection control. Sixty-five percent of HCWs were found to be concerned about being infected with TB. Use of respirators among the HCWs was limited and triage of TB suspects was also lacking. Overall knowledge and practices of HCWs on TB infection control were not satisfactory. Effective infection control measures including regular skill-based training and/or orientation for all categories of HCWs can improve infection control practices in health facilities. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| France | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 292 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 47 | 16% |
| Student > Bachelor | 45 | 15% |
| Researcher | 23 | 8% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 14 | 5% |
| Lecturer | 13 | 4% |
| Other | 37 | 13% |
| Unknown | 113 | 39% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Nursing and Health Professions | 62 | 21% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 57 | 20% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 7 | 2% |
| Social Sciences | 6 | 2% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 5 | 2% |
| Other | 30 | 10% |
| Unknown | 125 | 43% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 1. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 20 November 2017.
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#15,483,707
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#4,531
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#260,116
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#82
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