Awareness of the Use of Standard Precautions during Care of People Living with HIV by Ward Attendants in Indian Hospitals.

Autor: Fernandez R; Division of Medical Informatics, St. John's Research Institute, St. John's Medical College, Bengaluru, India., Raj TDS; Division of Medical Informatics, St. John's Research Institute, St. John's Medical College, Bengaluru, India., Heylen E; Department of Medicine, Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA., Nyblade L; Global Health Division, International Development Group, RTI International, Washington, DC, USA., Devadass D; Division of Medical Informatics, St. John's Research Institute, St. John's Medical College, Bengaluru, India., Srinivasan K; Division of Mental Health and Neurosciences, St. John's Research Institute, St. John's Medical College, Bengaluru, India., Ekstrand ML; Department of Medicine, Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.; Division of Mental Health and Neurosciences, St. John's Research Institute, St. John's Medical College, Bengaluru, India.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine [Indian J Community Med] 2022 Jan-Mar; Vol. 47 (1), pp. 142-146. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Mar 16.
DOI: 10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_1339_21
Abstrakt: Context: Standard precautions (SP) are infection prevention practices universally used during patient care to lower infection transmission.
Aims: The aim of the study was to (1) assess Indian ward attendants' (WAs) knowledge, perceived efficacy, and self-efficacy regarding SP and (2) examine correlates of SP self-efficacy and intent to use unnecessary precautions during care of people living with HIV.
Subjects and Methods: Data are sourced from a face-to-face baseline survey of a stigma-reduction trial among 1859 WAs from Indian hospitals. Percentages were used to describe categorical variables means and standard deviations for continuous variables. Multiple regressions examined associations between measures.
Results: WAs who had heard of SP had 44% higher odds of confidently using SP than those who had not heard of them. Those aware of universal SP use were 43% more likely to feel confident in using SP but also reported greater intent to use unnecessary precautions.
Conclusions: Hospitals could implement SP training for WAs, as their knowledge of universal use was lacking.
Competing Interests: There are no conflicts of interest.
(Copyright: © 2022 Indian Journal of Community Medicine.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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