Healthcare workers' perceptions about infection prevention and control in Latin America.

Autor: Fabre V; Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. Electronic address: mfabre1@jhmi.edu., Herzig C; International Infection Control Branch, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA., Galarza LA; Clínica Universitaria Privada Reina Fabiola, Córdoba, Argentina., Aquiles B; Hospital Sociedad de Lucha Contra el Cáncer, Guayaquil, Ecuador., Arauz AB; Departamento de Medicina, Universidad de Panamá, Panama; Hospital Santo Tomas, Panama, Panama., Bangher MDC; Instituto de Cardiología de Corrientes 'Juana Francisca Cabral', Corrientes., Bernan ML; Hospital Interzonal General de Agudos San Roque, Buenos Aires, Argentina., Burokas S; Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina., Cazali IL; Hospital Roosevelt, Guatemala, Guatemala., Colque A; Hospital Medico Policial Churruca Visca, Buenos Aires, Argentina., Comas M; Hospital El Cruce, Buenos Aires, Argentina., Contreras RV; Hospital Dr. Marcial V. Quiroga, San Juan, Argentina., Cordoba MG; Hospital Medico Policial Churruca Visca, Buenos Aires, Argentina., Correa SM; Hospital Municipal de Trauma Dr. Federico Abete, Malvinas Argentinas, Argentina., Campero GC; Hospital Angel C. Padilla, Tucumán, Argentina., Chiroy A; Unidad De Cirugía Cardiovascular De Guatemala, Guatemala, Guatemala., De Ascencao G; Hospital Provincial de Rosario, Rosario, Argentina., García CC; Hospital Sociedad de Lucha Contra el Cáncer, Guayaquil, Ecuador., Ezcurra C; Hospital Alemán, Buenos Aires, Argentina., Falleroni L; Hospital Provincial de Rosario, Rosario, Argentina., Fernandez J; Hospital Dr. Guillermo Rawson, San Juan, Argentina., Ferrari S; Hospital Dr. Guillermo Rawson, San Juan, Argentina., Freire V; Hospital Nacional Profesor Alejandro Posadas, El Palomar, Argentina., Garzón MI; Hospital Universitario Privado de Cordoba, Cordoba, Argentina., Gonzales JA; Hospital Irma de Lourdes Tzanetatos, Panama, Panama., Guaymas L; Clinical Privada Provincial, Buenos Aires, Argentina., Topanta FG; Hospital Carlos Andrade Marín, Ecuador., Lambert S; Hospital Dr. Marcial V. Quiroga, San Juan, Argentina., Laplume D; Hospital Nacional Profesor Alejandro Posadas, El Palomar, Argentina., Lazarte PR; Maternidad Nuestra Señora De Las Mercedes De Tucumán, Tucumán, Argentina., Maldonado H; Unidad De Cirugía Cardiovascular De Guatemala, Guatemala, Guatemala; Universidad del Valle, Guatemala, Guatemala., Maurizi DM; Hospital Municipal de Agudos Dr. Leonidas Lucero, Bahía Blanca, Argentina., Manami SM; Hospital Zonal General de Agudos Dr. Alberto Eurnekian, Buenos Aires, Argentina., Mesplet F; Hospital Cesar Milstein, Buenos Aires, Argentina., Izquierdo CM; Hospital Metropolitano, Quito, Ecuador., Nuccetelli Y; Instituto de Diagnostico, La Plata, Argentina., Olmedo A; Pacifica Salud, Hospital Punta Pacifica, Panamá, Panama., Palacio B; Sanatorio Allende Nueva Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina., Pellice F; Hospital Dr. Marcial V. Quiroga, San Juan, Argentina., Raffo CL; Hospital Municipal de Trauma Dr. Federico Abete, Malvinas Argentinas, Argentina., Ramos C; Hospital Santo Tomas, Panama, Panama., Reino F; Hospital Carlos Andrade Marín, Ecuador., Rodriguez V; Hospital Alemán, Buenos Aires, Argentina., Romero F; Sanatorio Allende Nueva Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina., Romero JJ; Hospital Vozandes, Quito, Ecuador., Sadino G; Clínica Universitaria Privada Reina Fabiola, Córdoba, Argentina., Sandoval N; Hospital Roosevelt, Guatemala, Guatemala., Staneloni I; Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina., Suarez M; Hospital Interzonal General de Agudos San Roque, Buenos Aires, Argentina., Suayter MV; Hospital Universitario Privado de Cordoba, Cordoba, Argentina., Ureña MA; Maternidad Nuestra Señora De Las Mercedes De Tucumán, Tucumán, Argentina., Valle M; Hospital Municipal de Agudos Dr. Leonidas Lucero, Bahía Blanca, Argentina., Perez SVA; Hospital Angel C. Padilla, Tucumán, Argentina., Videla H; Pacifica Salud, Hospital Punta Pacifica, Panamá, Panama., Villamandos S; Instituto de Cardiología de Corrientes 'Juana Francisca Cabral', Corrientes., Villarreal O; Hospital Irma de Lourdes Tzanetatos, Panama, Panama., Viteri MA; Hospital Cesar Milstein, Buenos Aires, Argentina., Warley E; Clinical Privada Provincial, Buenos Aires, Argentina., Rock C; Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD., Bancroft E; International Infection Control Branch, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA., Quiros RE; Sanatorio Las Lomas, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Electronic address: quiros.re@gmail.com.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: American journal of infection control [Am J Infect Control] 2024 Oct 10. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Oct 10.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2024.10.004
Abstrakt: Background: Limited information exists regarding healthcare workers' (HCWs) perceptions about infection prevention and control (IPC) in Latin America.
Methods: We conducted an electronic voluntary anonymous survey to assess HCWs' perceptions towards IPC in 30 hospitals in Latin America during August-September 2022. Nurses, physicians, and environmental cleaning (EVC) staff were prioritized for recruitment.
Results: Overall, 1,340 HCWs completed the survey. Of these, 28% were physicians, 49% nurses, 8% EVC staff, and 15% had "other" roles. Self-compliance with hand hygiene (HH) and prevention bundles was perceived to be high by 95% and 89% of respondents, respectively; however, ratings were lower when asked about compliance by their peers (reported as high by 81% and 75%, respectively). Regular training on IPC and access to healthcare-associated infections (HAI) rates were more limited among physicians than other HCWs (e.g., 87% of EVC staff and 45% of physicians reported training upon hiring and thereafter, 60% of nurses and 51% of physicians reported regular access to HAI rate reports).
Conclusions: We identified several opportunities to strengthen IPC practices in Latin American hospitals, including improving HCW education and training on IPC and their awareness of HAI rates and compliance with prevention measures.
(Copyright © 2024. Published by Elsevier Inc.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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