Abstract:

Objective: To understand the status of KAP of tuberculosis (TB) infection control among staff of a county-level TB designated hospital, and provide reference for improving TB infection control in such hospitals. Methods: A county-level TB designated hospital in Yunnan Province was selected to carry out a questionnaire survey on the KAP of TB infection control among its staff. Statistical analysis was conducted. Results: A total of 398 pieces of questionnaire were obtained in this survey, all of which were included in the analysis. The awareness rate of infection control knowledge among employees in this TB designated hospital was 66.56% (2914/4378). The average scores of attitude and practice were 76.16±24.98 and 75.63±26.66, respectively. There were positive correlations between knowledge and attitude, knowledge and practice, attitude and practice (r=0.168, P=0.001; r=0.246, P<0.001; r=0.225, P<0.001). Multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that, for practice score, compared with clinicians, nurses, administrative/other staff were more likely to gain a higher score than the average (OR (95%CI): 0.46 (0.22-0.99) and OR (95%CI): 0.17 (0.07-0.46)); compared with staff having a knowledge score higher than the average, staff with a knowledge score lower than or equal to the average had a higher risk of getting a practice score less than or equal to the average (OR (95%CI): 2.35 (1.31-4.22)). Conclusion: The infection control practice of staff in the TB designated needs to be improved. Targeted routine training should be carried out to strengthen staff’s knowledge of TB infection control, improve their consciousness of infection control, and standardize their infection control behavior to reduce the risk of infection.

Key words: Tuberculosis, Infection, Health knowledge, attitudes, practice, Questionnaires