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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices Regarding Contact Precautions Among Iranian Physicians

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 June 2016

Mehrdad Askarian ,
Ramin Shiraly ,
Kiarash Aramesh  and
Mary-Louise McLaws
Mehrdad Askarian*
Affiliation:
Department of Community Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
Ramin Shiraly
Affiliation:
Department of Community Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
Kiarash Aramesh
Affiliation:
Department of Community Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
Mary-Louise McLaws
Affiliation:
School of Public Health & Community Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
*
Department of Community Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box 71345-1737, Shiraz, Iran, (askariam@sums.ac.ir)
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Abstract

Objective.

To assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of Iranian physicians regarding contact isolation precautions.

Design.

Data were collected between May and November 2002 using a cross-sectional survey design.

Setting.

Teaching hospitals in Shiraz, Iran.

Participants.

A total of 155 physicians: 78 attending clinicians and 77 resident physician surgeons or internists.

Results.

The mean scores for knowledge and attitude were acceptable, with 71% of physicians scoring the maximum for knowledge and 65% achieving the maximum scores for attitude, whereas the mean score for practice was low, with only 26% achieving the maximum score. A good level of knowledge be associated with a good attitude (odds ratio [OR], 68.4 [95% confidence interval {CI}, 20.0-285.6]; P< .001), good practices were associated with good knowledge (OR, 22.5 [95% CI, 7.1-91.3]; P< .001), and a good attitude was associated with good practice (OR, 20.0 [95% CI, 5.7-105.2]; P<.001).

Conclusion.

Although strong associations were found among knowledge, attitude, and practice, the level of compliance with precautions was not nearly as high as it should be.

Type
Original Articles
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 27 , Issue 8 , August 2006 , pp. 868 - 872
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2006

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