Knowledge and practice of catheter-related urinary tract infection prevention and its associated factors among nurses working at public hospitals, in the Oromia region of Ethiopia: Cross-sectional survey
Abstract
Background Catheter associated urinary tract infection is the most common nosocomial infection that is associated with serious systemic infections that imply prolonged hospital stay, financial costs for hospitalization, and increased morbidity, and mortality. There is a dearth of evidence related to nurse's knowledge and practice of catheter associated urinary tract infection prevention in Oromia, Ethiopia. Determining the nurse's knowledge and preventive practice of catheter associated urinary tract infections and their associated factors is important for developing strategies of its prevention. Objective To assess the knowledge and practice of catheter associated urinary tract infection prevention and its associated factors among nurses working at public hospitals in the Oromia region, Ethiopia. Methods Institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 422 nurses working at public hospitals in the Oromia, Ethiopia. The respondents were selected by a simple random sampling technique. A structured self-administered questionnaire was used to collect the data. Data analysis was done to describe the knowledge and practice of catheter associated urinary tract infection prevention and its associated factors. Result Of the 422 nurses surveyed, 408 (96.7 %) returned their questionnaire. The result shows that 63.5 % of nurses had adequate knowledge while 34.6 % of them had good practice of catheter associated urinary tract infection prevention. In-service training…
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