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World J Crit Care Med. Jun 9, 2023; 12(3): 176-187
Published online Jun 9, 2023. doi: 10.5492/wjccm.v12.i3.176
Published online Jun 9, 2023. doi: 10.5492/wjccm.v12.i3.176
Table 1 Demographic profile of the respondents and scores achieved by the level of knowledge
| Number of respondents (%) | Number of respondents (%) | ||
| World Bank income classification | Working experience (yr) | ||
| High-income countries | 608 (45.6) | < 2 yr | 232 (17.4) |
| Upper middle-income countries | 69 (5.2) | 2-5 yr | 354 (26.6) |
| Lower middle-income countries | 656 (49.2) | 5-10 yr | 351 (26.3) |
| > 10 yr | 396 (29.7) | ||
| Score attained by level of knowledge | |||
| Proficient (81%-100%) | 480 (36) | Type of ICU | |
| Above average (61%-80%) | 472 (35.4) | Medical and Surgical ICU | 607 (45.5) |
| Average (41%-60%) | 296 (22.2) | Medical ICU | 408 (30.6) |
| Below average (≤ 40%) | 85 (6.4) | Others | 318 (23.9) |
| Type of hospital | Size of ICU (number of beds) | ||
| Corporate/private | 524 (39) | < 25 bedded | 1056 (79.2) |
| Medical college/university hospital | 239 (18) | 25-100 bedded | 251 (18.8) |
| Public/government | 570 (43) | > 100 bedded | 26 (2.0) |
| Hospital accreditation | Operating model of ICU | ||
| International | 606 (45.5) | Closed ICU | 620 (46.5) |
| National | 442 (33.2) | Open ICU | 355 (26.6) |
| None | 285 (21.4) | Semi-closed ICU | 358 (26.9) |
| Teaching status | |||
| Non-teaching | 422 (31.7) | ||
| Teaching | 911 (68.3) | ||
Table 2 Comparison of nurses’ knowledge based on their experience and the demographic profile of the hospital and intensive care unit, n (%)
| Knowledge level categories | χ2 value | P value | ||||
| Below average | Average | Above average | Proficient | |||
| Working experience (yr) | ||||||
| < 2 yr | 24 (28.2) | 69 (23.3%) | 86 (18.2%) | 53 (11%) | 57.09 | 0.001a |
| 2-5 yr | 29 (34.1%) | 84 (28.4%) | 109 (23.1%) | 132 (27.5%) | ||
| 5-10 yr | 15 (17.6%) | 48 (16.2%) | 125 (26.5%) | 163 (34.0%) | ||
| > 10 yr | 17 (20%) | 95 (32.1%) | 152 (32.2%) | 132 (27.5%) | ||
| World bank income classification | ||||||
| High-income countries | 14 (2) | 119 (19.6) | 238 (39.1) | 237 (38.9) | 46.47 | 0.001a |
| Lower-middle-income countries | 68 (10.4) | 164 (25) | 211 (32.2) | 213 (32.4) | ||
| Upper-middle-income countries | 3 (4.3) | 13 (18.8) | 23 (33.3) | 30 (43.5) | ||
| Type of hospital | ||||||
| Corporate/private | 42 (8) | 98 (18.7) | 153 (29.2) | 231 (44.1) | 60.53 | 0.001a |
| Medical college/university hospital | 26 (10.9) | 56 (23.4) | 72 (30.1) | 85 (35.6) | ||
| Public/government | 17 (2.9) | 142 (24.9) | 247 (43.3) | 164 (28.8) | ||
| Hospital accreditation | ||||||
| International | 30 (4.9) | 120 (19.8) | 220 (36.3) | 236 (38.9) | 30.56 | 0.001a |
| National | 42 (9.5) | 122 (27.6) | 153 (34.6) | 125 (28.3) | ||
| None | 13 (4.6) | 54 (18.9) | 99 (34.7) | 119 (41.7) | ||
| Teaching status | ||||||
| Non-teaching | 18 (4.2) | 70 (16.6) | 149 (35.3) | 185 (43.8) | 23.61 | 0.001a |
| Teaching | 67 (7.3) | 226 (24.8) | 323 (35.5) | 295 (32.4) | ||
| Operating model of ICU | ||||||
| Closed ICU | 46 (7.4) | 146 (23.5) | 215 (34.7) | 213 (34.4) | 5.74 | 0.45 |
| Open ICU | 18 (5.1) | 81 (22.8) | 122 (34.4) | 134 (37.7) | ||
| Semi-closed ICU | 21 (5.9) | 69 (19.3) | 135 (37.7) | 133 (37.1) | ||
| Type of ICU | ||||||
| Medical-surgical ICU | 30 (4.9) | 113 (18.6) | 221 (36.4) | 243 (40) | 19.39 | 0.004a |
| Medical ICU | 30 (7.4) | 98 (24) | 134 (32.8) | 146 (35.8) | ||
| Other | 25 (7.9) | 85 (26.7) | 117 (36.8) | 91 (28.3) | ||
| Size of ICU (number of beds) | ||||||
| < 25 | 61 (5.8) | 231 (21.9) | 390 (36.9) | 374 (35.4) | 17.27 | 0.008a |
| 25-100 | 18 (7.2) | 59 (23.5) | 77 (30.7) | 97 (38.6) | ||
| > 100 | 6 (23.1) | 6 (23.1) | 5 (19.2) | 9 (34.6) | ||
Table 3 Multivariate analysis of demographic variables of respondents
| Variables | Beta coefficient | P value | 95%CI | |
| Lower bound | Upper bound | |||
| Type of hospital | -3.76 | < 0.001a | -5.03 | -2.49 |
| Hospital accreditation | 0.89 | 0.24 | -0.59 | 2.36 |
| Teaching status | -4.58 | < 0.001a | -6.81 | -2.36 |
| World bank income classification | 4.89 | < 0.001a | 3.55 | 6.22 |
| Type of ICU | -1.04 | 0.13 | -2.40 | 0.32 |
| Size of ICU | -2.01 | 0.07 | -4.21 | 0.19 |
| Working experience | 1.71 | 0.001a | 0.70 | 2.71 |
- Citation: Sodhi K, Chanchalani G, Arya M, Shrestha GS, Chandwani JN, Kumar M, Kansal MG, Ashrafuzzaman M, Mudalige AD, Al Tayar A, Mansour B, Saeed HM, Hashmi M, Das M, Al Shirawi NN, Mathias R, Ahmed WO, Sharma A, Agarwal D, Nasa P. Knowledge and awareness of infection control practices among nursing professionals: A cross-sectional survey from South Asia and the Middle East. World J Crit Care Med 2023; 12(3): 176-187
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- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5492/wjccm.v12.i3.176