Knowledge of health care-associated infections among Georgian obstetricians and gynecologists

Maia Butsashvili; George Kamkamidze; Lia Umikashvili; Lia Gvinjilia; Kartlos Kankadze; Nino Berdzuli

doi:10.3855/jidc.526

Knowledge of health care-associated infections among Georgian obstetricians and gynecologists

Authors

Maia Butsashvili Maternal and Child Care Union, Tbilisi
George Kamkamidze Maternal and Child Care Union
Lia Umikashvili JSI Research and Training Institute, Inc.
Lia Gvinjilia JSI Research and Training Institute, Inc.
Kartlos Kankadze JSI Research and Training Institute, Inc.
Nino Berdzuli JSI Research and Training Institute, Inc.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3855/jidc.526

Keywords:

Knowledge, Health Care Associated Infections, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Abstract

Background: Knowledge of health care associated infections (HAIs) and adherence to infection control precautions in medical institutions, including obstetrics and gynecological settings, is important to prevent the transmission of infections among health care workers and patients. This study evaluated the level of knowledge of Georgian obstetricians and gynecologists (OBGYN) in the field of HAIs and standard precautions.

Methodology: The survey was conducted in nine maternity hospitals. An interviewer-administered questionnaire was used and a summary knowledge score was created from 10 questions estimating awareness of health care workers (HCWs). An acceptable knowledge was arbitrarily determined to be correctly answering six or more questions.

Results: The total number of surveyed HCWs was 433. Of these 49.2% were physicians and 50.8% were nurses. The data showed that 31.4% of HCWs had never received any educational intervention in the field of HAIs/safety precautions. By multivariate analysis factors related to knowledge score were age (HCWs > 35 years had higher scores), position (physicians had higher scores than nurses) and educational intervention on safety precautions.

Conclusion: This study demonstrates an acute need for educational interventions in the field of HAIs/safety precautions for HCWs in most OBGYN settings, particularly among nurses.

Author Biographies

Maia Butsashvili, Maternal and Child Care Union, Tbilisi

Head of Clinical Department

George Kamkamidze, Maternal and Child Care Union

Director

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2010-05-09

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Butsashvili M, Kamkamidze G, Umikashvili L, Gvinjilia L, Kankadze K, Berdzuli N (2010) Knowledge of health care-associated infections among Georgian obstetricians and gynecologists. J Infect Dev Ctries 4:329–333. doi: 10.3855/jidc.526

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Vol. 4 No. 05: May 2010

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