Global infection prevention gaps, needs, and utilization of educational resources: A cross-sectional assessment by the International Society for Infectious Diseases
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Type
Journal Article
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The Guide to Infection Control in the Hospital (Guide) is an open access resource produced by the International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID) to assist in the prevention of infection acquisition and transmission worldwide. A survey was distributed to 8055 current Guide users to understand their needs. METHODS: The survey consisted of 48-questions regarding infection prevention and control (IPC) availability and needs. Dichotomous questions, Likert scale-type questions, and open-and closed-ended questions were used. RESULTS: Respondents (n=1121) from 194 countries and six WHO regions participated in the survey. 43% (488) identified as physicians. Personal protective equipment (PPE) availability, training, and antimicrobial susceptibility testing varied between regions. Only 11% of respondents from low-income countries reported consistent access to respiratory equipment, 12% to isolation gowns, 4% to negative pressure rooms or personnel trained in IPC, and 20% to antimicrobial resistance testing. This differed significantly to high and upper middle-income resource settings (p<0.05). 80% of all respondents used smartphones or tablets at the workplace. CONCLUSIONS: This survey demonstrates varied access to IPC equipment and training between high and low-income settings worldwide. Our results demonstrated many respondents across all regions utilize mobile technology, providing opportunities for rapid distribution of resource specific, up-to-date IPC content.
Date Issued
2019-05
Date Acceptance
2019-02-13
Citation
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2019, 82, pp.54-60
ISSN
1201-9712
Publisher
Elsevier
Start Page
54
End Page
60
Journal / Book Title
International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume
82
Copyright Statement
© 2019 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of International Society for Infectious Diseases. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
Sponsor
National Institute for Health Research
National Institute for Health Research
Identifier
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30794941
PII: S1201-9712(19)30081-5
Grant Number
HPRU-2012-10047
HPRU-2012-10047
Subjects
Antimicrobial resistance
Infection control
Low and middle-income countries
Mobile technology
Prevention
Technology
Publication Status
Published
Coverage Spatial
Canada
Date Publish Online
2019-02-19