Conocimientos y actitudes del personal de hospitalización del Hospital José Carrasco Arteaga, en el control de infecciones intrahospitalarias. Cuenca 2009-2010

Abstract

It is a study whose aim was to describe knowledge and attitudes in the control of nosocomial infections of health personnel of the Hospital Jose Carrasco Arteaga of the city of Cuenca.

The universe was all health personnel working in the areas of clinical, surgical, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology hospital emergency Jose Carrasco Arteaga, of 61 doctors, 27 residents, 45 internal, 90 nurses and 80 nursing assistants of these services. To lift the survey data was validated, this consists of 12 questions, of which, 9 March to assess knowledge and attitude of the staff evaluated the study physician.

The main results are: It was possible to demonstrate that as the concept of hospital or nosocomial infection, 51.2% of respondents keep an adequate and valid knowledge, showing his mastery of Pediatrics area with 64.1% and physicians with 76%. A 88.1% exhibited a good understanding of the importance of control of nosocomial infections, confirming the high rates reported in all areas under study and personal study.

Likewise, it shows that attitudes toward prevention, precautions and control of nosocomial infections, are favorable in the hospital, showing acceptance in more than 50% of staff