The Korean Journal of Healthcare-Associated Infection Control and Prevention

Table. 2.

Table. 2. Table 2

Importance and knowledge level on the infection control practice N=104

Categories	Sub-categories	Importance	Knowledge	Importance-Knowledge

		M±SD	M±SD	M±SD	t	P
Organizational structure and function of infection control	1. Composition and role of infection control committee	8.72±1.67	6.05±2.12	2.67±2.48	10.98	<.001
	2. Role and function of infection control department	8.89±1.56	6.05±2.11	2.85±2.47	11.74	<.001
	3. Role and function of infection control nurse	9.13±1.32	5.99±2.15	3.14±2.48	12.94	<.001
Understanding of microorganisms	4. Major microorganisms causing infection	8.79±1.55	5.35±1.72	3.44±1.99	17.59	<.001
	5. Microbiological test	8.63±1.60	5.24±1.82	3.39±2.08	16.62	<.001
Isolation precaution	6. Standard precatution	9.33±1.07	6.59±2.01	2.74±2.13	13.12	<.001
	7. Transmission based precaution	9.40±0.96	6.60±1.91	2.80±1.97	14.52	<.001
	8. Management of isolation room	9.48±0.81	6.64±1.86	2.83±1.88	15.38	<.001
	9. Personal protective equipment	9.45±0.91	6.78±1.82	2.67±1.90	14.33	<.001
Infection control by microorganism	10. MRSA	9.28±1.10	6.44±1.90	2.84±2.00	14.47	<.001
	11. VRE	9.42±0.99	6.44±1.92	2.99±2.00	15.23	<.001
	12. Other antimicrobial resistant organisms	9.44±1.01	6.41±1.98	3.04±1.99	15.54	<.001
	13. Tuberculosis	9.51±0.94	6.77±2.02	2.74±2.02	13.85	<.001
	14. Influenza	9.42±0.92	6.83±2.00	2.60±2.02	13.10	<.001
	15. Scabies	9.63±0.69	7.06±2.05	2.57±2.05	12.76	<.001
Infection prevention for employee	16. Infection control program for employee	9.15±1.08	6.58±1.80	2.58±1.96	13.41	<.001
	17. Immunization program	9.07±1.12	6.55±1.96	2.52±2.12	12.13	<.001
	18. Management of exposure to infectious diseases	9.29±0.92	6.59±1.88	2.69±2.03	13.54	<.001
	19. Management of exposure to blood and body fluid	9.31±0.93	6.66±1.92	2.64±2.05	13.17	<.001
Surveillance	20. Definition of HAIs	8.71±1.44	6.23±1.97	2.48±2.23	11.35	<.001
	21. Diagnosis of HAIs	9.74±1.42	6.09±1.87	2.65±2.14	12.64	<.001
	22. Surveillance of HAIs and reporting	8.70±1.49	6.16±1.88	2.54±2.17	11.92	<.001
Prevention measures for HAIs	23. Bacteremia	9.24±1.18	6.60±1.89	2.64±2.01	13.39	<.001
	24. Peumonia	9.34±1.06	6.76±1.97	2.58±2.08	12.65	<.001
	25. Urinary tract infection	9.40±0.96	6.96±1.85	2.44±1.95	12.81	<.001
Infection prevention for practice settings	26. Endoscopy	8.85±1.50	5.93±2.05	2.92±2.28	13.05	<.001
	27. Dialysis	8.92±1.48	5.93±2.22	2.99±2.18	13.99	<.001
	28. Intensive care unit	9.15±1.27	6.25±2.06	2.89±2.07	14.24	<.001
	29. Rehabilitation services	8.80±1.45	5.97±1.96	2.85±2.07	13.98	<.001
Notifiable disease management	30. Notifiable disease and reporting	8.88±1.27	6.24±2.05	2.65±2.06	13.06	<.001
Disinfection and sterilzation	31. Classification and selection of disinfectants of instruments	9.39±1.00	7.00±1.96	2.39±2.12	11.48	<.001
	32. Cleaning, disinfection and sterilization	9.42±1.01	7.18±1.95	2.23±2.14	10.65	<.001
	33. Management of sterilizer and sterile items	9.48±0.90	7.22±2.00	2.25±2.15	10.68	<.001
Improvement of handhygiene	34. Hand hygiene	9.59±0.73	7.64±1.98	1.95±1.97	10.11	<.001
	35. Hand hygiene monitoring	9.41±0.94	7.50±2.02	1.90±2.05	9.48	<.001
	36. Hand hygiene promotion activities	9.46±0.89	7.47±2.01	1.99±2.04	9.94	<.001
Infection control of environment	37. Clean/contamination area management	9.25±1.03	7.17±1.88	2.08±2.01	10.56	<.001
	38. Laundry management	9.28±0.94	7.21±1.83	2.06±1.95	10.82	<.001
	39. Waste management	9.38±0.91	7.27±1.81	2.11±2.01	10.77	<.001
Planning and evaluation of infection control	40. Infecion control program planing	8.95±1.19	6.13±2.06	2.82±2.23	12.91	<.001
	41. Reporting system of infection control	8.84±1.31	6.33±2.18	2.50±2.26	11.32	<.001
	42. Risk management	8.76±1.36	6.04±2.09	2.72±2.36	11.77	<.001
	43. Reporting	8.76±1.38	6.07±2.12	2.69±2.39	11.50	<.001

Abbreviation: HAIs, healthcare associated infections.

Korean J healthc assoc Infect Control Prev 2020;25:137~145 https://doi.org/10.14192/kjicp.2020.25.2.137