Patient companions' knowledge and practice of infection prevention and control measures in health facilities in the city of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso

IF 2.3 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health Pub Date : 2025-06-06 DOI:10.1016/j.cegh.2025.102085

Arsène Hema , Satouro Arsène Somé , Odilon Kaboré , Soufiane Sanou , Armel Poda , Ziemlé Clément Meda , Abdoul Salam Ouedraogo , Léon Savadogo

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Abstract

Background

Healthcare in a hospital environment frequently involves patient companions who can serve as reservoirs and transmitters of infection. This study aimed to assess the knowledge and practices of patient companions regarding infection prevention and control (IPC) in healthcare settings of Bobo Dioulasso (Burkina Faso).

Methods

A cross-sectional and analytical study including patient companions was conducted at Sourô Sanou University Hospital (CHUSS), and the Do and Dafra district hospitals in Bobo Dioulasso (Burkina Faso), specifically. Data were collected using an anonymous questionnaire and observation grid and analyzed using Stata13® software. A multilevel linear regression model was employed to assess the associations between companion characteristics and their level of knowledge or practice. The statistical significance level was set at 5 % for all analyses.

Results

A total of 789 patient companions were included, with 305 from CHUSS, 244 from Do, and 240 from Dafra.The average knowledge score on IPC was 32 out of 100. The average score for IPC practices in healthcare facilities was 81.0 out of 100. Male gender (P = 0.029), urban residence (P = 0.034), widower status (P = 0.001), secondary education and above (P = 0.000), and awareness (P = 0.000) were found to be associated with a higher level of IPC knowledge. Secondary education and above (P = 0.010), awareness (P = 0.000), CHUSS and Do (P = 0.012) were factors associated with good IPC practices.

Conclusion

This results showed patient companions deficiency in IPC knowledge and practice. Main factors of this deficit were a paucity of education and insufficient awareness.

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布基纳法索博博-迪乌拉索市卫生设施中患者陪伴者对感染预防和控制措施的知识和做法

背景：医院环境中的医疗保健经常涉及患者同伴，他们可能是感染的宿主和传播者。本研究旨在评估Bobo Dioulasso（布基纳法索）卫生保健机构中患者同伴关于感染预防和控制（IPC）的知识和做法。方法在布基纳法索博博迪乌拉索的Sourô萨努大学医院（CHUSS）和Do和Dafra区医院对患者同伴进行横断面分析研究。采用匿名问卷和观察网格收集数据，并使用Stata13®软件进行分析。采用多水平线性回归模型来评估同伴特征与他们的知识或实践水平之间的关联。所有分析的统计显著性水平设为5%。结果共纳入789例伴诊患者，其中CHUSS患者305例，Do患者244例，Dafra患者240例。IPC的平均知识得分为32分（满分100分）。卫生保健机构IPC实践的平均得分为81.0分（满分100分）。男性（P = 0.029）、城市居住（P = 0.034）、鳏夫状态（P = 0.001）、中等及以上教育程度（P = 0.000）和意识（P = 0.000）与IPC知识水平较高相关。中等及以上教育程度（P = 0.010）、意识（P = 0.000）、CHUSS和Do （P = 0.012）是与IPC良好规范相关的因素。结论患者同伴在IPC知识和实践方面存在一定的不足。造成这种不足的主要因素是缺乏教育和认识不足。

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Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-

CiteScore

4.60

自引率

7.70%

发文量

218

审稿时长

66 days

期刊介绍： Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health (CEGH) is a multidisciplinary journal and it is published four times (March, June, September, December) a year. The mandate of CEGH is to promote articles on clinical epidemiology with focus on developing countries in the context of global health. We also accept articles from other countries. It publishes original research work across all disciplines of medicine and allied sciences, related to clinical epidemiology and global health. The journal publishes Original articles, Review articles, Evidence Summaries, Letters to the Editor. All articles published in CEGH are peer-reviewed and published online for immediate access and citation.