Knowledge, Practice and Associated Factors of Health Care Workers on Prevention of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in South Wollo Zone Public Hospitals, Northeast Ethiopia

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Figure 1 Sampling procedure and technique to assess HCW knowledge and practice towards CAUTI prevention in South Wollo zone public hospitals, Northeast Ethiopia.

Table 1 Socio-Demographic Characteristics, Knowledge and Practice of Health Care Workers on Prevention of CAUTI in South Wollo Zone Public Hospitals, Northeast Ethiopia, 2021

Variables	Categories	Knowledge		Practice
		Adequate	Inadequate	Adequate	Inadequate
Sex	Male	179 (60.1%)	62 (53.9%)	151 (64.8%)	90 (50.0%)
	Female	119 (39.9%)	53 (46.1%)	82 (35.2%)	90 (50.0%)
Religion	Orthodox	144 (48.3%)	38 (33.0%)	10 7(45.9%)	75 (41.7%)
	Muslim	148 (49.7%)	74 (64.3%)	119 (51.1%)	103 (57.2%)
	Protestant	6 (2.0%)	3 (2.6%)	7 (3.0%)	2 (1.1%)
Marital status	Single	113 (37.9%)	31 (27.0%)	86 (36.9%)	58 (32.2%)
	Married	165 (55.4%)	82 (71.3%)	136 (58.4%)	111 (61.7%)
	Divorced & separated	19 (6.4%)	2 (1.7%)	10 (4.3%)	11 (6.1%)
	Widowed	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)
Age in years	≤30	127 (42.6%)	63 (54.8%)	98 (42.1%)	92 (51.1%)
	31–35	106 (35.6%)	29 (25.2%)	87 (37.3%)	48 (26.7%)
	36–40	43 (14.4%)	10 (8.7%)	33 (14.2%)	20 (11.1%)
	>40	22 (7.4%)	13 (11.3%)	15 (6.4%)	20 (11.1%)
Educational status	Diploma	64 (21.5%)	36 (31.3%)	47 (20.2%)	53 (29.4%)
	Bachelor	188 (63.1%)	7 0(60.9%)	148 (63.5%)	110 (61.1%)
	Masters and doctors	46 (15.4%)	9 (7.8%)	38 (16.3%)	17 (9.4%)
Profession	Nurse	207 (69.5%)	85 (73.9%)	162 (69.5%)	130 (72.2%)
	Doctor	47 (15.8%)	9 (7.8%)	34 (14.6%)	22 (12.2%)
	Midwifery	44 (14.8%)	21 (18.3%)	37 (15.9%)	28 (15.6%)
Training about UCP	No	179 (60.1%)	87 (75.7%)	132 (56.7%)	134 (74.4%)
	Yes	119 (39.9%)	28 (24.3%)	101 (43.3%)	46 (25.6%)
Experience in years	≤9	228 (76.5%)	93 (80.9%)	173 (74.2%)	148 (82.2%)
	10–19	54 (18.1%)	18 (15.7%)	43 (18.5%)	29 (16.1%)
	≥20	16 (5.4%)	4 (3.5%)	17 (7.3%)	3 (1.7%)

Abbreviation: UCP, Urinary Catheter Procedures.

Figure 2 Knowledge and practice of health care workers on prevention of CAUTI in South Wollo zone public hospitals, Northeast Ethiopia, 2021.

Table 2 Factors Associated with Knowledge of Health Care Workers on Prevention of CAUTI in South Wollo Zone Public Hospitals, Northeast Ethiopia, 2021

Variable	Category	Knowledge		Odds Ratio at 95% CI		P-value
		Adequate	Inadequate	COR	AOR
Educational status	Diploma	64	36	1	1
	Bachelor	188	70	1.51 (0.924, 2.471)	1.90 (1.084, 3.359)*	0.02
	Masters and doctors	46	9	2.87 (1.263, 6.546	2.03 (0.690, 6.014)	0.06
Profession	Nurse	207	85	1	1
	Doctor	47	9	2.14 (1.006, 4.569)	1.83 (0.664, 5.079)	0.13
	Midwifery	44	21	0.86 (0.483, 1.533)	0.84 (0.453, 1.557)	0.09
Training about UCP	No	179	87	1	1
	Yes	119	28	2.06 (1.272, 3.355)	2.33 (1.404, 3.889)*	0.04
Experience in years	≤9	228	93	1	1
	10–19	54	18	1.22 (0.681, 2.197)	0.97 (0.443, 2.134)	0.12
	≥20	16	4	1.63 (0.531, 5.010)	2.00 (0.580, 6.917)	0.19
Sex	Male	179	62	1	1
	Female	119	53	0.77 (0.504, 1.200)	1.00 (0.626, 1.606)	0.16
Age in years	≤30	127	63	1	1
	31–35	106	29	1.81 (1.089, 3.019)	1.78 (0.910, 3.140)	0.22
	36–40	43	10	2.13 (1.006, 4.522)	2.41 (0.924, 6.319)	0.17
	>40	22	13	0.84 (0.397, 1.776)	1.02 (0.417, 2.499)	0.08

Notes: *Significant variable at p-value <0.05.

Abbreviations: AOR, Adjusted Odds Ratio; CI, Confidence interval; COR, Crude Odds Ratio; UCP, Urinary Catheter Procedures.

Table 3 Factors Associated with Practice of Health Care Workers on Prevention of CAUTI in South Wollo Zone Public Hospitals, Northeast Ethiopia, 2021

Variable	Category	Practice		Odds Ratio at 95% CI		P-value
		Adequate	Inadequate	COR	AOR
Educational status	Diploma	47	53	1	1
	Bachelor	148	110	1.51 (0.954, 2.412)	1.82 (0.935, 3.220)	0.09
	Masters and doctors	38	17	2.52 (1.260, 5.044)	4.71 (1.768, 12.56)*	0.03
Profession	Nurse	162	130	1	1
	Doctor	34	22	1.24 (0.692, 2.224)	0.57 (0.230, 1.441)	0.24
	Midwifery	37	28	1.06 (0.616, 1.824)	1.24 (0.678, 2.296)	0.07
Knowledge	Inadequate	39	76	1	1
	Adequate	194	104	3.63 (2.309, 5.722)	2.90 (1.785, 4.723)*	0.01
Attitude	Unfavorable	74	79	1	1
	Favorable	159	101	1.68 (1.123, 2.516)	1.59 (0.908, 2.537)	0.31
Training about UCP	No	132	134	1	1
	Yes	101	46	2.22 (1.459, 3.404)	2.09 (1.315, 3.338)*	0.02
Experience in years	≤9	173	148	1	1
	10–19	43	29	1.26 (0.754, 2.133)	1.37 (0.766, 2.480)	0.06
	≥20	17	3	4.84 (1.393, 16.867)	5.82 (1.497, 22.69) *	0.03
Sex	Male	151	90	1	1
	Female	82	90	0.54 (0.365, 0.808)	0.49 (0.318, 0.782)	0.18

Notes: *Significant variable at p-value <0.05;

Abbreviations: AOR, Adjusted Odds Ratio; CI, Confidence interval; COR, Crude Odds Ratio; UCP, Urinary Catheter Procedures.