The acceptability of screening for Carbapenemase Producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE): cross-sectional survey of nursing staff and the general publics’ perceptions

Table 5 General public results for linear regression model

TDF Domain	Significant predictors	Beta	t
TDF Domain	Questionnaire Item^a	Beta	t
1. Knowledge:	Are you aware of the problem of some bacteria becoming resistant to antibiotics	−.11*	−2.54
2. Social influences	Composite item of transmission and screening responsibility	.14*	2.16
3. Social influences	I would find rectal swabbing for CPE acceptable	.15**	2.99
4. Social influences	I believe that CPE screening would be acceptable to most people being admitted to hospital	.21***	4.03
5. Social influences	I would find being place in a single room acceptable	.22***	4.36
6. Knowledge: Social influences	Careful explanation about CPE screening from a health professional would make screening more acceptable to me	.32***	5.85

^aNote: All predictors except the first (Knowledge) entered as scale variables; model includes controls for health care profession experience, screening experience, and TDF items identified as significant at univariate analysis but not significant in the model (full table available on request)
* = p < 0.05, ** = p < 0.01; *** = p < 0.001; standardised beta reported to 2 significant places [27]

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