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Table 2 Knowledge score (KS) regarding antimicrobial resistance and infection control measures

From: Awareness among French healthcare workers of the transmission of multidrug resistant organisms: a large cross-sectional survey

 

N (%)

Knowledge score (mean (SD))

p-value (global)

Type of healthcare facility

 - University hospitals / cancer centres

4015 (46)

4.0 (1.4)

p < 0.001

 - Non-university hospitals

2187 (25)

3.7 (1.4)

 - Small, rehabilitation, nursing hospitals

1885 (22)

3.4 (1.5)

 - Private clinics

629 (7)

3.8 (1.4)

Professional status

 - Medical (total)

1284 (15)

4.7 (1.3)

p < 0.0001*

 - Senior physician

787 (61)

4.6 (1.4)

 - Junior doctor

332 (26)

4.9 (1.2)

 - Medical student

165 (13)

4.6 (1.3)

 - Non-medical (total)

7180 (85)

3.6 (1.4)

 - Nurse

2842 (40)

4.1 (1.3)

 - Nurse aide

2231 (31)

3.3 (1.3)

 - Hospital service agent

707 (10)

2.6 (1.3)

 - Medical-technical agent

506 (7)

3.6 (1.4)

 - Non-medical student

407 (6)

3.9 (1.3)

 - Other

487 (7)

4.0 (1.5)

Working unit

 - Medicine

2742 (32)

3.9 (1.4)

p < 0.0001

 - Surgery

1610 (18)

3.8 (1.4)

 - Intensive care unit

776 (9)

4.2 (1.5)

 - Rehabilitation, long-term care

2491 (29)

3.5 (1.5)

 - Emergency

395 (5)

4;1 (1.4)

 - Gynaecology-Obstetrics

123 (1)

3.6 (1.4)

 - Psychiatry

96 (1)

3.5 (1.5)

 - Other

158 (2)

3.5 (1.6)

Previous training for hand hygiene (last 3 years)

 - Yes

5753 (68)

3.8 (1.5)

p < 0.0001

 - No

2769 (32)

3.7 (1.4)

Previous training in control of AMR (last 3 years)

 - Yes

2787 (34)

4.0 (1.5)

p < 0.0001

 - No

5413 (66)

3.7 (1.4)

  1. *p value medical vs. non-medical