Knowledge of Nurses toward Prevention for Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection in Public Hospitals at Amran City, Yemen

摘要

Background of the study: Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) is the most prevalent healthcare-associated infection worldwide, according to reports. Nurses are also accountable to acquire appropriate knowledge and practices of catheter care that will prevent UTI. Nurses’ knowledge is seen to be one of the most important factors in their practice. Aim of the study: T o assess the nurse’s knowledge toward the prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infection in public hospitals at Amran City. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among nurses at public hospitals in Amran City, Yemen. A convenience sampling technique was of the study consisted of 93 nurses from different public hospitals that were participated in this study. Self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data from March 2021 to April 2021. Results: The distribution of nurses’ ware female 65.6%, belonged to age group between (25 to <30 years) 43.0%. The Diploma degree was the most available qualification 88.2%, 81.7% between 1 - 5 years’ experience as nurses. Knowledge regarding prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infection was fair 72%, while 18.3% had a good. There is a significant statistical difference between knowledge level regarding prevention of CAUTI, and sex (P-value = 0.042). Conclusion: Most of nurses had fair knowledge level regarding prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infection. Recommendations: We recommended increasing the knowledge of nursing staff through the courses training, workshop, and curriculums.