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The aim of the study was to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of healthcare workers (HCWs) on IC procedures.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A cross-sectional survey was conducted among HCWs in western Jamaica from May to August 2015. A questionnaire based on the Jamaican Health Facilities Infection and Control Policies and Procedures Manual was used to collect data on staff training in IC, and their KAP of IC. Summary statistics, ANOVA, and multiple linear regression were applied for data analyses.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Among 227 participants, the mean knowledge scores were statistically higher among the younger HCWs, Physicians\/Nurses, and those in clinical units. Older HCWs, non-physicians\/nurses, non-clinical unit workers, HCWs at Western Regional Hospital A, and those who received ongoing IC training scored higher on attitude. The practice scores were significantly correlated with the attitude scores but not the knowledge scores. The attitude score was a significant predictor for IC practices.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Six knowledge and three attitude variables were significant predictors of IC practices that the Western Regional Health Authority Officials can use to implement measures to improve IC practices among HCWs.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/17571774241245430","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,4,9]],"date-time":"2024-04-09T00:08:35Z","timestamp":1712621315000},"page":"214-224","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of Jamaican healthcare workers on nosocomial infection control"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"25","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1718-6908","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Pauline E","family":"Jolly","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Yihong","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Master of Public Health Program, Department of Public and Ecosystem Health, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Avanelle","family":"Thomas","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Andrew","family":"Braun","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Luz A","family":"Padilla","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Symone","family":"Thompson","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA"},{"name":"Master of Public Health Program, Department of Public and Ecosystem Health, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Maung","family":"Aung","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Epidemiology and Research Unit, Western Regional Health Authority, Ministry of Health, Montego Bay, Jamaica"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,4,8]]},"reference":[{"key":"bibr1-17571774241245430","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1001\/jama.290.12.1617"},{"key":"bibr2-17571774241245430","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/1559827617745479"},{"key":"bibr3-17571774241245430","unstructured":"Coalition for Global Hepatitis Elimination (2020) Data dashbards. 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