Knowledge, Attitude and Self-Efficacy of Nursing Staff in Nosocomial Infection in Child Hospitals of Tehran university of Medical Sciences

Nosocomial infections are common health problem in all countries; its prevalence in ICU is more than other units. According to role of nursing staff in infection control vulnerable children against infections, this study investigated the knowledge, attitudes and self-efficacy of nursing staffs in hospital infections in 2013. This cross-sectional analytic study was done on all of73 nursing staff working in child hospitals of Tehran university of medical sciences. The data collection tool was including demographic information and standard questionnaire for assess knowledge, attitudes and self-efficacy about controlling hospital infections. SPSS18 software, descriptive statistics, ANOVA and Pearson's correlation coefficient were used. The results showed that 93.2% of staff had the average knowledge and attitudes about hospital infections and 54.8% of them with high self-efficacy in compliance with infection control guidelines were to enjoy. There were no significant relationship between knowledge, attitudes and self-efficacy, age, work experience, literacy, and marital status, but relationship between attitudes and self-efficacy were significant (P <0.05). Most nurses have not good knowledge about nosocomial infection. Although all of them, in the middle and upper levels believed to the threat of nosocomial infections and benefits of compliance controls and most of them had good self-efficacy, but a significant percentage of their reported obstacles such as not having enough time in compliance with guidelines; therefore We need to trained to be trimmed down barriers for controlling this infection.