Table 4.
Method and responsibility of data collection
| Method of data collection | Responsibility of Data collection | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level of care | On the ward | By phone | Electronic system | Not reported | ICN | ICC | LPIC | Controlling/QM | Other | Not reported |
| Tertiary (n = 45) | 16 (35.6 %) | 0 (0.0 %) | 28 (62.2 %) | 1 (2.2 %) | 37 (82.2 %) | 3 (6.7 %) | 2 (4.4 %) | 0 (0 %) | 3 (6.7 %) | 0 (0.0 %) |
| Secondary (n = 76) | 43 (56.6 %) | 1 (1.3 %) | 32 (42.1 %) | 0 (0.0 %) | 53 (69.7 %) | 5 (6.6 %) | 11 (14.5 %) | 1 (1.3 %) | 5 (6.6 %) | 1 (1.3 %) |
| Primary (n = 208) | 108 (51.9 %) | 7 (3.4 %) | 88 (42.3 %) | 5 (2.4 %) | 181 (87.0 %) | 3 (1.4 %) | 13 (6.3 %) | 1 (0.5 %) | 8 (3.8 %) | 2 (1.0 %) |
| Total (n = 329) | 167 (50.8 %) | 8 (2.4 %) | 148 (45.0 %) | 6 (1.8 %) | 271 (82.4 %) | 11 (3.3 %) | 26 (7.9 %) | 2 (0.6 %) | 16 (4.9 %) | 3 (0.9 %) |
(ICN = infection control nurse, ICC = infection control consultant, LPIC = link physician for infection control, QM = Quality management)