Table 2.
Characteristics related to perceptions of MDRO screening
| Screening is responsibility of ED | Screening is a high priority | |||
| N (%) | P value1 | N (%) | P value1 | |
| Knowledge of MDRO prevalence | 0.001 | 0.846 | ||
| <20% | 5 (71.4) | 2 (28.6) | ||
| 20%–39% | 24 (85.7) | 8 (26.7) | ||
| 40%–59% | 16 (76.2) | 6 (27.3) | ||
| ≥60% | 14 (93.3) | 6 (42.9) | ||
| Don’t know | 16 (45.7) | 10 (27.8) | ||
| Knowledge of MDROs to be screened systematically in the hospital | 0.999 | 0.507 | ||
| Do not know all MDROs to be screened systematically | 71 (70.3) | 33 (31.7) | ||
| Know all MDROs to be screened systematically | 7 (70.0) | 2 (20.0) | ||
| Knowledge of IPC measures to avoid cross-transmission | 0.199 | 0.171 | ||
| 0 correct answers | 3 (75.0) | 2 (66.7) | ||
| 1–2 correct answers | 59 (74.7) | 26 (32.9) | ||
| 3 correct answers | 16 (57.1) | 7 (21.9) | ||
| No of years in your current profession | 0.104 | 0.024 | ||
| 0–2 | 3 (100.0) | 1 (25.0) | ||
| 3–5 | 8 (53.3) | 1 (6.3) | ||
| 6–10 years | 14 (58.3) | 4 (17.4) | ||
| ≥11 years | 52 (76.5) | 28 (40.0) | ||
| No of years in the hospital | 0.421 | 0.108 | ||
| <1 | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0) | ||
| 1–2 | 7 (63.6) | 1 (8.3) | ||
| 3–5 | 14 (66.7) | 5 (21.7) | ||
| 6–10 | 57 (73.1) | 29 (37.2) | ||
| Specialised training in emergency care | 0.055 | 0.291 | ||
| Yes | 33 (60.0) | 18 (31.0) | ||
| No | 27 (81.8) | 12 (35.3) | ||
| Ongoing | 12 (70.6) | 2 (12.5) | ||
| Not applicable | 6 (100.0) | 3 (50.0) | ||
| Course in infection prevention | 0.462 | 0.145 | ||
| No | 21 (77.8) | 11 (39.3) | ||
| Yes | 52 (68.4) | 19 (24.1) | ||
| Participation in working group, committee in risk management | 0.257 | |||
| Yes, I am currently participating | 10 (83.3) | 6 (50.0) | ||
| Yes, in the past, but I am not currently participating | 11 (84.6) | 6 (46.2) | ||
| No | 57 (66.3) | 23 (25.8) | ||
Data are n (%).
χ2 test.
ED, emergency department; IPC, infection prevention and control; MDRO, multidrug-resistant organism.