Relationship between knowledge and attitudes of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and hand hygiene behavior in Veterans with spinal cord injury and disorder

Swetha Ramanathan; Jennifer N. Hill; Kenzie A. Cameron; Nasia Safdar; Marylou Guihan; Charlesnika T. Evans

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2015.01.030

Relationship between knowledge and attitudes of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and hand hygiene behavior in Veterans with spinal cord injury and disorder

Swetha Ramanathan^*, Jennifer N. Hill, Kenzie A. Cameron, Nasia Safdar, Marylou Guihan, Charlesnika T. Evans

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Abstract

The objective of this analysis was to understand the relationship between knowledge and attitudes regarding methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and hand hygiene behavior based on a baseline survey administered to Veterans with spinal cord injuries and disorders. Higher knowledge was associated with higher attitude scores (r = 0.35, P =.003), but knowledge and attitudes were not associated with behavior. Also, those with quadriplegia had higher knowledge scores (P =.03). Knowledge and attitudes, although related, do not appear to fully explain patients' hand hygiene behavior.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	537-539
Number of pages	3
Journal	American Journal of Infection Control
Volume	43
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2015.01.030
State	Published - May 1 2015

Keywords

Attitudes
Hand hygiene behavior
Knowledge
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Spinal cord injury
Veterans

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Epidemiology
Health Policy
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Infectious Diseases

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Relationship between knowledge and attitudes of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and hand hygiene behavior in Veterans with spinal cord injury and disorder. / Ramanathan, Swetha; Hill, Jennifer N.; Cameron, Kenzie A. et al.
In: American Journal of Infection Control, Vol. 43, No. 5, 01.05.2015, p. 537-539.

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