Knowledge, attitudes and practices on prevention and control of high-consequence infectious diseases and critical care among intensive care personnel in Rwanda: a cross-sectional survey
Staff had a moderate knowledge base and might benefit from continuous learning on CC and HCIDs. The perception of high risk of infection at work stands in contrast with lack of compliance with basic IPC practices which should be reinforced to avoid preventable and potentially fatal infections.
Authors
- Frank P. Mockenhaupt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8117-5421)
- Angel Phuti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9397-1468)
- Edson Rwagasore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5002-0829)
- Claude Mambo Muvunyi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4180-442X)
- Eric Seruyange (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3817-9838)
- Maximilian Gertler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6384-9162)
- Menelas Nkeshimana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3573-8075)
- Thomas Cronen
- L. Schneider
- Turid Piening
- Valens Ndagijimana
- Thomas Paerisch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3658-623X)
- C Karamira
- M Umutoni
- M Abdelrhman
- Paulin Banguti
Institutions
- Robert Koch Institute (DE)
- University of Kigali (RW)
- University of Rwanda (RW)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Kigali (RW)
- Rwanda Military Hospital (RW)
- Berlin Institute of Health at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
- Rwanda Biomedical Center (RW)
- Ministry of Health (RW)
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infection Prevention in Practice
- Published
- 2024-09-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.infpip.2024.100398
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Disaster Response and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.49
Funders
- Bundesministerium für Gesundheit