Nurses’ Knowledge on Prevention of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection in a Selected Hospital of Mangaluru

Abstract

Introduction Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) is one of the most common health care–acquired infections encountered in clinical practice. The most important predisposing factor for CAUTI is the insertion and prolonged use of indwelling urinary catheter, which has been performed by unsterile technique, and by not taking adequate measures to maintain cleanliness of the catheter. This study aimed to assess the knowledge on prevention of CAUTI among staff nurses in a selected hospital of Mangaluru. Materials and Methods Staff nurses working in medical college hospital with National Accreditation Board of Hospitals and Healthcare Providers accreditation were included in this cross-sectional descriptive study. Structured knowledge questionnaire was used to assess nurses’ knowledge on CAUTI. Frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and Chi-square test were used for association. Results Majority of nurses (80.85%) had average knowledge on prevention of CAUTI, whereas 11.2% nurses had low knowledge and few (7.231%) nurses had high knowledge regarding CAUTI. Association was found between knowledge and age (0.013), educational qualification (0.018), and encounter with patients with CAUTI (0.00) is <0.05, at 0.05 level of significance Conclusion Pooled results showed that majority of the nurses had average knowledge on prevention of CAUTI.

Knowledge of Nurses toward Prevention for Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection in Public Hospitals at Amran City, Yemen

“…The most essential preventative approach in reducing the occurrence of CAUTI is to limit catheter usage. Assessing health care professionals' knowledge of catheterization and UTI, particularly nurses' knowledge, would aid in the management of problems linked to CAUTI and improper catheterization [2]. The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge levels of nurses toward the prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infection at major hospitals in Amran City Yemen.…”

“…The global burden of Hospital-Acquired Infection (HAI) is underestimated in developing countries due to lack of surveillance systems, The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology in the United States also reported that CAUTI is accounting for 25.6% of all HAIs [2]. CAUTI remains an expensive complication, though the additional cost to a hospitalization varies by assessment method from a few hundred dollars to thousands of dollars [6].…”

“…The significance of this study, from a researcher it will provide baseline information on nurses' knowledge level and practice on prevention of CAUTI. Health care professionals must be skillful and competent enough with their knowledge and skills to prevent UTI among the hospitalized patient under indwelling catheter and give adequate knowledge to patients regarding the prevention of CAUTI [2]. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the nurse's knowledge toward the prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infection in public hospitals at Amran City.…”

“…UTI is a common infection among health care settings. Urinary catheter insertion is considered the most important predisposing factor for CAUTI and almost 25% of them undergo urinary catheterization during their stay in the hospital [2] [3]. The most common hospital-acquired infection is CAUTI accounting for almost 40% of all nosocomial infections [4] [5].…”

“…Nurses are considered as the primary health care providers who are responsible for inserting and maintain urinary catheters, as well as the production of desired outcomes. Nurses are also accountable to acquire appropriate knowledge and practices of catheter care that will prevent UTI [2].…”