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ArticleBMC nursing2021

Implementation of an educational module on nosocomial infection control measures: a randomised hospital-based trial.

Gamil Ghaleb Alrubaiee, Anisah Baharom, Ibrahim Faisal, Hayati Kadir Shahar, Shaffe Mohd Daud, Huda Omer Basaleem

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Gamil Ghaleb AlrubaieeDepartment of Applied Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Al-Razi University, Sana'a, Yemen. alrubaiee73@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2468-6732
Anisah BaharomDepartment of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra, Seri Kembangan, Malaysia.
Ibrahim FaisalDepartment of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra, Seri Kembangan, Malaysia.
Hayati Kadir ShaharDepartment of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra, Seri Kembangan, Malaysia.
Shaffe Mohd DaudDepartment of Foundations of Education, Faculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra, Seri Kembangan, Malaysia.
Huda Omer BasaleemDepartment of Community Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Aden, Aden, Yemen.

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backgroundPrevious cross-sectional studies have reported limited knowledge and practices among nurses regarding controlling nosocomial infections (NIs). Even though health institutions offer many irregular in-service training courses to solve such issues, a three year-nursing educational programme at institutions is not adequate to enable nurses to handle NIs. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate the implementation of an educational module on NIs control measures among Yemeni nurses.

methodsA single-blinded randomised hospital-based trial was undertaken involving 540 nurses assigned to two intervention groups and a waitlist group. Intervention group-1 received a face-to-face training course comprising 20 h spread over six weeks and a hard copy of the module, while intervention group-2 only received the hard copy of the module "without training". In contrast, the waitlist group did not receive anything during the period of collecting data. A self-administered NI control measures-evaluation questionnaire was utilised in collecting the data from the participants; before the intervention, at six weeks and 3 months after the end of the intervention. The period of data collection was between 1

resultsThe results from collecting and analysing the data showed a statistically significant difference in the mean knowledge scores between the intervention groups that were detectable immediately post-intervention with a mean difference (MD) of 4.31 (P < 0.001) and 3 months after the end of the intervention (MD = 4.48, P < 0.001) as compared to the waitlist group. Similarly, the results showed a statistically significant difference in the mean practice scores between the intervention groups immediately post-intervention (MD = 2.74, P < 0.001) and 3 months after the intervention (MD = 2.46, P < 0.001) as compared to the waitlist group. Intervention-1 (face-to-face training + module) was more effective than intervention-2 (module only) in improving Yemeni nurses' knowledge and practices regarding NI control measures compared to the waitlist group.

conclusionThe findings of this study found that intervention-1 could be offered to nurses in the form of an in-service training course every six months. The NI course should also be included in nursing curricula, particularly for the three-year-nursing diploma in Yemen.

trial registrationNosocomial infection educational module for nurses ISRCTN19992640 , 20/6/2017. The study protocol was retrospectively registered.

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Cross-infectionEducational moduleInfection controlNosocomial infectionsNursesYemen

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