Research Article

MRSA: A Challenge to Norwegian Nursing Home Personnel

Table 1

Reasons for being concerned about MRSA among nurses.

Yes/Yes
answered%

Afraid of getting an infection with MRSA77/8491
Afraid of becoming an MRSA carrier100/10199
Afraid of loosing my job because of MRSA carriage45/5976
Concerned about consequences for my social life if I become a carrier65/7093