Attitudes of Healthcare Workers about Prevention and Control of Nosocomial Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Infection in Two Top-Ranked Tuberculosis Specialized Public Hospitals of Ethiopia
Table 3
Attitude of HCWs about nosocomial MDR-TB-IPC in the two hospitals in Ethiopia.
Attitude-related measurements
Categories
Count
Percent
Most HCWs are afraid of contracting MDR-TB from patients
Strongly agree
254
66.1
Agree
85
22.1
Neutral
33
8.6
Disagree
9
2.3
Strongly disagree
3
0.8
MDR-TB patients cause the problem by themselves
Strongly agree
84
21.9
Agree
94
24.5
Neutral
63
16.4
Disagree
108
28.1
Strongly disagree
35
9.1
Social and cultural factors constitute treatment barriers
Strongly agree
199
51.8
Agree
141
36.7
Neutral
30
7.8
Disagree
12
3.1
Strongly disagree
2
0.5
Traditional or alternative medicine worsen the treatment of MDR-TB
Strongly agree
150
39.1
Agree
96
25
Neutral
72
18.8
Disagree
23
6
Strongly disagree
43
11.2
MDR-TB cannot be cured through treatment
Strongly agree
24
6.2
Agree
21
5.5
Neutral
38
9.9
Disagree
101
26.3
Strongly disagree
200
52.1
MDR-TB patients should be allowed to die without treatment
Strongly agree
0
0
Agree
0
0
Neutral
23
6
Disagree
92
24
Strongly disagree
269
70.1
Cross-ventilation in a room helps in infection control attitude
Strongly agree
251
65.4
Agree
108
28.1
Neutral
12
3.1
Disagree
7
1.8
Strongly disagree
6
1.6
Patients’ education and increasing community awareness about MDR-TB helps in the control of the disease
Strongly agree
305
79.4
Agree
70
18.2
Neutral
3
0.8
Disagree
3
0.8
Strongly disagree
3
0.8
Using N95 or N100 could reduce the risk of MDR-TB transmission