Infection Prevention and Control Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Healthcare Workers in Tertiary Care Hospitals in Bangladesh During Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Multicenter Cross-sectional Survey.

Publication date: Jun 25, 2025

Healthcare workers (HCWs) play a pivotal role in preventing healthcare-associated infections by adhering to infection prevention and control (IPC) practices. This study assessed IPC knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) among HCWs at tertiary care hospitals in Bangladesh during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. From September 2020 to January 2021, semistructured questionnaires were administered to physicians, nurses, and cleaning staff at 11 tertiary care hospitals in Bangladesh. KAP components were classified into “good,” “fair,” and “poor” based on the frequency of favorable responses (>75%, 50%-75%,

Concepts Keywords
Bangladesh Bangladesh
Coronavirus HCWs
Epidemiology IPC
Nurses KAP
LMIC

Semantics

Type Source Name
disease MESH Infection
disease MESH Coronavirus Disease 2019
disease IDO role
drug DRUGBANK Etoperidone

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