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Nurses' awareness against nosocomial infection and onitoring of Methicillin resistant Staphyloccous aureus : a comparative study of developing country and Japan

Research Project

Project/Area Number 15592235
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Fundamental nursing
Research InstitutionUniversity of the Ryukyus

Principal Investigator

KAKINOHANA Shige  University of the Ryukyus, Faculty of Medicine, Professor, 医学部, 教授 (50274890)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) IWANAGA Masaaki  University of the Ryukyus, Graduate school of Medicine, Professor, 大学院・医学研究科, 教授 (00112384)
UEMURA Emiko  University of the Ryukyus, Faculty of Medicine, Assistant Professor, 医学部, 講師 (00223503)
Project Period (FY) 2003 – 2005
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2005)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000)
Fiscal Year 2005: ¥1,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000)
Fiscal Year 2004: ¥1,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000)
Fiscal Year 2003: ¥1,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000)
KeywordsNurses' awareness / Nosocomial infection / Standard Precaution / Staphylococcus aureus / Developping country / 黄色ブトウ球菌
Research Abstract

Nurses' awareness against nosocomial infection was examined by questionnaire and sixteen Laotian nurses' actual behaviors with standards precautions were observed for future reference from 2003 to 2004. Monitoring drug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus has been carried out in Laos since 1993. 151 nurses (respond rate 100%) for 5 community hospitals in Laos and 223 nurses (respond rate 50.5%) for 3 community hospitals in Okinawa answered the questionnaire. Most nurses thought that the nurses' roll and hand washing were very important to prevent hospital infection. 92% of Laotian nurses always thought about nosocomial infection, but 65% of Okinawan nurses always thought about it. 87% of nurses who wore gloves when touching body fluid substance, blood, urine and feces were in Lao and 88.7% in Okinawa. Other nurses answered "If available." 97% of nurses wore masks when taking care of tuberculosis patients in Lao, 3% didn't wear anything. 65.3% of nurses wore gowns in an infected patient care, but actual hand-washing was seen in only 10.4% of the necessary occasions in Laos. Individual nurses' hand-washing rates differ from each other. Then there is a difference between the rate of hand-washing before and after patient care. There were only a few nurses who washed their hands properly. We think that the necessary equipment and facilities for standard precaution are scarce in 2 hospitals. Monitoring of MRSA suggests that the hospitals are in the initial stage of an MRSA epidemic in Lao PDR. Infection control teams should be established and systematic surveillance should be carried out in the hospitals in Lao PDR. Therefore, systematic nursing education about infection control and careful monitoring of MRSA in Lao PDR are required.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2005 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2004 Annual Research Report
  • 2003 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (6 results)

All 2004 2003 Other

All Journal Article (4 results) Publications (2 results)

  • [Journal Article] Comparative characterization of Staphylococcus aureus isolates from throats and noses of healthy volunteers2004

    • Author(s)
      Emiko Uemura, et al.
    • Journal Title

      Jpn. J. Infect. Dis. 57

      Pages: 21-24

    • NAID

      40006205787

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2005 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Comparative characterization of Staphylococcus aureus isolates from throats and noses of healthy volunteers2004

    • Author(s)
      Emiko Uemura, et al.
    • Journal Title

      Jpn.J.Infct.Dis. 57

      Pages: 21-24

    • NAID

      40006205787

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2005 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Initial stage of hospital contamination with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Lao People's Democratic Republic2003

    • Author(s)
      Higa Naomi, et al.
    • Journal Title

      J. Hin. 56

      Pages: 125-130

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2005 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Initial stage of hospital infectin with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Lao people's Democratic Republic2003

    • Author(s)
      Naomi Higa, et al.
    • Journal Title

      J.Hin. 56

      Pages: 125-130

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2005 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] N.Higa, N.Sithivong, B.Phantouamth, S.Insisiengmay, T.Miyazato, M.Iwanaga: "Initial stage of hospital contamination with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Laos People's Democratic Republic"Journal of hospital infection. 56. 125-130 (2004)

    • Related Report
      2003 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Emiko Uemura, Shige Kakinohana, Naomi Higa, Claudia Toma, Noboru Nakasone: "Comperative Characterization os Staphylococcus aureus from Throats and Noses of healthy Volunteers."Japanese journal of infection diseases. 57・1. 21-24 (2004)

    • Related Report
      2003 Annual Research Report

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