Knowledge and attitudes of healthcare workers in Chinese intensive care units regarding 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic.
BACKGROUND
To describe the knowledge and attitudes of critical care clinicians during the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic.


METHODS
A survey conducted in 21 intensive care units in 17 provinces in China.


RESULTS
Out of 733 questionnaires distributed, 695 were completed. Three hundred and fifty-six respondents (51.2%) reported their experience of caring for H1N1 patients. Despite the fact that 88.5% of all respondents ultimately finished an H1N1 training program, only 41.9% admitted that they had the knowledge of 2009 H1N1 influenza. A total of 572 respondents (82.3%) expressed willingness to care for H1N1 patients. Independent variables associated with increasing likelihood to care for patients in the logistic regression analysis were physicians or nurses rather than other professionals (odds ratio 4.056 and 3.235, p = 0.002 and 0.007, respectively), knowledge training prior to patient care (odds ratio 1.531, p = 0.044), and the confidence to know how to protect themselves and their patients (odds ratio 2.109, p = 0.001).


CONCLUSIONS
Critical care clinicians reported poor knowledge of H1N1 influenza, even though most finished a relevant knowledge training program. Implementation of appropriate education program might improve compliance to infection control measures, and willingness to work in a pandemic.
The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, PR China.
Xiaochun
X
Ma
Zhenyang
Z
He
Yushan
Y
Wang
Li
L
Jiang
Yuan
Y
Xu
Chuanyun
C
Qian
Rongqing
R
Sun
Erzhen
E
Chen
Zhenjie
Z
Hu
Lihua
L
Zhou
Fachun
F
Zhou
Tiehe
T
Qin
Xiangyuan
X
Cao
Youzhong
Y
An
Renhua
R
Sun
Xijing
X
Zhang
Jiandong
J
Lin
Yuhang
Y
Ai
Dawei
D
Wu
Bin
B
Du
D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D053118:Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology* / Q000821:virology; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D019359:Knowledge; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D058873:Pandemics; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
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