title: Knowledge, source of information, and perception of Portuguese medical students and junior doctors of infection control precautions.
abstract: Medical education should include infection control precautions (ICPs). Portuguese medical students showed reasonable knowledge in ICPs; however, contact isolation and glove and mask use should be reinforced. Only 25% referred to the curriculum as the most important information source. There was a positive association between academic year (P = .032), previous training in ICPs (P = .016), and knowledge. Main strategies proposed to acquire competences in ICPs were bedside teaching (26.9%) and curriculum and bedside teaching (20.2%).
authors: Infection and Antibiotic Resistance Control Unit, Pedro Hispano Hospital, Senhora da Hora, Portugal. Electronic address: david.r.peres@gmail.com.
authors: David
authors: D
authors: Peres
authors: Department of Medical Education and Simulation, Faculty of Medicine of University of Porto, Porto, Portugal; Clinical Epidemiology, Predictive Medicine and Public Health Department, Faculty of Medicine of University of Porto, Porto, Portugal; Institute of Public Health of University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
authors: Milton
authors: M
authors: Severo
authors: Department of Medical Education and Simulation, Faculty of Medicine of University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
authors: Maria Amélia
authors: MA
authors: Ferreira
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital; D008875:Middle Aged; D011174:Portugal; D011361:Professional Competence; D013337:Students, Medical; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Knowledge; infection control precautions; junior doctors; medical students; perception; source information