Abstract：Objective To investigate the awareness of nosocomial-infection-related knowledge among trainees of Foreign Aid Medical Technology Training Programs for developing countries, and to analyze the relative factors based on the cognition Results. Methods One hundred and seventy-six foreign trainees (including medical management staff, doctors, nurses and medical students) of Foreign Aid Medical Technology Training Programs for 30 developing countries were surveyed on-site in the second week of the training using a self-designed questionnaire with 10 items concerning nosocomial infeciton in 2015. The Results of the nosocomial-infection-related knowledge survey were classified and compared, and the influencing factors were also analyzed. Results The passing rate of the questionnaire regarding nosocomial-infection-related knowledge in the 176 foreign trainees was 54.5% (96/176), and the poor cognition was found in 7 items, including high-risk factors of nosocomial infection, standardized prevention, classification and disposal of medical waste, occupational exposure and medical professionals’ self-protection, requirements of infection control in the key departments, reasonable use of antibiotics and nosocomial infection precaution. The average score was (59.06±7.90). The average scores of medical and health officials, doctors, nurses and medical students were (50.13±6.073), (64.73±3.28), (60.93±4.13) and (45.49±6.62) respectively. As evidenced by the data, the scores of doctors and nurses were significantly higher than those of medical and health officials and medical students, while the score of doctors was singificantly higher than that of nurses (all P<0.001). Analysis of the influencing factors indicated that the passing rates of male trainees, trainees from Europen and Asia, trainees with a religious belief, trainees with a master or bachelor degree, trainees with 5-10 or ≤5 years of working experience and trainees with a history of training were all higher (P<0.001). Conclusions The nosocomia-infection-related knowledge of the medical staff from the developing countries is generally poor in 2015. Sex, regional background, religious beliefs, educational background and the years of service have an impact on their professional knowledge.
2017, Vol. 24 
