Development of healthcare-associated infection management organizations in China in the past 30 years
10.3969/j.issn.1671-9638.2016.09.003
- VernacularTitle:中国医院感染管理组织建设30年调查
- Author:
Sidi LIU
;
Chunhui LI
;
Liuyi LI
;
Tieying HOU
;
Lili DING
;
Weiping LIU
;
Xiaoli LUO
;
Hongqiu MA
;
Jianguo WEN
;
Yinghong WU
;
Yawei XING
;
Weiguang LI
;
Huai YANG
;
Yun YANG
;
Weihong ZHANG
;
Jian LIU
;
Jianzhong XIE
;
Anhua WU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
healthcare-associated infection;
healthcare-associated infection management;
professional;
number of professionals/1 000 beds
- From:
Chinese Journal of Infection Control
2016;15(9):648-653
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To understand the development of healthcare-associated infection(HAI)management organ-izations in China in the past 30 years.Methods Development of HAI management organizations in 12 provinces (municipalities,autonomous regions)in China was surveyed.Results A total of 166 hospitals were surveyed,96 (57.83%)were tertiary hospitals.Among 164 hospitals which had a history of development of HAI management department,46(28.05%)before 1995,63(38.14%)in 1995-2005,and 55(33.54%)in 2005-2015 set up HAI management departments.HAI management professionals per 1 000 beds in 165 hospitals decreased from 4.80 in 1995 to 4.09 in 2015,occupational categories in HAI management departments in 1995 -2015 were significantly different (χ2 =26.22,P <0.01).The constituent ratios of education background and profession of HAI manage-ment professionals in each province in 1995-2015 were significantly different(χ2 =242.91,47.10,respectively,all P <0.01).In 1995 and 2005,70.81%,53.30% of professionals were with college degree or below;in 2015,the percentage of professionals with bachelor’s degree,doctoral degree,and master’s degree were 53.79%,2.45%, and 22.86% respectively.Most professionals were nursing staff,but the percentage decreased from 58.38% in 1995 to 45.96% in 2015.Conclusion Although HAI management organizations have developed for 30 years and made some achievements,there still remain some problems,the proportion of professionals needs to be enhanced,and personnel structure should be optimized.
