Relationship between knowledge and attitudes of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and hand hygiene behavior in Veterans with spinal cord injury and disorder.

Ramanathan S, Hill JN, Cameron KA, Safdar N, Guihan M, Evans CT. Relationship between knowledge and attitudes of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and hand hygiene behavior in Veterans with spinal cord injury and disorder. American journal of infection control. 2015 May 1; 43(5):537-9.

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The objective of this analysis was to understand the relationship between knowledge and attitudes regarding methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and hand hygiene behavior based on a baseline survey administered to Veterans with spinal cord injuries and disorders. Higher knowledge was associated with higher attitude scores (r  =  0.35, P  =  .003), but knowledge and attitudes were not associated with behavior. Also, those with quadriplegia had higher knowledge scores (P  =  .03). Knowledge and attitudes, although related, do not appear to fully explain patients' hand hygiene behavior.