Table 2 Perceptions of infection control among respondents at four equine hospitals (no. of answers)
From: A pre- and post-intervention study of infection control in equine hospitals in Sweden
Question 1: If you comply only partly or not at all with IC procedures, what is/are the reason/s for this? | ||
|---|---|---|
Practical reasons | Knowledge | Str0065ss/lack of awareness |
• Short sleeves etc., impractical when cold (n = 3) | • Have not read any procedures (4) | • Too many cases at one time (1) |
• Insufficient supply of hygiene products (2) | • Don’t know of any/there are no procedures (2) | • Acute case, no time for hygiene (1) |
• No place to wash shoes/boots (2) | • Lack of information (1) | • Oblivion or no time when work is stressful (3) |
• Theory is one thing, must work in practice, tedious (3) | • Lack of education (1) | • Reflex, routine (1) |
• Ongoing rebuilding, difficult (1) | ||
Question 2: Enter, in your opinion, the most important reason/reasons for applying hygiene procedures in an animal hospital. | ||
Contagious risk/protection | Antimicrobial resistance | Other |
• Reduce/prevent spread of infectious agents to humans and animals (n = 38) | • Counteract spread of resistant agents (5) | • Good for customer (2) |
• Provide best possible care (4) | • Reduce use of antimicrobials (1) | • Reduce costs (1) |
• Fewer complications (1) | • Confidence (1) | |
• Prevent what cannot be seen (1) | • Nice with clean working environment (2) | |
• Staff security (1) | • Box to tick “There is no reason” (0) | |