• 1. Infection Control Department, Jiangxi Provincial Children’s Hospital, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330038, P. R. China;
  • 2. School of Public Policy and Administration, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330031, P. R. China;
  • 3. Public Health Department, Jiangxi Provincial Children’s Hospital, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330038, P. R. China;
CHEN Xiuwen, Email: wen8023@126.com
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Objective  To evaluate the current status of human resources in healthcare-associated infection prevention and control (infection control) in Jiangxi Province, and explore the impact of emergency public health events on the human resources of infection control professionals in various levels and types of medical institutions. Methods  From October 1st to 31st, 2023, questionnaire and on-site interviews were conducted to investigate the human resources situation of infection control professionals in various levels and types of medical institutions in Jiangxi Province. Three stages were selected for the investigation: before the outbreak of COVID-19 (before the event, December 2019), during the event (June 2022), and after the transition of COVID-19 (after the event, June 2023), focusing on the characteristics of human resources between before the event and after the event by the comparative analysis. Results  Finally, 289 medical institutions were included. There was a statistically significant difference in the number of infection control professionals in medical institutions among 2019, 2022, and 2023 (χ2=189.677, P<0.001). The number of infection control professionals in 2019 was lower than that in 2022 (P<0.001) and 2023 (P<0.001), but there was no statistically significant difference between 2022 and 2023 (P=0.242). The number of infection control professionals per thousand beds in 2019, 2022, and 2023 was 4.40, 6.16, and 5.76, respectively. There was no statistically significant difference between 2019 and 2023 in terms of professional titles, gender, educational level, or professional background (P>0.05). Conclusion  Emergency public health events have promoted the increase in the number of infection control professionals, but there is no statistical significance in the professional titles, educational level, or professional background of infection control professionals.

Citation: CHEN Sisi, XIE Chengfeng, ZHANG Xinping, QIN Huan, ZHOU Zhiqiu, ZENG Yi, WAN Xiaohua, LI Sisi, CHEN Xiuwen. Impact of emergency public health events on human resources of healthcare-associated infection prevention and control in Jiangxi Province. West China Medical Journal, 2024, 39(3): 445-449. doi: 10.7507/1002-0179.202402066 Copy

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