Abstract

Background

A Commonwealth Partnership for Antimicrobial Stewardship was created between the Scottish Antimicrobial Prescribing Group (SAPG), Ghana Police Hospital and Keta Municipal Hospital. During a scoping visit, requirements for implementing antimicrobial stewardship (AMS), areas for improvement and training needs were identified.

Methods

A multidisciplinary team from SAPG and health psychologists from The Change Exchange developed and delivered multi-professional evidence-based teaching incorporating behavioural science, supported by partner pharmacists in each hospital. Four sessions were delivered over 2 days to 60 participants across both sites. Before and after the sessions, participants were asked to complete a knowledge quiz and a behaviours survey. Results were analysed using t-tests.

Results

Comparison of the participants’ pre- and post-test quiz scores (Keta Municipal Hospital 9.4 and 10.9, Ghana Police Hospital 9.2 and 11.1, respectively) demonstrated statistically significant improvement in knowledge of antimicrobial resistance and appropriate use of antibiotics. Comparison of survey responses before and after the education sessions indicated that the education had a positive impact on participants’ attitudes towards the issue of antimicrobial resistance, their role in AMS and confidence in using the Ghana Standard Treatment Guidelines. Participants were also more likely to question colleagues about compliance with guidelines. Forty-eight participants (80%) completed a training evaluation and all responded positively.

Conclusions

The education sessions appeared to be successful in improving knowledge and behaviours of hospital staff. Cascade of an abbreviated version of the training by partner pharmacists and AMS teams in Ghana will ensure that all staff have the opportunity to develop skills and knowledge to support AMS.

Details

Title
Supporting antimicrobial stewardship in Ghana: evaluation of the impact of training on knowledge and attitudes of healthcare professionals in two hospitals
Author
Sneddon, Jacqueline 1 ; Cooper, Lesley 1 ; Afriyie, Daniel Kwame 2 ; Sefah, Israel A 3 ; Cockburn, Alison 4 ; Kerr, Frances 5 ; Cameron, Elaine 6 ; Goldthorpe, Joanna 6 ; Kurdi, Amanj 7   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Seaton, R Andrew 8 

 Scottish Antimicrobial Prescribing Group, Healthcare Improvement Scotland, Delta House, 50 West Nile Street, Glasgow G1 2NP, UK 
 Pharmacy Department, Ghana Police Hospital, Accra, Ghana 
 Ghana Health, Department of Pharmacy, Keta Municipal Hospital, Keta-Dzelukope, Volta Region, Ghana 
 NHS Lothian, Western General Hospital, Crewe Road South, Edinburgh, UK 
 NHS Education for Scotland, Glasgow, UK 
 The Change Exchange, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK 
 Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, Strathclyde University, Glasgow, UK; Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Hawler Medical University, Erbil, Iraq 
 Scottish Antimicrobial Prescribing Group, Healthcare Improvement Scotland, Delta House, 50 West Nile Street, Glasgow G1 2NP, UK; NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Govan Road, Glasgow, UK; University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK 
Publication year
2020
Publication date
Dec 2020
Publisher
Oxford University Press
e-ISSN
26321823
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
3169983581
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.