Study on the Factors for Reporting Nosocomial Infections in Hospitalized Patients

Abstract

Reporting nosocomial infections (NI) is a goal of alert and awareness, and an essential link in the current
policy of controlling health risks.
From the health professionals and health authorities point of view, the reporting objectives are to set up an
alert system allowing the quick detection of unusual INs, and to verify, if necessary, that corrective mesures
are implemented
The present study did not fail to highlight a set of factors influencing the non-reporting of (NI) among the
caregivers at El Idrissi Hospital in Kenitra, namely : a) personal factor, b) organizational factors and, c)
institutional factors
The NI reporting plays an important role in the prevention of infectious risks, in the improvement of the
quality of care. Thus, it would be intersting to examine the factors related to the non-reporting of NI