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CONTEXT: Hospital‑acquired infections (HAIs) are a global problem. One of the common causes ofHAI is through the health‑care workers, mainly because of failure to comply with the recommendedinfection control guidelines.AIMS: The aim of our study was to educate and train the nurses regarding infection control practicesand assess the impact of training and assess whether this training actually made any change in theincidence of catheter‑associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) and intravenous (IV) line‑relatedinfections.MATERIALS AND METHODS: Baseline knowledge, attitude, and practices study of willinglyparticipating 105 nurses regarding infection control was done. The incidence of CAUTI and IVline‑related infection was calculated in the areas of their postings. They were trained via an educationalmodule regarding infection control practices. We again assessed the incidence of CAUTI and IVline‑related infections in the same areas 2 months after training. Data analysis was done using SPSSversion 20.0. Student’s t‑test was used to analyze the difference in the prevalence of CAUTI and IVline‑associated HAIs pre intervention and post intervention.RESULTS: There was reduction in the incidence of IV line‑related infection, though it was notsignificant (P 0.15) and no change in the incidence of CAUTI after intervention.CONCLUSION: Single educational module though improved nurses’ knowledge and attitude regardinginfection control but failed to result in significant improvement in practices and incidence of HAIs.