Knowledge and practices regarding infection control among nurses in secondary level hospital

Asian Journal of Medical and Biological Research Pub Date : 2021-01-07 DOI:10.3329/AJMBR.V6I4.51240

Ringku Das, A. Saha, Pritish Barua, Jay Priya Borua, N. Akhter, A. Hossain

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Infection control and standard precautions is evidence-based practices that can reduce the risk of transmission of microorganisms. Infection control education is a fundamental component of the Nursing curriculum. A cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the level of knowledge and practices regarding infection control among nurses in secondary level hospital at 250 beds Chittagong General Hospital and Fouzderhat TB Hospital, Chittagong. The study period was 1st January to 31st December 2018. Total 182 nurses were included in this study. The respondents were selected by purposive sampling technique and data were collected by face to face interview. The study was found that (78.0%) respondents had fair knowledge and (90.2%) had fair practices regarding infection control. The study also revealed that, 161 (88.5%) respondents awarded about hand washing, 179 (98.4%) respondents were concerned about waste management and 93 (51.1%) respondents agree and 85 (46.7%) respondents strongly agree about PPE use is important. Significant statistical difference was found between working experience and knowledge level. This study can be concluded that in spite of practice level regarding infection control, nurses had fair knowledge level. These finding suggest that nurse knowledge and practice regarding infection control need further improvement. Asian J. Med. Biol. Res. December 2020, 6(4): 731-737

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二级医院护士感染控制知识与实践

感染控制和标准预防措施是基于证据的做法，可以减少微生物传播的风险。感染控制教育是护理课程的基本组成部分。进行了一项横贯研究，以评估吉大港总医院和Fouzderhat结核病医院250个床位的二级医院护士关于感染控制的知识和实践水平。研究期间为2018年1月1日至12月31日。本研究共纳入182名护士。调查对象采用有目的抽样法，资料采用面对面访谈法收集。研究发现，(78.0%)应答者对感染控制有公平的认识，(90.2%)有公平的做法。研究还显示，161名(88.5%)受访者认可洗手，179名(98.4%)受访者关注废物管理，93名(51.1%)受访者同意，85名(46.7%)受访者强烈同意使用个人防护用品很重要。工作经验与知识水平之间存在显著的统计学差异。本研究结果表明，尽管护士在感染控制方面的实践水平不高，但其知识水平一般。这些发现提示护士在感染控制方面的知识和实践有待进一步提高。亚洲医学杂志。[j] .科学通报，2016,36 (4):731-737

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