Perceived barriers, knowledge and reported practices of infection prevention and control among clinical nursing and medical students of a Nigerian University

Corresponding author: Margaret Omowaleola Akinwaare Department of Nursing, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria margaretakinwaare@gmail.com Abstract Infection prevention and control is a key aspect of clinical teaching, and is critical for clinical nursing and medical students as they will turn out to be future healthcare providers. It is therefore very important for them to be very knowledgeable about infection control practices and comply adequately with them. However, different barriers have been known to hinder the practice of proper infection control among students, hence the need to study the knowledge, self-reported practice and perceived barriers to practice infection control measures among students, with the aim of proffering lasting solutions to them.