ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care2021
Knowledge of standard precautions among healthcare professionals at a Teaching Hospital in Karachi, Pakistan.
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- Educational technology on standard precautions for the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of Nursing students.Revista brasileira de enfermagem · 2026Article
- Evaluating the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of healthcare workers regarding high-risk nosocomial infections: A global cross-sectional study.Health science reports · 2023Article
- Knowledge and awareness of infection control practices among nursing professionals: A cross-sectional survey from South Asia and the Middle East.World journal of critical care medicine · 2023Article
- Knowledge, Attitude, Practice, and Perceived Barriers for the Compliance of Standard Precautions among Medical and Nursing Students in Central India.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Impact of an educational intervention on standard precautions during the COVID-19 pandemic.Revista brasileira de enfermagem · 2023Article
- Factors influencing knowledge, awareness, and compliance with standard precautions among psychiatric nurses.Archives of psychiatric nursing · 2021Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
aimHospital-acquired infections (HAIs) are infections acquired by patients during their hospital stay which they did not have previously. This also includes infections acquired by healthcare professionals while managing infected patients. Since both healthcare professionals and patients can be a source of spreading infections across there is a need of practicing standard precautions religiously, to minimize this risk. This study aimed to assess the knowledge of healthcare professionals working at The Indus Hospital, a tertiary care hospital of Karachi, Pakistan. MATERIAL AND
methodsThis cross-sectional study was conducted between March 2017 and July 2018. 205 employees working at The Indus Hospital, Karachi were recruited in this study. A self-made questionnaire based on CDC guidelines was administered to the participants and their responses were recorded.
resultsAmong all participants, nearly two-thirds (70%) had a very good knowledge of the use of standard precautions, 19.5% had good knowledge, and 12.2% had average/below average knowledge. Of those having very good knowledge, most of them were doctors (60%). Older age groups had more knowledge than the younger age groups.
conclusionOur study concluded that among different healthcare workers, the nurses had less knowledge as compared to doctors. There was a significant association found between the age of the healthcare professionals and the information he/she has on the standard precautions. Improving the knowledge of doctors and nurses would help in breaking the chain of nosocomial infections and will decrease the burden of infectious diseases on our society.
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