ATTENTION:
BEFORE YOU READ THE ABSTRACT OR
CHAPTER ONE OF THE PROJECT TOPIC BELOW, PLEASE READ THE INFORMATION BELOW.THANK
YOU!
INFORMATION:
YOU CAN GET THE COMPLETE
PROJECT OF THE TOPIC BELOW. THE FULL PROJECT COSTS N5,000 ONLY. THE FULL
INFORMATION ON HOW TO PAY AND GET THE COMPLETE PROJECT IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS
PAGE. OR YOU CAN CALL: 08068231953, 08168759420
Knowledge,
Attitude and Practice of Standard Precautions Among Healthcare Workers
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Healthcare
workers (HCWs) are at a high risk of needle stick injuries and blood borne
pathogens, such as HIV, and Hepatitis B and C viruses, as they perform their
clinical activities in the hospital3. Standard precautions are a set of
guidelines that aim to protect HCWs from infections from blood, body fluids,
secretions, excretions except sweat, non-intact skin, and mucous membranes
while providing care to patients.54 Compliance with universal precautions has
been shown to reduce the risk of exposure to blood and body fluids.
Aims and
objectives
This study
was aimed at assessing the level of knowledge, attitude and practice of
standard precautions among HCWs in Central Hospital, Warri, Delta State,
Nigeria.
Methodology
The study
was carried out between June and December, 2011 at Central Hospital, Warri,
Delta State, Nigeria. The respondents were doctors, trained nurses, laboratory
scientists, laboratory technicians, health assistants and waste handlers. They
were selected through a stratified sampling technique. The instrument was an
interviewer administered 98-item semi-structured questionnaire that assessed
the knowledge, attitude and practice of standard precautions.
Results
A total of
200 respondents were studied. The age of the respondents (in years) ranged from
22 – 60, with a mean age of 38.3 + 9.1. The modal age was 30. There were more
females 144 (72.0%) than males 56 (28.0%). The respondents with tertiary level
160 (80.0%) of education were more represented. Some 124 (62.0%) of all
respondents had good knowledge of standard precautions, 140 (70.0%) had good
attitude of standard precautions, and 138 (69.0%) had good practice of standard
precautions. The higher the educational level, the higher the level of knowledge,
attitude and practice of standard precautions. Some 87 (43.5%) reported always
recapping needles after use, 52 (26.0%) always detach needles from syringes, 74
(37.0%) had needle stick injuries in the last one year. Compliance with
non-recapping of needles by the HCWs was however good 113 (56.5%). A high
percentage usually washed their hands after handling patients. A large
proportion of respondents (80.0%) were not immunized, only (40.0%) had
hepatitis B virus vaccine.
Conclusion
The level of
knowledge attitude and practice of standard precautions was influenced by
certain variables such as age, sex, occupation, level of education. In this
study, there is need to increase awareness and further improve on compliance
with standard precautions in this present day scourge of HIV pandemic .It is
recommended that staffs should be trained regularly on standard precautions,
hepatitis B virus immunization should be made compulsory, though free, needle
recapping should be prohibited, unsafe and unwarranted use of injections should
be minimized and a PEP protocol should be in place with a well-known designated
PEP focal person.
HOW TO RECEIVE PROJECT
MATERIAL(S)
After paying the appropriate
amount (#5,000) into our bank Account below, send the following information to
08068231953 or 08168759420
(1)
Your project topics
(2)
Email Address
(3)
Payment Name
(4)
Teller Number
We
will send your material(s) after we receive bank alert
BANK ACCOUNTS
Account
Name: AMUTAH DANIEL CHUKWUDI
Account
Number: 0046579864
Bank:
GTBank.
OR
Account
Name: AMUTAH DANIEL CHUKWUDI
Account
Number: 3139283609
Bank:
FIRST BANK
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL:
08068231953 or 08168759420
https://projectmaterialsng.blogspot.com.ng/
https://foreasyprojectmaterials.blogspot.com.ng/
https://mypostumes.blogspot.com.ng/
https://myeasymaterials.blogspot.com.ng/
https://eazyprojectsmaterial.blogspot.com.ng/
https://easzprojectmaterial.blogspot.com.ng/
Comments
Post a Comment