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Knowledge and practices of infection control among healthcare workers in a Tertiary Referral Center in North-Western Nigeria

BACKGROUND: Healthcare acquired infections (HCAIs) otherwise call nosocomial infection is associated with increased morbidity and mortality among hospitalized patients and predisposes healthcare workers (HCWs) to an increased risk of infections. The study explores the knowledge and practices of infe...

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Autores principales: Iliyasu, Garba, Dayyab, Farouq Muhammad, Habib, Zaiyad Garba, Tiamiyu, Abdulwasiu Bolaji, Abubakar, Salisu, Mijinyawa, Mohammad Sani, Habib, Abdulrazaq Garba
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5452692/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26857935
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1596-3519.161724
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author Iliyasu, Garba
Dayyab, Farouq Muhammad
Habib, Zaiyad Garba
Tiamiyu, Abdulwasiu Bolaji
Abubakar, Salisu
Mijinyawa, Mohammad Sani
Habib, Abdulrazaq Garba
author_facet Iliyasu, Garba
Dayyab, Farouq Muhammad
Habib, Zaiyad Garba
Tiamiyu, Abdulwasiu Bolaji
Abubakar, Salisu
Mijinyawa, Mohammad Sani
Habib, Abdulrazaq Garba
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description BACKGROUND: Healthcare acquired infections (HCAIs) otherwise call nosocomial infection is associated with increased morbidity and mortality among hospitalized patients and predisposes healthcare workers (HCWs) to an increased risk of infections. The study explores the knowledge and practices of infection control among HCW in a tertiary referral center in North-Western Nigeria. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study. A self-administered structured questionnaire was distributed to the study group (of doctors and nurses). Data on knowledge and practice of infection control were obtained and analyzed. Study population were selected by convenience sampling. RESULTS: A total of 200 responses were analyzed, 152 were nurses while 48 were doctors. The median age and years of working experience of the respondents were 35 years (interquartile range [IQR] 31–39) and 7 years (IQR 4–12), respectively. Most of the respondents 174/198 (87.9%) correctly identified hand washing as the most effective method to prevent HCAI, with nurses having better knowledge 139/152 (91%) (P = 0.001). Majority agreed that avoiding injury with sharps 172/200 (86%), use of barrier precaution 180/200 (90%) and hand hygiene 184/200 (92%) effectively prevent HCAI. Only 88/198 (44.4%), 122/198 (61.6%), and 84/198 (42.4%) of the respondents were aware of the risks of infection following exposure to human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus-infected blood, respectively. About 52% of doctors and 76% of nurses (P = 0.002) always practice hand hygiene in between patient care. CONCLUSION: Gaps have been identified in knowledge and practice of infection control among doctors’ and nurses’ in the study; hence, it will be beneficial for all HCW to receive formal and periodic refresher trainings.
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spelling pubmed-54526922017-08-01 Knowledge and practices of infection control among healthcare workers in a Tertiary Referral Center in North-Western Nigeria Iliyasu, Garba Dayyab, Farouq Muhammad Habib, Zaiyad Garba Tiamiyu, Abdulwasiu Bolaji Abubakar, Salisu Mijinyawa, Mohammad Sani Habib, Abdulrazaq Garba Ann Afr Med Original Article BACKGROUND: Healthcare acquired infections (HCAIs) otherwise call nosocomial infection is associated with increased morbidity and mortality among hospitalized patients and predisposes healthcare workers (HCWs) to an increased risk of infections. The study explores the knowledge and practices of infection control among HCW in a tertiary referral center in North-Western Nigeria. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study. A self-administered structured questionnaire was distributed to the study group (of doctors and nurses). Data on knowledge and practice of infection control were obtained and analyzed. Study population were selected by convenience sampling. RESULTS: A total of 200 responses were analyzed, 152 were nurses while 48 were doctors. The median age and years of working experience of the respondents were 35 years (interquartile range [IQR] 31–39) and 7 years (IQR 4–12), respectively. Most of the respondents 174/198 (87.9%) correctly identified hand washing as the most effective method to prevent HCAI, with nurses having better knowledge 139/152 (91%) (P = 0.001). Majority agreed that avoiding injury with sharps 172/200 (86%), use of barrier precaution 180/200 (90%) and hand hygiene 184/200 (92%) effectively prevent HCAI. Only 88/198 (44.4%), 122/198 (61.6%), and 84/198 (42.4%) of the respondents were aware of the risks of infection following exposure to human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus-infected blood, respectively. About 52% of doctors and 76% of nurses (P = 0.002) always practice hand hygiene in between patient care. CONCLUSION: Gaps have been identified in knowledge and practice of infection control among doctors’ and nurses’ in the study; hence, it will be beneficial for all HCW to receive formal and periodic refresher trainings. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016 /pmc/articles/PMC5452692/ /pubmed/26857935 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1596-3519.161724 Text en Copyright: © 2016 Annals of African Medicine http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as the author is credited and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
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Iliyasu, Garba
Dayyab, Farouq Muhammad
Habib, Zaiyad Garba
Tiamiyu, Abdulwasiu Bolaji
Abubakar, Salisu
Mijinyawa, Mohammad Sani
Habib, Abdulrazaq Garba
Knowledge and practices of infection control among healthcare workers in a Tertiary Referral Center in North-Western Nigeria
title Knowledge and practices of infection control among healthcare workers in a Tertiary Referral Center in North-Western Nigeria
title_full Knowledge and practices of infection control among healthcare workers in a Tertiary Referral Center in North-Western Nigeria
title_fullStr Knowledge and practices of infection control among healthcare workers in a Tertiary Referral Center in North-Western Nigeria
title_full_unstemmed Knowledge and practices of infection control among healthcare workers in a Tertiary Referral Center in North-Western Nigeria
title_short Knowledge and practices of infection control among healthcare workers in a Tertiary Referral Center in North-Western Nigeria
title_sort knowledge and practices of infection control among healthcare workers in a tertiary referral center in north-western nigeria
topic Original Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5452692/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26857935
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1596-3519.161724
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