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Healthcare Workers’ Compliance With Standard Precautions and Associated Factors in Bahir Dar Town, Ethiopia

BACKGROUND: According to the literature analysis, the majority of the studies focused primarily on public health institutions. Although assessing the compliance of healthcare workers in private and public institutions would give comprehensive evidence on existing problems and appropriate prevention...

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Autores principales: Mulat Endalew, Salie, Abebe Melake, Bealemlay, Geremew, Abraham, Baraki, Negga, Mengistu, Dechasa Adare, Sintie Alamirew, Tamagnu, Muche Temesgen, Liku, Mulugeta Demmu, Yohannes, Alemeshet Asefa, Yohanis, Deriba, Wegene, Alemu, Fekade Ketema, Ayele, Dinku Mekbib, Berhanu, Ashenafi, Dirirsa, Gebisa
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Publicado: SAGE Publications 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9358566/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35957623
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/11786302221117071
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author Mulat Endalew, Salie
Abebe Melake, Bealemlay
Geremew, Abraham
Baraki, Negga
Mengistu, Dechasa Adare
Sintie Alamirew, Tamagnu
Muche Temesgen, Liku
Mulugeta Demmu, Yohannes
Alemeshet Asefa, Yohanis
Deriba, Wegene
Alemu, Fekade Ketema
Ayele, Dinku Mekbib
Berhanu, Ashenafi
Dirirsa, Gebisa
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Abebe Melake, Bealemlay
Geremew, Abraham
Baraki, Negga
Mengistu, Dechasa Adare
Sintie Alamirew, Tamagnu
Muche Temesgen, Liku
Mulugeta Demmu, Yohannes
Alemeshet Asefa, Yohanis
Deriba, Wegene
Alemu, Fekade Ketema
Ayele, Dinku Mekbib
Berhanu, Ashenafi
Dirirsa, Gebisa
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description BACKGROUND: According to the literature analysis, the majority of the studies focused primarily on public health institutions. Although assessing the compliance of healthcare workers in private and public institutions would give comprehensive evidence on existing problems and appropriate prevention method, as a result, research on adherence to standard precautions are still required. Rely on existing research, to the best of the investigator’s knowledge, compliance with standard precautions in hospitals of Bahir Dar town has not been assessed. Therefore, this study will contribute to narrowing these gaps and determining the scope of problems with standard precautions. METHODS: An institution-based cross-sectional study design was conducted among 442 healthcare workers working in hospitals from June 10 to 30, 2021. A stratified random sampling technique was employed to select the study participants. Pre-tested and structured questionnaires and an observational checklist were used to collect the required data. The data were entered into EpiData and analyzed using SPSS version 22. Bivariate and multivariable analyses were used to assess the association between independent and outcome variables. Odd ratios at 95% CI were used to measure the strength of the association between the outcome and explanatory variables. Finally, a P-value of <.05 was considered as a cut-off point for statistical significance. RESULTS: Of the 442 healthcare workers who participated in the study, 41% were compliant with standard precautions. Furthermore, 68.1% and 51.8% of the respondents had good knowledge and a positive attitude toward infection prevention, respectively. Consistent water supply availability (AOR = 1.92 and 95% CI = 1.63, 6.27), and access to infection prevention guidelines (AOR = 1.73 and 95% CI = 1.08, 2.77), and availability of personal protective equipment (AOR = 2.32 and 95% CI = 1.35, 3.98) were some of the factors significantly associated with health care workers’ compliance. CONCLUSIONS: The current study found that only about two-fifths of the healthcare workers complied with standard precautions. The study suggests that there is a significant risk of developing an infection. Therefore, the concerned organizations; Bahir Dar Zonal Health Office, and respective sectors including Amhara Regional Health Office and the Federal Ministry of Health must take appropriate measures to improve the implementation of safety practices.
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spelling pubmed-93585662022-08-10 Healthcare Workers’ Compliance With Standard Precautions and Associated Factors in Bahir Dar Town, Ethiopia Mulat Endalew, Salie Abebe Melake, Bealemlay Geremew, Abraham Baraki, Negga Mengistu, Dechasa Adare Sintie Alamirew, Tamagnu Muche Temesgen, Liku Mulugeta Demmu, Yohannes Alemeshet Asefa, Yohanis Deriba, Wegene Alemu, Fekade Ketema Ayele, Dinku Mekbib Berhanu, Ashenafi Dirirsa, Gebisa Environ Health Insights Original Research BACKGROUND: According to the literature analysis, the majority of the studies focused primarily on public health institutions. Although assessing the compliance of healthcare workers in private and public institutions would give comprehensive evidence on existing problems and appropriate prevention method, as a result, research on adherence to standard precautions are still required. Rely on existing research, to the best of the investigator’s knowledge, compliance with standard precautions in hospitals of Bahir Dar town has not been assessed. Therefore, this study will contribute to narrowing these gaps and determining the scope of problems with standard precautions. METHODS: An institution-based cross-sectional study design was conducted among 442 healthcare workers working in hospitals from June 10 to 30, 2021. A stratified random sampling technique was employed to select the study participants. Pre-tested and structured questionnaires and an observational checklist were used to collect the required data. The data were entered into EpiData and analyzed using SPSS version 22. Bivariate and multivariable analyses were used to assess the association between independent and outcome variables. Odd ratios at 95% CI were used to measure the strength of the association between the outcome and explanatory variables. Finally, a P-value of <.05 was considered as a cut-off point for statistical significance. RESULTS: Of the 442 healthcare workers who participated in the study, 41% were compliant with standard precautions. Furthermore, 68.1% and 51.8% of the respondents had good knowledge and a positive attitude toward infection prevention, respectively. Consistent water supply availability (AOR = 1.92 and 95% CI = 1.63, 6.27), and access to infection prevention guidelines (AOR = 1.73 and 95% CI = 1.08, 2.77), and availability of personal protective equipment (AOR = 2.32 and 95% CI = 1.35, 3.98) were some of the factors significantly associated with health care workers’ compliance. CONCLUSIONS: The current study found that only about two-fifths of the healthcare workers complied with standard precautions. The study suggests that there is a significant risk of developing an infection. Therefore, the concerned organizations; Bahir Dar Zonal Health Office, and respective sectors including Amhara Regional Health Office and the Federal Ministry of Health must take appropriate measures to improve the implementation of safety practices. SAGE Publications 2022-08-06 /pmc/articles/PMC9358566/ /pubmed/35957623 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/11786302221117071 Text en © The Author(s) 2022 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage).
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Mulat Endalew, Salie
Abebe Melake, Bealemlay
Geremew, Abraham
Baraki, Negga
Mengistu, Dechasa Adare
Sintie Alamirew, Tamagnu
Muche Temesgen, Liku
Mulugeta Demmu, Yohannes
Alemeshet Asefa, Yohanis
Deriba, Wegene
Alemu, Fekade Ketema
Ayele, Dinku Mekbib
Berhanu, Ashenafi
Dirirsa, Gebisa
Healthcare Workers’ Compliance With Standard Precautions and Associated Factors in Bahir Dar Town, Ethiopia
title Healthcare Workers’ Compliance With Standard Precautions and Associated Factors in Bahir Dar Town, Ethiopia
title_full Healthcare Workers’ Compliance With Standard Precautions and Associated Factors in Bahir Dar Town, Ethiopia
title_fullStr Healthcare Workers’ Compliance With Standard Precautions and Associated Factors in Bahir Dar Town, Ethiopia
title_full_unstemmed Healthcare Workers’ Compliance With Standard Precautions and Associated Factors in Bahir Dar Town, Ethiopia
title_short Healthcare Workers’ Compliance With Standard Precautions and Associated Factors in Bahir Dar Town, Ethiopia
title_sort healthcare workers’ compliance with standard precautions and associated factors in bahir dar town, ethiopia
topic Original Research
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9358566/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35957623
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/11786302221117071
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