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- Title
ASSESSMENT OF HEALTH CARE WORKERS KNOWLEDGE TOWARDS NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS IN KUT CITY HOSPITALS.
- Authors
Khyoosh, Qasim Abbas; Hassan Al Ibrahim, Shrouk Abdulrazak; AL-Qassab, Tareq
- Abstract
Nosocomial infection is an infection that the patient acquires after entering the hospital, meaning that the person was not infected with it when entering the hospital and it does not appear until 72 hours or more after entering the hospital. This study aims to assess the knowledge of health care workers regarding hospital acquired infection and also, determine the relationship between health care workers knowledge and their demographic characteristics. A non-probability (convenience sample) of 500 subject were selected throughout the use of non-probability sampling approach. A questionnaire as a means for data collection, it consist of two parts, include demographic data and knowledge of hospital infection. Through the self-report and questionnaire, data were collected and analyzed through the application of descriptive and inferential statistical data analysis approach. Findings depicts that most of the study sample aged (20-29) years old, (63.2%), 50.2 were male residence in urban areas, 36.2 as medical assistance, and have diploma degree, work less than 10 years and with one training session. Finding reveals that the majority of (53.4%) were good knowledge, there were significant relationship between knowledge and health care workers their specialist, educational level and training sessions at P-value (≤ 0.05). This study found out that knowledge in terms of hospital acquired infection, health care workers were knowledgeable and health care workers specialist, education level, and training sessions have been affected their knowledge. More years of experience and more training the staff on infection control program by local officials help raising professionals’ health workers knowledge. Provide the facilities and exploiting young energies of health staff which indeed helps to develop their knowledge.
- Subjects
NOSOCOMIAL infections; IATROGENIC diseases; INFERENTIAL statistics; HEALTH of medical personnel; INFECTION
- Publication
Biochemical & Cellular Archives, 2021, Vol 21, p2181
- ISSN
0972-5075
- Publication type
Article