Knowledge and Attitudes of Health Care Professional Students at King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University (KSAU-HS) Regarding Infection Control Practices
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Science and Innovative Research (IJMSIR) - Year 2018, Vol 3, Issue 7
Abstract
Objective: The objective of the study is to explore the knowledge and attitude of health care professional students in King Saud Abdulaziz University (KSAU-HS) regarding infection control practices. Methods: A self-administered questionnaire consisting of 17 open-and-close ended items was filled up by a randomly selected number of students in 5 health related colleges in KSAU-HS. Knowledge score was classified into four categories based on participants’ answers, 10: excellent, 7-9: good, 4-6: moderate, and 1-3: poor. Results were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 22.0. Knowledge and attitude towards infection control guidelines were then compared in relationship to individual colleges, gender, age, and academic years using Mann- Whitney, Kruskal Wallis and Post hoc statistical tests. Results: 314 students (69.4 males) participated in this study. The majority (94.7%) of College of Nursing (CON) students were satisfied from the presence of infection control guidelines in their curriculum. Practice of guidelines by supervisors was also reported to be the highest (94.7%) among CON students. The majority of students (69.1%) obtained good knowledge score, College of Dentistry (COD) was the highest. The mean rank of scores was significantly higher in females. Second academic year students mean rank of score was the highest with significant difference compared to first year. There was significant difference between College of Medicine (COM) and CON and between COM and College of Applied Medical Sciences (COAMS) in knowledge scores. Conclusion: It is concluded that infection control guidelines and practices exist in the undergraduate curriculum of health sciences colleges. It however needs improvement and reinforcement.
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Raghad Abdullah Alherbish
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