Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of standard precaution among Health Care Workers in Federal Medical Centre Yenagoa, Nigeria
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Pharmacy and Biological Sciences (IOSR-JPBS) - Year 2017, Vol 12, Issue 4
Abstract
Background: Health care 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 hospital. Objectives: This study was therefore designed to determine the knowledge, attitude and practice of standard precautions among HCWs in Federal Medical Centre Yenagoa Bayelsa State, Nigeria. Methodology: This is a cross-sectional study carried out among 200 health workers at Federal Medical Centre Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. They were selected through a stratified sampling technique. The instrument used for data collection was a semi-structured questionnaire that assessed the knowledge, attitude and practice of standard precautions. Results: The age of the respondents ranged from 22 – 60 years, with a mean age of 38.3 + 9.1 years. Majority of the respondents had good knowledge 79.0%, attitude 70.0% and practice 91.50% of standard precautions respectively. Less than half of the respondents 87 (43.5%) reported always recapping needles after use, 52 (26.0%) always detach needles from syringes and 105 (52.5%) had experienced needle stick injuries in the last one year. Furthermore, respondents showed poor immunization status as only 40.0% had been immunized against hepatitis B virus. Conclusion: The study recommended training and re-training of staffs regularly on standard precautions; hepatitis B virus immunization should be made compulsory, needle recapping should be prohibited, unsafe and unwarranted use of injections should be minimized and a post exposure prophylaxis protocol should be in place with a well-known designated focal person.
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1Agofure Otovwe, Perewari O. Adidatimi
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