Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Regarding Nosocomial Infections among General Health Practitioners and Medical College Students
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences - Year 2016, Vol 4, Issue 5
Abstract
Nosocomial infection is an infection if it becomes positive 48 hours or more after admission to the hospital or within 30 days of discharge. Health care workers can be a major source of vectors for pathogens. Therefore it is necessary that the health care work should have awareness about the nosocomial infection. This study aims to study the knowledge, attitude and practice regarding nosocomial infection among general medical practitioners and medical college students. The study was completed with the help of specially prepared questionnaires which were validated by doing pilot study. Total 25 questions were formulated including the knowledge, attitude and practice regarding nosocomial infection. The study was done including of 48 general medical practitioners in nearby hospitals and 108 medical college students. Only the participants willing to participate were included in the study. When we compared the knowledge, attitude and practice scores of the general medical practitioners and medical college students, it was found that both these groups having similar knowledge, attitude and practice scores and the difference were not found to be statistically significant (Student’s t test, p>0.05). Improvement in the knowledge, attitude and practice towards nosocomial infection need to be done. For this purpose continuing education programs, seminars, symposiums or workshops should be arranged on regular basis. Keywords: Nosocomial infections, Hospital acquired infections, Medical practitioners, and Medical students
Authors and Affiliations
Satish Prabhakar Masavkar, Aman Mubarak Naikwadi
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