GAPS IN KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES REGARDING NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS AMONG NURSING STAFF OFA TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL OF RAWALPINDI

Objective: To assess the gap in knowledge and practices regarding the nosocomial infections among nursing staff of Military Hospitals of Rawalpindi. Study Design: Cross-sectional analytical study. Place and Duration of Study: A 2500 bedded Military Hospital affiliated with National University...

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Autores principales:	Imtenan Sharif, Zubaida Rashid, Naseer Alam Tariq, Syed Fawad Mashaddi, Mohi -ud- Din, Larayeb Wazir, Muhammad Ammar Dogar, Yahya Asif, Aqsa Jadoon
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Publicado:	Army Medical College Rawalpindi 2019
Materias:	health care workers hospital acquired infections hand washing nosocomial infections Medicine R Medicine (General) R5-920
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:b937f7c5ac94495b86a627c38068df052021-11-05T04:31:11ZGAPS IN KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES REGARDING NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS AMONG NURSING STAFF OFA TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL OF RAWALPINDI0030-96482411-8842https://doaj.org/article/b937f7c5ac94495b86a627c38068df052019-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.pafmj.org/index.php/PAFMJ/article/view/3637/2458https://doaj.org/toc/0030-9648https://doaj.org/toc/2411-8842Objective: To assess the gap in knowledge and practices regarding the nosocomial infections among nursing staff of Military Hospitals of Rawalpindi. Study Design: Cross-sectional analytical study. Place and Duration of Study: A 2500 bedded Military Hospital affiliated with National University of Medical Sciences and study duration was one year, from Jan 2018 to Dec 2018. Methodology: A structured pre-tested questionnaire was given to 377 participants which consisted of nursing staff and nursing assistants. Study was started after getting approval from the ethical committee. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 25. Results: Study participants consisted of 66.8% males and 33.2% females. The mean age of study participants was 26.99 ± 5.79 years. Median work experience of our study population was 4 years ranging from 1 to 33 years. The mean knowledge score of our study population was 79.94 ± 20.67 with male participants having better knowledge than their female counterparts (p-value=0.011). The practices of our study population were poor with mean score of 59.31 ± 16.5. Female participants (62.24 ± 17.68) though had better practices then male participants (57.86 ± 15.72) with statistically significant difference (p-value=0.015). Conclusion: Healthcare workers were found to have adequate knowledge regarding hospital acquired infections, but their prevention practices were not in line with their knowledge and not satisfactory.Imtenan SharifZubaida RashidNaseer Alam TariqSyed Fawad MashaddiMohi -ud- DinLarayeb WazirMuhammad Ammar DogarYahya AsifAqsa JadoonArmy Medical College Rawalpindiarticlehealth care workershospital acquired infectionshand washingnosocomial infectionsMedicineRMedicine (General)R5-920ENPakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, Vol 69, Iss 6, Pp 1210-1215 (2019)
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topic	health care workers hospital acquired infections hand washing nosocomial infections Medicine R Medicine (General) R5-920
spellingShingle	health care workers hospital acquired infections hand washing nosocomial infections Medicine R Medicine (General) R5-920 Imtenan Sharif Zubaida Rashid Naseer Alam Tariq Syed Fawad Mashaddi Mohi -ud- Din Larayeb Wazir Muhammad Ammar Dogar Yahya Asif Aqsa Jadoon GAPS IN KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES REGARDING NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS AMONG NURSING STAFF OFA TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL OF RAWALPINDI
description	Objective: To assess the gap in knowledge and practices regarding the nosocomial infections among nursing staff of Military Hospitals of Rawalpindi. Study Design: Cross-sectional analytical study. Place and Duration of Study: A 2500 bedded Military Hospital affiliated with National University of Medical Sciences and study duration was one year, from Jan 2018 to Dec 2018. Methodology: A structured pre-tested questionnaire was given to 377 participants which consisted of nursing staff and nursing assistants. Study was started after getting approval from the ethical committee. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 25. Results: Study participants consisted of 66.8% males and 33.2% females. The mean age of study participants was 26.99 ± 5.79 years. Median work experience of our study population was 4 years ranging from 1 to 33 years. The mean knowledge score of our study population was 79.94 ± 20.67 with male participants having better knowledge than their female counterparts (p-value=0.011). The practices of our study population were poor with mean score of 59.31 ± 16.5. Female participants (62.24 ± 17.68) though had better practices then male participants (57.86 ± 15.72) with statistically significant difference (p-value=0.015). Conclusion: Healthcare workers were found to have adequate knowledge regarding hospital acquired infections, but their prevention practices were not in line with their knowledge and not satisfactory.
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author	Imtenan Sharif Zubaida Rashid Naseer Alam Tariq Syed Fawad Mashaddi Mohi -ud- Din Larayeb Wazir Muhammad Ammar Dogar Yahya Asif Aqsa Jadoon
author_facet	Imtenan Sharif Zubaida Rashid Naseer Alam Tariq Syed Fawad Mashaddi Mohi -ud- Din Larayeb Wazir Muhammad Ammar Dogar Yahya Asif Aqsa Jadoon
author_sort	Imtenan Sharif
title	GAPS IN KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES REGARDING NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS AMONG NURSING STAFF OFA TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL OF RAWALPINDI
title_short	GAPS IN KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES REGARDING NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS AMONG NURSING STAFF OFA TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL OF RAWALPINDI
title_full	GAPS IN KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES REGARDING NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS AMONG NURSING STAFF OFA TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL OF RAWALPINDI
title_fullStr	GAPS IN KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES REGARDING NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS AMONG NURSING STAFF OFA TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL OF RAWALPINDI
title_full_unstemmed	GAPS IN KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES REGARDING NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS AMONG NURSING STAFF OFA TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL OF RAWALPINDI
title_sort	gaps in knowledge and practices regarding nosocomial infections among nursing staff ofa tertiary care hospital of rawalpindi
publisher	Army Medical College Rawalpindi
publishDate	2019
url	https://doaj.org/article/b937f7c5ac94495b86a627c38068df05
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GAPS IN KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES REGARDING NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS AMONG NURSING STAFF OFA TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL OF RAWALPINDI

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