Awareness of nosocomial infection among patients admitted at Bugando Medical Centre, Mwanza, Tanzania (Record no. 21955)
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| fixed length control field | 02227nam a22001937a 4500 |
| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER | |
| control field | CUHAS/MD/4001863/T/16 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
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| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Mkufi, Kimu. G |
| 9 (RLIN) | 22195 |
| Dates associated with a name | CUHAS/MD/4001863/T/16 |
| Relator term | Undergraduate Ethical Clearance Certificate No. 1571/2020 |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Awareness of nosocomial infection among patients admitted at Bugando Medical Centre, Mwanza, Tanzania |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Mwanza, Tanzania : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences [CUHAS - Bugando] |
| -- | Phone: +255 28 298 3384 |
| -- | Fax: +255 28 298 3386 |
| -- | Email: vc@bugando.ac.tz |
| -- | Website: www.bugando.ac.tz |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | ©2020 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xi; 32 Pages |
| Extent | Includes References and Appendices |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | Abstract: <br/><br/>Background: Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs), one of the leading causes of, morbidity and mortality, are common in developing countries. Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), commonest cause of HAIs. Hospital-associated infections are associated with extended hospital stay, and attributable costs to the health care sector. Practice of hand hygiene may help in the control of nosocomial infections. A lot of research were done on awareness of Nosocomial infections among health care workers but the patient have been reglected. This work is trying to reduce the gap. <br/><br/>Methodology: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study. Information on knowledge and practice was obtained from patient with the aid of a structured questionnaire.<br/><br/>Results: Fifty six out of the 197 (28%) respondent were aware of nosocomial infection. However 19.9%, 16.9% and 18.9% managed to mention only one example, one infectious agent and behavior which led to spread of the nosocomial infection respectively. 22.9% of the respondent could mentioned more than two method of preventing nosocomial infections.<br/><br/>Conclusion: The awareness of nosocomial among patient admitted in Bugando Medical Centre ward is poor. Training workshop should be organized by health care workers and disseminated through media to reduce HAIs. <br/> |
| 600 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| General subdivision | Internal Medicine |
| 9 (RLIN) | 15587 |
| General subdivision | Biochemistry |
| 9 (RLIN) | 15676 |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| 9 (RLIN) | 20035 |
| 9 (RLIN) | 26662 |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | ddc |
| Koha item type | UNDERGRADUATE DISSERTATIONS |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Total checkouts | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| MWALIMU NYERERE LEARNING RESOURCES CENTRE-CUHAS BUGANDO | MWALIMU NYERERE LEARNING RESOURCES CENTRE-CUHAS BUGANDO | 08/17/2021 | UD1913 | 08/17/2021 | 08/17/2021 | UNDERGRADUATE DISSERTATIONS |