Compliance with hospital infection prevention and control precautions among medical students at Bugando Teaching and Consulting Hospital, Mwanza, Tanzania.
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TextPublisher number: Wurzburg Road 35, BMC Premises, Post Code: 33102: P. O. Box 1464, Mwanza – Tanzania: Phone: +255 28 298 3384: Fax: +255 28 298 3386: Email: vc@bugando.ac.tz: www.bugando.ac.tzLanguage: English Language: Kiswahili Publication details: Mwanza, Tanzania: Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences [CUHAS – Bugando] : ©2020Description: vii; 36 Pages; Includes ReferencesSubject(s): Summary:
Abstract:
Background: Medical students can be exposed to serious health care-associated infections, if they are not following infection prevention and control (IPC) measures. There is limited information regarding the knowledge, compliance and factors affecting compliance of medical students regarding IPC and the educational approaches used to teach them these practices.
Objectives: To assess the level of compliance and knowledge on standard precautions and its associated factors among medical students in clinical rotations at Bugando medical centre.
Methods: This study was conducted at Bugando medical centre, where 288 medical students were involved in the study. Self-administered structured questionnaire containing CSPS was used containing closed ended questions. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 20; chi-square test and p-value was used for continuous variable. The p-value of 0.05 with 95% confidence interval was employed to measure the power of study.
Results: The overall compliance rate was high (81.3%). The students reported highest compliance in changing gloves between patient contacts (79.5%) and when at risk of exposure to body fluids (86.8%) and proper waste disposal (66%). The overall knowledge level on infection control in hospital environment was good (84.4%). Compliance to standard precautions was affected by lack of knowledge (13.9%), lack of time (13.9%), forgetfulness (34.7%) and uncomfortable equipments (4.9%).
Conclusion: It could be inferred from this investigation that the level of knowledge and compliance to standard precautions among the study population was high.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Status | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNDERGRADUATE DISSERTATIONS | MWALIMU NYERERE LEARNING RESOURCES CENTRE-CUHAS BUGANDO | NFIC | 1 | UD1287 |
Abstract:
Background: Medical students can be exposed to serious health care-associated infections, if they are not following infection prevention and control (IPC) measures. There is limited information regarding the knowledge, compliance and factors affecting compliance of medical students regarding IPC and the educational approaches used to teach them these practices.
Objectives: To assess the level of compliance and knowledge on standard precautions and its associated factors among medical students in clinical rotations at Bugando medical centre.
Methods: This study was conducted at Bugando medical centre, where 288 medical students were involved in the study. Self-administered structured questionnaire containing CSPS was used containing closed ended questions. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 20; chi-square test and p-value was used for continuous variable. The p-value of 0.05 with 95% confidence interval was employed to measure the power of study.
Results: The overall compliance rate was high (81.3%). The students reported highest compliance in changing gloves between patient contacts (79.5%) and when at risk of exposure to body fluids (86.8%) and proper waste disposal (66%). The overall knowledge level on infection control in hospital environment was good (84.4%). Compliance to standard precautions was affected by lack of knowledge (13.9%), lack of time (13.9%), forgetfulness (34.7%) and uncomfortable equipments (4.9%).
Conclusion: It could be inferred from this investigation that the level of knowledge and compliance to standard precautions among the study population was high.
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