A Literature Review of HealthCare Workers Compliance to, and Knowledge of Standard/Universal Precautions

Al-Mahdali, Ghidaa

doi:10.15406/mojph.2015.02.00040

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“…Having adequate knowledge is a pre-requisite for implementing SPs in healthcare facilities. Poor knowledge about SPs among HCWs is the most common responsible reason for low adherence in implementing SPs in various healthcare facilities [ 17 – 19 ]. Hence, the present study tried to determine the level of knowledge among HCWs working in different healthcare facilities of Amhara region, Ethiopia towards SPs.…”

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Knowledge towards standard precautions among healthcare providers of hospitals in Amhara region, Ethiopia, 2017: a cross sectional study

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Background Literatures revealed that healthcare-associated infections are still a great concern in many developing countries including in Ethiopia. Despite the development of detailed guidelines for infection control, they remain as a critical challenge for the public health sectors and the knowledge of standard precautions among healthcare workers in many developing countries is low and not properly applied. Hence, the present study tried to determine the level of knowledge about standard precautions among healthcare workers of Amhara region, Ethiopia. Methods Institutional based cross-sectional study was conducted on a randomly selected public hospitals of Amhara region, Northwest Ethiopia from March 01–April 01/2017. A multistage sampling strategy was utilized to select 795 sampled healthcare workers. Data were collected using pretested self-administered questionnaire. The collected data entered using EpiData Version 3.1 statistical software and analyzed using SPSS version 20 statistical package. After using binary logistic regression, multivariable logistic regression analysis used to form the model. Variables which had statistically significant association with the outcome variable (P < 0.05) were identified as significant in the multivariable logistic regression analysis. Results Almost half (49.2%) of the study participants were female healthcare workers. Three-fourth (74.3%) of the healthcare workers involved in the current study had good knowledge towards standard precautions. Good knowledge towards standard precautions refers to scoring correct responses to > 60% of knowledge items from the survey. Year of service (AOR: 0.27, 95% CI: 0.16 to 0.44), educational status (AOR: 1.7, 95% CI: 1.13 to 2.56) were among the predictor variables. In addition, physicians were 6.97 times more likely to be knowledgeable (AOR: 6.97, 95% CI 2.42 to 20.12) than laboratory technician/technology counterparts. Study participants working in medical, Gyn/obs, pediatrics wards, and OPD were about 2.23, 4.27, 2.81 and 2.52 times more likely to be knowledgeable than study participants working in surgical ward. Conclusions Overall, the majority of healthcare workers had good knowledge of standard precautions. But variation in knowledge was detected across healthcare workers by hospital type and ward/units. This may help to design a solution by prioritizing the problem.

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“…HCPs have a low level of compliance among health care workers with ICPs [8,9]. This study result could probably be explained by the fact that the HCPs have recognition to the risks of exposure to transmission of diseases through direct contact especially blood borne infection [10].…”

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Factors Influencing Compliance to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection Control Precautions among Healthcare Professionals in Jordan

Al‐Hussami¹,

Al-Ghananim²,

Saidat³

et al. 2022

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Objectives: The study aims to investigate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of healthcare professionals towards coronavirus infectious disease 2019. In addition, to assess the factors influencing compliance of HCPs with infection control precautions (ICPs) towards COVID-19. Study Design: A descriptive correlational design was used to investigate factors influencing compliance to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection control precautions. Methods: A Web-based survey instrument was used to obtain responses from convenient sample of healthcare professionals who are Jordanian nationality during the month of January 2021. Results: A total of 2147 healthcare professionals participated in this study, of which 1527 completed the study questionnaire. The results revealed that there were positive correlations between Healthcare professionals' compliance toward COVID-19 infection control precaution and knowledge, perception, age, and years of experience. In addition, a multivariate analysis model proved that the age, knowledge, and perception accounted for significant predictors of the compliance towards COVID-19 ICPs. Conclusions: Healthcare professionals demonstrated a high level of compliance with infection control precautions that minimizes the risk of COVID-19.

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“…According to a study conducted on infection control knowledge, attitudes, and practices among healthcare workers in Addis Ababa, only 69% of healthcare workers had good knowledge towards standard precautions [53], and the other study done on the assessment of knowledge practices of healthcare workers towards infection prevention and associated factors in health care facilities in West Arsi District, south-east Ethiopia, only 53.7% of healthcare workers had good knowledge towards standard precautions [51].…”

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Awareness and Adherence to Health Care Facility Standards Among Health Workers in Selected Private Medium Clinics of Nifas Silik Lafto and Kolfe Subcities Adidis Abeba, Ethiopia, 2023

Kore Sifir

2024

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Background: Health workers adherence to health care facility standards is a complicated process. So, when health professionals comply with standards, they must first become aware of the standards, then intellectually agree with them, then decide to adopt them in the care they provide, and then regularly adhere to them at appropriate times. Health workers simply cannot be familiar with standards because they have not been communicated clearly. Commonly, providers are aware of standards but may hold beliefs or attitudes that inhibit them from adhering to them. Evidence on awareness and adherence to healthcare facility standards among health workers working in Private health facilities in low-income countries are poor. Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the level of awareness and adherence to healthcare facility standards among health workers in selected private medium clinics in Addis Ababa. Methods: A facility-based cross-sectional descriptive study design was used to conduct the study, and the study units were selected using a simple random sampling technique. Descriptive statistics, including frequencies and percent, were used in order to summaries variables. To determine the association between each variable, a binary logistic regression model was used, and variables with a p-value less than 0.05 were considered statistically significant. OR and CI were used to see the strength of the association between the independent variables, awareness, and adherence. Result: A total of 372 participants were included in the study, which makes the response rate 100% with a mean age of 35.98 years. The majority, 56% of whom were male, and 72% were not heard about Ethiopian medium clinic standards, even though 95.8% of them had no on-the-job training on them. Further, 22.4% and 44.8% of the study participants had good levels of awareness and adherence, respectively. Factors such as the age interval of 21–25 years (AOR 0.19, 95% CI 0.06–0.60) and 26–30 years old (AOR 0.06, 95% CI (0.01, 0.32)) had a statistically significant association with a level of adherence as compared to the 20- and below-age groups. But not participating in informing about the Ethiopian medium clinic standard (AOR 1017.49, 95% CI (35.99, 28768.10) was the only variable that had a statistically significant association with level of awareness. Conclusion and recommendation: study result indicated that almost more than half of participants had poor levels of awareness and adherence towards the Ethiopian-medium clinics standards. Therefore, providing continuous per-recruitment and on-the-job educational training on Ethiopian-medium clinics supported by health institutions are essential.

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A Literature Review of HealthCare Workers Compliance to, and Knowledge of Standard/Universal Precautions

Cited by 3 publications

References 29 publications

Knowledge towards standard precautions among healthcare providers of hospitals in Amhara region, Ethiopia, 2017: a cross sectional study

Knowledge towards standard precautions among healthcare providers of hospitals in Amhara region, Ethiopia, 2017: a cross sectional study

Factors Influencing Compliance to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection Control Precautions among Healthcare Professionals in Jordan

Awareness and Adherence to Health Care Facility Standards Among Health Workers in Selected Private Medium Clinics of Nifas Silik Lafto and Kolfe Subcities Adidis Abeba, Ethiopia, 2023

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