Knowledge, attitude, and practice toward contact isolation precautions among medical students in Shiraz, Iran

Askarian, Mehrdad; Aramesh, Kiarash; Palenik, Charles John

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2006.03.005

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“…Sharma et al, in India, reported that only 50.2% of HCWs gave correct answers to questions regarding disease transmission through needle stick and sharp injury (28). In general, the results of the current research were similar to those of other studies (28)(29)(30).…”

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The knowledge, attitude, and practice of physicians and medical students of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Iran, regarding standard precautions

Asadpour

Vazirinejad

Esmaeili

et al. 2013

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Received: June 2014, Accepted: February 2015 Background: Physicians and medical students are at risk of exposure to a broad range of viral pathogens through percutaneous injury, contact of mucous membrane with blood, and other potentially infectious body fluids. The objective of this study was to determine the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of physicians and medical students of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Iran, regarding standard precautions. Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional research based on a survey performed in 3 teaching hospitals affiliated with Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences. Data were collected using a self-administered structured questionnaire. Subsequently, researchers distributed the questionnaires among the individuals who agreed to participate in the study. The participants were given instructions on completing the questionnaires. After completion of the questionnaires, they were collected and statistically processed with SPSS software using frequencies, percentages, the averages and standard deviations, and the independent ttest. All P values equal to or less than 0.05 were considered as statistically significant. Results: The response rate in this study was 95%. The mean age of subjects was 27.6 ± 5.3 years. The majority of subjects were female (62.1%), single (66.3%), and medical interns (78.9%). Most subjects were untrained on standard precautions (64.5%). The mean and standard deviations of KAP scores were 37.6 ± 7.4 (out of 46), 32.6 ± 4.5 (out of 45), and 33.06 ± 6.5 (out of 44), respectively. The independent t-test showed significant differences between knowledge and practice scores and marital status. It also showed significant differences between the practice score and training on standard precautions (P < 0.05). Conclusions:The results showed that the knowledge score was desirable, but the attitude and practice scores were not desirable. Thus, educational programs with the foundation of bloodborne infections, infection control, safety recommendations, and different aspects of standard precautions are recommended.

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The knowledge, attitude, and practice of physicians and medical students of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Iran, regarding standard precautions

Asadpour

Vazirinejad

Esmaeili

et al. 2013

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“…Profissionais do atendimento pré-hospitalar relataram atitudes compatíveis com o nível de conhecimento relatado, ou seja, quanto maior o conhecimento mais positivas foram as atitudes, como encontrado no estudo realizado por Askarian et al 15 entre enfermeiras de um hospital universitário da Austrália. No entanto, ressaltase, um importante grau de desconhecimento das medidas de precaução padrão e relato de atitudes inadequadas, estando estreitamente relacionadas à categoria profissional.…”

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“…Os elevados percentuais de atitudes inadequadas apresentadas neste estudo, principalmente para o uso de EPI, pode também se relacionar a outros fatores tais como: falta de motivação dos profissionais, profissionais aquém das necessidades do serviço, sobrecarga de atendimentos das unidades do atendimento pré-hospitalar e comportamento inadequado de membros mais experientes da equipe que é reproduzido pelos mais recentemente contratados 15 . Dessas variáveis, uma das investigadas foi a sobrecarga de atendimentos que parece ser um problema apenas para o profissional condutor.…”

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“…A própria equipe coloca este como um fator facilitador importante e aponta temas como riscos ocupacionais, uso adequado de EPI e noções básicas de controle de infecção como lacunas no seu conhecimento que certamente refletiram nas atitudes relatadas. No entanto, é necessário garantir que esses treinamentos tenham como foco a educação para a consciência de uma prática segura tanto para o profissional quanto para o paciente, o desenvolvimento de competências, partindo sempre da experiência prévia da equipe e identificando, sempre que possível, o profissional sênior para ser o líder que monitora e perpetua a adoção das precauções padrão 6,9,15,16 .…”

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Adesão às precauções padrão pela equipe do atendimento pré-hospitalar móvel de Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil

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“…Based on the exposed, appropriate and updated knowledge about recommendations to prevent and control hospital infections, mode of transmission and ways to prevent dissemination of microorganisms among health professionals should be imperative. We stress that as important as knowledge itself is its implementation in practice through correct behavior concerning isolation precautions (2)(3)(4)(5)(6) .…”

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Intensive care unit professionals' knowledge and behavior related to the adoption of contact precautions

Oliveira

Cardoso

Mascarenhas

2009

Rev. Latino-Am. Enfermagem

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Knowledge, attitude, and practice toward contact isolation precautions among medical students in Shiraz, Iran

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The knowledge, attitude, and practice of physicians and medical students of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Iran, regarding standard precautions

The knowledge, attitude, and practice of physicians and medical students of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Iran, regarding standard precautions

Adesão às precauções padrão pela equipe do atendimento pré-hospitalar móvel de Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil

Intensive care unit professionals' knowledge and behavior related to the adoption of contact precautions

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