Knowledge of blood-borne infectious diseases and the practice of universal precautions amongst health-care workers in a tertiary hospital in Malaysia
This study aimed to assess the knowledge of blood-borne diseases transmitted through needle stick injuries amongst health-care workers in a tertiary teaching hospital. We also aimed to assess the practices of universal precautions amongst these workers and its correlation with the facts. We carried...
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| description | This study aimed to assess the knowledge of blood-borne diseases transmitted through needle stick injuries amongst health-care workers in a tertiary teaching hospital. We also aimed to assess the practices of universal precautions amongst these workers and its correlation with the facts. We carried out a cross-sectional study from January to July 2008 involving various levels of health-care workers in Serdang Hospital, Selangor, Malaysia. A self-administered questionnaire assessing knowledge of blood-borne diseases and universal precautions, and actual practice of universal precautions was used. Two hundred fifteen respondents participated in this study; 63.3% were staff nurses. The mean knowledge score was 31.84 (SD 4.30) and the mean universal practice score was 9.0 (SD 2.1). There was a small, positive correlation between knowledge and actual practice of universal precautions (r = 0.300, n = 206, p < 0.001) amongst the cohort studied. Factors such as age and years of experience did not contribute towards acquisition of knowledge about blood-borne illnesses or the practice of universal precautions. |
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| spelling | upm-177192016-05-04T04:17:12Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17719/ Knowledge of blood-borne infectious diseases and the practice of universal precautions amongst health-care workers in a tertiary hospital in Malaysia Abd Hamid, Mohd Zaini Abd Aziz, Noorazah Abdul Rahman, Anita Othman, Norlijah This study aimed to assess the knowledge of blood-borne diseases transmitted through needle stick injuries amongst health-care workers in a tertiary teaching hospital. We also aimed to assess the practices of universal precautions amongst these workers and its correlation with the facts. We carried out a cross-sectional study from January to July 2008 involving various levels of health-care workers in Serdang Hospital, Selangor, Malaysia. A self-administered questionnaire assessing knowledge of blood-borne diseases and universal precautions, and actual practice of universal precautions was used. Two hundred fifteen respondents participated in this study; 63.3% were staff nurses. The mean knowledge score was 31.84 (SD 4.30) and the mean universal practice score was 9.0 (SD 2.1). There was a small, positive correlation between knowledge and actual practice of universal precautions (r = 0.300, n = 206, p < 0.001) amongst the cohort studied. Factors such as age and years of experience did not contribute towards acquisition of knowledge about blood-borne illnesses or the practice of universal precautions. Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organisation 2010-09 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17719/1/Knowledge%20of%20blood-borne%20infectious%20diseases%20and%20the%20practice%20of%20universal%20precautions%20amongst%20health-care%20workers%20in%20a%20tertiary%20hospital%20in%20Malaysia.pdf Abd Hamid, Mohd Zaini and Abd Aziz, Noorazah and Abdul Rahman, Anita and Othman, Norlijah (2010) Knowledge of blood-borne infectious diseases and the practice of universal precautions amongst health-care workers in a tertiary hospital in Malaysia. Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health, 41 (5). pp. 1192-1199. ISSN 0125-1562 http://www.tm.mahidol.ac.th/seameo/journal-41-5-2010.html |
| spellingShingle | Abd Hamid, Mohd Zaini Abd Aziz, Noorazah Abdul Rahman, Anita Othman, Norlijah Knowledge of blood-borne infectious diseases and the practice of universal precautions amongst health-care workers in a tertiary hospital in Malaysia |
| title | Knowledge of blood-borne infectious diseases and the practice of universal precautions amongst health-care workers in a tertiary hospital in Malaysia
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| title_full | Knowledge of blood-borne infectious diseases and the practice of universal precautions amongst health-care workers in a tertiary hospital in Malaysia
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| title_fullStr | Knowledge of blood-borne infectious diseases and the practice of universal precautions amongst health-care workers in a tertiary hospital in Malaysia
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| title_full_unstemmed | Knowledge of blood-borne infectious diseases and the practice of universal precautions amongst health-care workers in a tertiary hospital in Malaysia
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| title_short | Knowledge of blood-borne infectious diseases and the practice of universal precautions amongst health-care workers in a tertiary hospital in Malaysia
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| title_sort | knowledge of blood-borne infectious diseases and the practice of universal precautions amongst health-care workers in a tertiary hospital in malaysia |
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