Nurses’ Compliance With Universal Precautions For Infection Control In Health Care Centers In Makkah

Abstract

Background: Health centers acquired infections are a worldwide problem, leading causes of death. Health care personnel are at real risk for exposure to patient's blood and body fluid through providing comprehensive and continuous care and consequential at risk of acquiring blood borne pathogens. Study Aim The aim of this study was to measure of the nurse's knowledge and practices to the standard precautions of infection control measures. Research design: A quasi-experimental design was used. Setting This study was conducted at 5 health centers in Makkah . Sample all nurses were working in health centers, the total number were 140. Two tools were used for data collection first tool was a self – administered questionnaire for collecting data related to socio-demographic characteristics of nurses, work characteristics and nurses knowledge about infection control measures and the second tool was an observational checklist for assessing nurses compliance to universal precautions of infection control measures. Results this study found that approximately one third of the nurses had poor knowledge related to infection control measures and more than half of them had unsatisfactory compliance toward infection control measures, It is clear that proportion of nurses with poor knowledge has a higher unsatisfactory compliance. Conclusion The study revealed highly statistical rel[1]ation among study variables of the present study indicated a significant relation between total knowledge, compliance and barriers in pre and post program. Recommendation developing the training programs for nurses to strength the knowledge and improves their performance toward infection control, Adequate and appropriate supplies for compliance with infection control should be ensured for all nurses at all time.