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A STUDY TO KNOW ATTITUDE, KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES AMONG HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL ABOUT HOSPITAL ACQUIRED INFECTIONS IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL OF LAHORE

Dr.Hadia Riaz, Dr.Mehwish Kalsoom, Dr.Iqra Fatima

Background: Healthcare workers (HCWs) are at an increased risk of exposure in hospital obtained contaminations transmitted from blood-borne pathogens. This investigation expects to evaluate the learning, frame of mind and routine with regards to medicinal services hospitals towards emergency care procured diseases. Method: A cross-sectional study is led among 191 personnel including (staff attendants, nursing understudy, lab professionals, OT collaborators, ward ladies, and sweepers) accessible upon the arrival of overview of Sir Ganga Ram hospital Lahore. The information was gathered utilizing a self-managed poll and broke down and evaluated through using Microsoft software. Results: Majority (70.7%%) of the participants belonged to 18 to 25 years age group and were females (75.9%); mostly Staff Nurses (35.1%) followed by nursing students (31.9%). The present study showed that, 87.4% healthcare personnel have some knowledge about Hospital Acquired Infection (HAI). According to study participants, most common hospital acquired infections was urinary tract infections (60.5%) and nurses were the most susceptible (34.6%) group to HAI. Among participants, 94.8% believed that working in hospital exposed them to infectious diseases and 60.2% were willing to change their working environment to avoid hospital acquired infection. Most of the study participants (90.2%) washed their hands after handling the patients. Conclusions: Knowledge about Hospital Acquired Infection is present among health care personnel but there is still lack of adequate quality control practice to prevent Hospital Acquired Infections. Importance of prevention of Hospital Acquired Infections should be emphasized among health care professionals by intensive IEC activities.

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