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ASSESSMENT OF AWARENESS ON STANDARD PRECAUTIONS AMONG AUXILIARY NURSE MIDWIVES

Irfana Kausar , Adeela Qayyum , Kashifa Rani

Objective: To assess of awareness on standard precautions among auxiliary nurse midwives. Material and methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at Punjab institute of Cardiology Lahore from June 2018 to December 2018 over the period of 6 months. The study population were the auxiliary nurse midwives (ANMs) working in different centers. Total 138 subjects were studied. Results: In this study, it was observed that, out of 138 study subjects, the majority i.e. 57 (41.3%) were in the age group of 31-40 years. The mean age of the participants was 42.38 years (SD±8.4 years). Out of the total participants, 123 (89.1%) were Muslims. A total of 53 (38.4%) participants were graduates and above. As far as the socio-economic status was considered more than half the subjects i.e. 74 (59.4%) belonged to the upper class whereas 47(34.1%) and 20(14.5%) belonged to upper middle class and middle class respectively. Conclusions: It emphasized the importance of regular training on Standard precautions for ANMs. Keywords: Standard precautions, Auxiliary nurse midwives, Infection

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