Compliance with universal precautions among health care workers at base hospital, Negombo
<p><strong>Objectives:</strong> To assess self-reported compliance with universal precautions and its determinants, and to describe the occupational exposures to blood and body fluids among health care workers at Base Hospital Negombo,</p><p> </p><p><stro...
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| author | L. D. J. U. Senarath A. A. S. O. De Silva |
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| description | <p><strong>Objectives:</strong> To assess self-reported compliance with universal precautions and its determinants, and to describe the occupational exposures to blood and body fluids among health care workers at Base Hospital Negombo,</p><p> </p><p><strong>Methodology:</strong> A cross sectional study was conducted among 215 health care workers using a self-administered questionnaire</p><p> </p><p><strong>Results:</strong> Nurses frequently reported high levels of compliance with disposal of needles into sharp bins (88.9%) and hand washing following contamination (73.8%). Medical Officers reported lower compliance rates than nurses, Compliance rates for wearing personal protective equipment were lower among all categories of respondents who were expected to wear them. A higher proportion of respondents recapped and unscrewed used needles. The factors significantly associated with poor compliance were younger age, lack of relevant training, poor knowledge and -poor access to personal protective equipment. Approximately 50% of all respondents had at least one needlestick injury during the previous six months. Occupational exposure to blood and body fluids was inversely related to the compliance with universal precautions.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Conclusions:</strong> This study identified certain modifiable determinants of poor compliance. Therefore, intervention programmes addressing those determinants will probably succeed in facilitating compliance with universal precautions among health care workers.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-990f6051205040f8bd1ca876642c48722022-12-22T02:10:40ZengCollege of Community Physicians of Sri LankaJournal of the College of Community Physicians1391-31742579-14512002-12-0171172110.4038/jccpsl.v7i1.82835845Compliance with universal precautions among health care workers at base hospital, NegomboL. D. J. U. Senarath0A. A. S. O. De Silva1University of ColomboDepartment of Health Services<p><strong>Objectives:</strong> To assess self-reported compliance with universal precautions and its determinants, and to describe the occupational exposures to blood and body fluids among health care workers at Base Hospital Negombo,</p><p> </p><p><strong>Methodology:</strong> A cross sectional study was conducted among 215 health care workers using a self-administered questionnaire</p><p> </p><p><strong>Results:</strong> Nurses frequently reported high levels of compliance with disposal of needles into sharp bins (88.9%) and hand washing following contamination (73.8%). Medical Officers reported lower compliance rates than nurses, Compliance rates for wearing personal protective equipment were lower among all categories of respondents who were expected to wear them. A higher proportion of respondents recapped and unscrewed used needles. The factors significantly associated with poor compliance were younger age, lack of relevant training, poor knowledge and -poor access to personal protective equipment. Approximately 50% of all respondents had at least one needlestick injury during the previous six months. Occupational exposure to blood and body fluids was inversely related to the compliance with universal precautions.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Conclusions:</strong> This study identified certain modifiable determinants of poor compliance. Therefore, intervention programmes addressing those determinants will probably succeed in facilitating compliance with universal precautions among health care workers.</p>https://jccpsl.sljol.info/articles/8283universal precautions, occupational exposure, blood and body fluids |
| spellingShingle | L. D. J. U. Senarath A. A. S. O. De Silva Compliance with universal precautions among health care workers at base hospital, Negombo Journal of the College of Community Physicians universal precautions, occupational exposure, blood and body fluids |
| title | Compliance with universal precautions among health care workers at base hospital, Negombo |
| title_full | Compliance with universal precautions among health care workers at base hospital, Negombo |
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| title_short | Compliance with universal precautions among health care workers at base hospital, Negombo |
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| topic | universal precautions, occupational exposure, blood and body fluids |
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